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Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a variant of Irene, being a Cyrillic-transliterated Christian Orthodox feminine given name of Greek origin, and the variant adopted by most followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. The name Irina is derived from the ancient Greek goodess of peaceful life Eirene. In Ancient Greek εἰρήνη means peace. It has namesakes.
Due to a difference of pronunciation in Ukrainian (Ukrainian: Ірина) and the rest of Cyrillic-based languages, the name has the forms “Irina” and “Iryna”. Note that until 1860s, Romania, a predominantly Christian Orthodox country, used the Romanian Cyrillic alphabet, and that after switching to the Latin alphabet it has adopted the Orthodox version of the name over the Catholic “Irene”.
There is another form, Arina.
Diminutive forms in Slavic languages include Ira, Irinka, Irinushka, Irisha, Irka, Irochka, Irinochka, Irishenka.
Irina is connected with Irene of Macedon (I-II century) who was the first woman recognized by the church as a great martyr. She was born pagan as Penelope and later baptized by Saint Timothy as Irene.
Actors: David Gregory (producer), Alex Kavanagh (producer), Derek Curl (producer), Nivek Ogre (actor), Chris Alexander (editor), Chris Alexander (producer), Chris Alexander (writer), Chris Alexander (composer), Chris Alexander (director), Lewis Tice (producer), Carrie Gemmell (composer), David Goodfellow (actor), Carrie Gemmell (producer), David Goodfellow (producer), Carrie Gemmell (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Matti Ijäs (writer), Jorma Höri (editor), Matti Ijäs (director), Martti Suosalo (actor), Milka Ahlroth (actress), Outi Harjupatana (costume designer), Timo Hietala (composer), Eeva-Liisa Haimelin (actress), Rauno Juvonen (actor), Pekka Ruohoranta (producer), Jussi Vatanen (actor), Esa Suvilehto (actor), Harri Simolin (miscellaneous crew), Susanna Lavonen (miscellaneous crew), Seppo Halttunen (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Gilchrist Muir (actor), Ema Culik (producer), Ema Culik (writer), Ema Culik (director), Ema Culik (editor), Jenni Gould (producer), Annabel Logan (actress), Annabel Logan (actress), Olga Leon (actress), Alex Fthenakis (actor), David J Spence (actor), Adam Howells (editor), Maria Kheyfets (actor), Alan Mackenzie (actor), Anna Papaioannou (composer),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: David Gregory (producer), Derek Curl (producer), Jason Tannis (actor), Chris Alexander (editor), Chris Alexander (producer), Chris Alexander (writer), Chris Alexander (composer), Chris Alexander (director), Lewis Tice (producer), Carrie Gemmell (actor), David Goodfellow (producer), David Goodfellow (actor), Mark Goodfellow (actor), Shauna Henry (actor), Brenden Crowells (actor),
Plot: Irina is dying. A predator who stalks streets at night looking for blood, she has lived over a century; tormented by memory, living in a run-down motel by the sea, Irina has reached the end. Her perceptions skewed, her body and mind revolting against themselves, she waits for an exit. Her private hell is echoed by the motel manager, driven by an obsession to protect Irina and keep her secrets safe, and a broken prostitute whose desperate plight may be worse than Irina's. It's the tale of three people living a life on the fringe, trapped in world of literal and figurative decay.
Keywords: blood, character-name-in-title, independent-film, vampire, waterfrontActors: Sam McMillan (actor), Xavier Michelides (actor), Kate Langton (director), Kate Langton (editor), Kate Langton (writer), Jenita Spirtovic (actor), Dave Bushell (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Antony Hickling (actor), Antony Hickling (producer), Antony Hickling (writer), Antony Hickling (director), Lika Guillemot (composer), Lika Guillemot (editor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Antony Hickling (director), Antony Hickling (producer), Antony Hickling (writer), Antony Hickling (actor), Stephen Shagov (actor), Gaëtan Vettier (actor), Bino Sauitzvy (actor), Thomas Laroppe (actor), Amanda Dawson (actress), Christophe Rivoiron (editor), Lydie Trajman (miscellaneous crew), Richard Hadley (actor), Paul Bagnulo (actor), Thomas Pascal (actor), Nadège Dorion (actress),
Plot: Birth 3 The Death Of A Triptych is the final chapter in a trilogy by Antony Hickling. The theme of sexuality still predominant the film explores the abuse of the central character Irina as she reveals her sexuality to a hostile society. Ultimately saved by her relationship with man who allows Irina to finally escape her Tormented past. The film remains theatrical in its style and form.
Keywords: agoraphobia, gay-interest, homophobia, queerActors: Paul Wiffen (producer), Jerome Blake (actor), Breffni McKenna (actor), Ross Pruden (writer), Ellie Jeffreys (actress), David Ross Elliott (actor), Victoria Aitken (actress), Terence Doyle (producer), Terence Doyle (writer), Kelly Chow (actress), Anja Ferre (actress), Alyona Kazarova (actress), Lana Holloway (actress), Guy Holloway (director), Parima Shahin Moghaddam (costume designer),
Plot: Private View is a twist on the classic Elizabethan Revenge Drama. The East European beauty Lana is the charming but calculating companion of the Russian exiled oligarch Sergei. Lana is as home in the seedy backstreets of North London as she is in the swanky residences of Kensington Palace Gardens. What is her secret and what drives her? The film is shot entirely on location in London.
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Ivan Morales Jr. (actor), Matheus Rocha (editor), Matheus Rocha (producer), Matheus Rocha (writer), Matheus Rocha (director), Jeico Castro (actor), Ignacio Ceruti (actor), Lucas Paraizo (actor), Shinya Kitamura (composer), Juana New (editor), Jean-Gabriel Tregoat (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Anton Chekhov (writer), Don Kent (director), Péter Eötvös (writer), Yves Rolland (producer), Sayoko Yamaguchi (costume designer), Bejun Mehta (actor), Celina Belizan (actress), Wojtek Drabowicz (actor), Albert Schagigullin (actor), Jan Alofs (actor), Alain Aubin (actor), Denis Sedov (actor), Valery Serkin (actor), Nikita Storojew (actor), Oleg Riabets (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Missing something in my life
Searching for it day and night
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Leaving lovers one by one
Didn't like who I'd become
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As I step into the light
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Cared enough and you stood strong
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Tried to become someone else
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Hiding my emotion
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Waiting for a lifetime
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I was falling
Hiding my emotion
But you made me see the truth
Your love was what I needed
Hear me calling
Waiting for a lifetime
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