Eliot & Me

Eliot amp Me is a 2012 Irish drama film. The plot follows the adventures of a young girl trying to find her dog in Dublin. The film is directed by Fintan Connolly and features his then 10yearold daughter Ella Connolly in the lead role.

Connolly developed and cowrote the script for Eliot amp Me with producer Fiona Bergin. It was a bit of a family affair, says Connolly we shot at weekends and school holidays, whenever Ella was free. We cast actors wed worked with before, like Rene Weldon, David Wilmot and Mannix Flynn. It was a real labour of love. We filmed all over the city, but mainly in Kilmainham.Describing working with his daughter Ella he said After playing a spooky kid in Hammer horror Wake Wood, she wanted to be in a film she could watch. Having worked on that film which was shot in winter and involved prosthetics and special effects, this was relatively straightforward, She dug deep to play this little girl and to give her a vulnerability and strength in keeping with the story. She was a joy to work with. She did everything in a couple of takes. And Im not just saying that because Im her dad. It was fun. ........

Source: Wikipedia