Glassland, Q&A with Jack Reynor and Gerard Barrett

New film starring Toni Collette and Jack Reynor (What Richard Did, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Macbeth) comes to London cinemas this month. Glassland, which won a Special Jury Award at Sundance Film Festival for Reynor's performance, tells the story of a young taxi driver (played by Reynor) who goes to all possible lengths to save his mother (Toni Collette) from a steady decline in alcohol addiction. As the situation becomes more desperate, Reynor seeks out his contacts in the Irish criminal underworld for a job that pushes him to the extremes of human behaviour.
Director Gerard Barrett's first feature film, Glassland is a story of family sacrifice, the dangerous grips of addiction and its psychological effects. The film also stars Will Poulter, 2014 BAFTA rising star best known for his performances in We’re the Millers and The Maze Runner.
Reynor's performance in Lenny Abrahamson’s What Richard Did earned him critical attention when it debuted at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival. He's also set to play Malcolm in Kurzel's much anticipated Macbeth, starring Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender.
There will be a preview screening of Glassland followed by a Q&A with director Gerard Barrett and Jack Reynor at the Ritzy in Brixton on Wednesday 8 April at 8.30pm.