While back home, in Switzerland, it was a lovely sunny day and my garden was teeming with life. I got out the camera and slapped a 105mm macro lens onto it. This type of lens allows for close up photography and a shallow depth of field. A close up of a bee on a flower.... Continue Reading →
Focus Ireland Strives to End Homelessness in Ireland
Focus Ireland’s annual report highlights many of the group’s impressive achievements with regards to providing support for homeless families, even whilst dealing with the difficulties the Covid 19 pandemic has presented. Photograph: https://www.focusireland.ie/ Focus Ireland, an organisation founded by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, has provided support services to the homeless of Ireland since 1985. Since then,... Continue Reading →
Budget 2022 Neglects Promises of Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse
Many commitments were made by government to remedy the epidemic of domestic violence in Ireland, however, Budget 2022’s has left many feeling that it is not one of its priorities. Credit: Photograph provided by Safe Ireland While domestic violence has always been an issue the public has been aware of, the Covid-19 pandemic has put... Continue Reading →
Cause For Concern: Deficiencies Identified in The White Paper to End Direct Provision
The White Paper to End Direct Provision was drafted in the hopes of removing the blemish of Direct Provision. However, flaws in the roadmap to a system that promises equality and dignity concerns representatives of asylum Seekers. Figure 1: A demonstration held by MASI; Photograph: Provided by MASI “We haven’t seen anything being done …... Continue Reading →
Our Liberties in Lockdown
Caption: Peaceful assembly of organised by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, taken from https://www.iccl.ie/about/ Ireland’s leading human rights organisation, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) report has identified concerning infringements in basic human rights by the government’s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ICCL published a report, titled “Human Rights in a... Continue Reading →
Thaw My Heart
Written and Directed by Marius van Zyl https://videopress.com/v/o60MeebJ?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true My final year film at Griffith College. A comedy drama set during the pandemic which tells the tale of Marvin.
The Urban Canvas
A documentary directed, produced, filmed, and edited by Marius van Zyl. It explores the thriving street art culture in Dublin, Ireland. I hope you enjoy. You can watch my drama here https://videopress.com/v/1HyxTLIc?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true