My Name is Emily is a 2015 Irish independent drama film written and directed by Simon Fitzmaurice in his only feature film credit; on 26 October 2017, he died after an ongoing battle with motor neurone disease. The film stars Evanna Lynch, Michael Smiley and newcomer George Webster. 16-year-old Emily runs away from her foster home, trying to free her writer father from a mental institution after not receiving a card for her birthday. The film follows Emily and Arden as they travel across Ireland in a coming of age tale/road movie. My Name is Emily premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 7 July 2015, and had a limited theatrical release in Ireland on 8 April 2016. It was released in the U.S. on 17 February 2017 in select areas. At Galway Film Fleadh producer Kathryn Kennedy won the Bingham Ray New Talent Award, and Seamus Deasy received the prize for Best Cinematography.
| Director | Simon Fitzmaurice |
| Produced by | Lesley McKimm, Kathryn Kennedy |
| Writer(s) | Simon Fitzmaurice |
| Starring | Evanna Lynch, George Webster, Michael Smiley |
| Music | Stephen McKeon |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Edited by | Emer Reynolds |
| Distributed by | Orion Pictures, Monument Releasing, Eclipse Pictures |
| Released | July 7, 2015 (Galway), April 08, 2016 (Ireland) |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
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Emily runs away from her foster home at the age of 16 with the help from her new friend Arden in hopes to break her father out of a psychiatric institution.
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The movie was written and directed by Simon Fitzmaurice. It was his lone feature film credit following an ongoing battle with motor neuron disease.
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Films shot in Ireland.. Irish drama films.. Films set in Ireland.. Irish films.
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