Taskovski Films has picked up sales rights to Garry Keane’s “A Quiet Love,” which will have its world premiere at Doc Edge, an Oscar-qualifying documentary festival in New Zealand.
In the film, three Deaf couples share their love stories: a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide, an LGBTQI+ couple navigating parenthood with Deaf and hearing children, and a Deaf boxer and his hearing partner facing a life-altering choice. The film is described as a “cinematic celebration of resilience, connection, and enduring love.”
Irena Taskovski, CEO and head of acquisitions at Taskovski Films, said: “’A Quiet Love’ is a timely, uplifting story of connection across divides—between Deaf and hearing communities, across religious and cultural lines, and within LGBTQI+ families. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, inclusion programming, or peace and reconciliation anniversaries, this Irish documentary offers universal resonance and audience engagement at a time when we all need stories of love and understanding.”
The film is produced by Anne Heffernan at Curious North Productions and Seán Herlihy. The co-producers are John Webster and Uldis Cekulis.
Heffernan said: “We’re thrilled to have Taskovski Films on board. From the moment we pitched ‘A Quiet Love’ at Sunny Side two years ago and won Best Pitch, they were the first to say, ‘We love your film.’ It’s vital for us to work with a distributor who truly believes in the film’s message and is committed to turning inclusion from words into real action.”
Keane’s documentary feature credits include “Gaza,” which played at Sundance, and “In the Shadow of Beirut,” which was Ireland’s entry for the Oscars.