Virag Productions is my film company. Virag means flower in English and it is a symbol of the flowering of imagination.We made two films in 2007: The Mystery of Bloom with Duna Muhely and George Durst from Hungary and Point with the support of Northern Ireland Screen.
The Bloom Mystery is a 26 minute documentary about the Hungarian origins of James Joyce's hero Leopold Bloom. We shot the film in Hungary and Dublin simoultanously on Bloomsday 2007. Interviewees: Senator David Norris , Stephen Mullan, Dr Endre Toth, Dr Ferenc Takacs, Sara Kaszap, David Lilburn, Les Doherty
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The Bloom Mystery
Camera: Andras David and Steve Ticknor, Editor: Tom McFarland, Producers: George Durst, Alistair Livingstone, Csilla Toldy
Special Thanks: Ferenc Masszi, Sara Kaszap, Dr Tess Maginness, Marianna Gula PHD
Point is an experimental film about the end of the world as we know it and a new beginning
Man: Ivan Ryan, Woman: Donna Ansley, Child: J.C. Livingstone
Written Directed and Produced by Csilla Toldy Selected for the Wildsound Toronto Film Festival in the Best of International Shorts category