After the Dance

In this funny and moving documentary acclaimed filmmaker Daisy Asquith tells the very personal story of her mothers conception after a dance in the 1940s on the remote west coast of Ireland By exploring the repercussions of this act Daisy and her mother embark on a fascinating and emotional adventure in social and sexual morality Her grandmother compelled to run away to have her baby in secret handed the child over to the nuns Daisys mum was eventually adopted by English Catholics from StokeonTrent Her grandmother returned to Ireland and told noone The father remained a mystery for another 60 years until Daisy and her mum decided it was time to find out who he was Their attempts to find the truth make raw the fear and shame that Catholicism has wrought on the Irish psyche for centuries It leads Daisy and her mum to connect with a brand new family living an extraordinarily different life