Presents: Producer Peter Kilmartin & Director Ailill Martin on the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Producer Peter Kilmartin & Director Ailill Martin, whose film 'The Good Farmer and the Failed Son' won the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund.This podcast has been made possible with the support of Screen Ireland. This story follows Jack, a performance artist, and his father Bryan, as they face an uncertain future for their farm and questions around Jack’s place in it. In the traditional world of farming much is expected of Jack as the family’s only son, however up until this point Jack has never really considered farming an option.Last December, Netflix announced the six teams of winners of the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund, which included the winning Irish team: filmmakers Ailill Martin and Peter Kilmartin from Dublin & County Roscommon.Now in its third year, the Netflix Documentary Talent Fund supports emerging filmmakers to nurture their talent through making a short documentary. The six recipients were challenged to respond to the prompt  “you’re never gonna believe this…”.Each team was supported by Netflix to produce a short documentary between 8-12 minutes long with a budget of £30,000 each.  As part of the process the team participated in a boot camp which provided training from experts at Netflix who coached them and host workshops covering Creative, HR and Production. The initiative provides filmmakers with a personalised experience to best suit their levels of expertise and help them further their careers.The Netflix Documentary Talent Fund films had their global premiere on the closing night of London’s Raindance Film Festival on 26th June 2025.Netflix has released the six films on the Still Watching Netflix YouTube Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGie8GMlUo3kBKIopdvumVQOver the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.