Cinematic history as first Irish language film shot in NI hits the big screens

UTV reporter Eden Wilson speaks to writer Aislinn Clarke.

An Irish language film shot and produced in Northern Ireland has hit the big screens in what's been hailed as a cinematic first.

Doineann - which means 'stormy weather' - was filmed on Strangford Lough and is inspired by Rathlin Island.

The gripping thriller is set on a remote island where a mother and her baby mysteriously disappear.

It is spoken mostly in Irish and is the work of local writer Aislinn Clarke.

She says she believes it is the beginning of a golden age for Irish language films.

"People will watch, they will engage with a TV show or a film if it's a good story, doesn't matter if it's French, Spanish or Swedish," she told UTV.

"It's all the same as long as the story is good, and I think that's opened things up a lot."