A documentary project · Dublin

An Bhean-Fhlâneur

— the woman flâneur —

Seven women walk, roll and wander Dublin — a city built by men, for men. This is a film about what catches their attention when they look up.

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The idea

Start with a map of Dublin. Draw a circle on it. The circle becomes a route, and the route belongs to a woman who lives in this city — reading the streets in her own way, however she moves through them.

Circle by circle, the routes overlap like ripples spreading across the city. What links them is what the women notice: above the shopfronts, where the ghost signs and old stonework survive, there's another Dublin — centuries deep — that everyone walks past.

The film shows the city through their eyes, and their stories surface through what catches their attention along the way.

Take part

We're looking for seven women who move through Dublin — on foot, on wheels, however you move. However long you've been here, and whatever brought you — here to study, here to work, here to escape, here to live, here by accident — the film starts with what you notice.

You might be seeing the city for the first time. You might know its strangest corners, or have a route no one else could invent. You might move through it differently than it was built for. There's no one way to be a woman in Dublin, and no one way to make it yours.

We're not looking for performers. We want to hear your stories, and we want to meet you. No experience needed — a few weeks of your time, a voice, and an eye for the city.

To apply, fill in the questionnaire — about twenty-five minutes — and record a voice note telling us about a route you know. That's all. If it sounds like you, the next step is simple: a cup of tea and a chat with us.

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Your answers go only to the production team, are stored in the EU, and are used solely for casting this project. You can ask us to delete them at any time.

Support the film

An Bhean-Fhlâneur is an independent Irish production. Every contribution goes straight into the routes, the sound, the edit and the care of the women taking part.

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