New Irish Film THE SPIN Featuring Maura Higgins Will Be Screening As Part Of The Dublin International Comedy Film Festival This Week

The Spin is a music-themed comedy starring Tara Lynne O'Neill (Derry Girls), Owen Colgan (Hardy Bucks), Brenock O'Connor (Game of Thrones), Leah O'Rourke (Derry Girls), Amy McElhatton (Kathleen is Here) and Joe Savino (Bally Kiss Angel), the film also stars Kimberly Wyatt from the Grammy nominated girl group The Pussycat Dolls and features the acting debut of TV presenter, model & social media star Maura Higgins, who shot to fame on the hit TV show Love Island UK (ITV), and has since gone on to work on the hosting team on the US version of the show (NBCu/Peacock).

The Spin is Directed by award-winning director and screenwriter Michael Head (Bermondsey Tales: Fall of the Roman Empire, The Last Heist) and includes an eclectic line-up of musical guest stars, including Barry Devlin (Horslips), the legendary Steve Wickham (The Waterboys), and Drew McConnell (Babyshambles, Liam Gallagher Band).

The film is based on a semi-autobiographical original story by Omagh songwriter & musician Mark McCausland (The Lost Brothers, McKowski), and shares the tale of lifelong pals Dermot and Elvis, two music-loving Tyrone boys who are down on their luck. In a bid to save their much-loved record shop from scheming landlady Sadie (Tara Lynne O'Neill), they embark on a road trip from Omagh to Cork to collect a box of priceless records, meeting an eclectic mix of characters along the way.

The Spin is said to be heart warming comedy celebrating friendship. It will screen on Wednesday, November 27 at 11am at IFI.