09/12/2003

The director of East Is East, Damien O’Donnell is finishing the shooting of his new feature film Inside I’m Dancing [+see also:
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The film tells the story of an extraordinary friendship between Michael (Steve Robertson), a 24 year old with cerebral palsy and Rory (James McAvoy from Bright Young Things [+see also:
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Inside I’m Dancing wraps on December 12, and it was shot in Dublin and in Ardmore Studios. Universal Pictures will handle the international release of the film next year.