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Jean Pasley’s Ship of Souls won Best Irish Short Film at the prestigious Foyle Film Festival 2021. Jean wrote and directed the film in which a bereaved father comes to terms with his grief in a most unexpected way.
May 1, 2024 · Based on the remarkable experiences of the Irish writer, Lafcadio Hearn, and drawing on his letters, essays and books, Jean Pasley explores not only Hearn’s stark, lonely childhood in Ireland and his scandalous time in America but also how Japan changed him and how he went on to become one of Japan’s most celebrated and cherished writers.
Aug 1, 2021 · Jean Pasley draws on Hearn’s time in Japan to offer insights into his character and inner thoughts. In doing so she weaves in earlier, at times traumatic, experiences in Europe, the USA and the Caribbean that helped shape him as a person.
Jean Pasley writes mostly for film but also for stage and radio. Her screenplays have won numerous awards and include How About You, based on a Maeve Binchy short story. Her most recent screenplay as co-writer, The Bright Side, won The Audience Award at Cork International Film Festival 2020.
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May 14, 2021 · A Word In Edgeways: Sand in My Pockets by Jean Pasley. Via A Word in Edgeways on RTÉ Radio 1, a reflection from Dublin filmmaker and writer Pasley - Jean's recently published debut novel, Black...
Apr 15, 2021 · Jean Pasley. The year is 1890. Western influences are flooding into Japan. A nomadic Irishman arrives to record this unique culture before it vanishes. In this richly imagined novel, late nineteenth century Japan is brought vividly to life.
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Author Jean Pasley will be coming to Kyoto this autumn. David Duff has offered his library space for a presentation about her book Black Dragonfly on October 5th from 15:00~. For a review of the book by Jann Williams, see here.
