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Keep It Up

“You throw like a girl! You hit like a girl! You run like a girl...” Why do teenage girls give up sport? Why do teenage girls feel excluded from sport? Why are girls bullied ...sometimes by other girls... if they play sport? Emer O’Neill, basketball star and PE teacher thinks she knows why. In this 6-part docu-series, Emer's theory is put to the test as she brings together 9 teenage girls who have either given up sport or never played. We follow their complex journeys both individually and as a group as they go in search of the answers. The results are explosive. Is Emer right? The girls will give their answer. And even with all opportunities, will they Keep it Up?



Festival
Dungloe 2023
Title
Keep It Up
Entry Category
Children's Programme (Screen)
Produced By
Macalla Teo
Producer
Aoife Hendrick
Directed By
Róisín Kearney
Production Partners
n/a
Writer
n/a
Broadcaster
RTÉ2