Moondance Productions films on Beaver Island after the Arranmore twinning

Sources

1. Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “Thank you to the people of Beaver Island”.
   The Moondance crew describes its Beaver Island filming visit, logistics and hospitality arranged by Islanders, and its connection to the Arranmore twinning. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
2. Beaver Beacon, December 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 letter.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
3. Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “A Marvelous Week with Moondance: Irish Film Company’s Week on Beaver Island”.
   Describes the November 8–14 filming week, interviews, historical reenactments, location work, local participants, and the documentary’s connection to the Beaver Island–Arranmore twinning. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
4. Beaver Beacon, December 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
   The held issue scan confirms the December filming report.
   data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-12_Beaver-Beacon
5. Beaver Island Forum, “Moondance,” October 16, 2003.
   A participant reported that Shane Brennan was scheduled to arrive November 7 and that filming would run November 7–14, with a November 8 community gathering and an Arranmore Park donation request. This is an advance community notice, not a production contract or attendance record.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000086
6. Beaver Island Forum, “Moondance Production request,” October 19, 2003.
   Robert Cole relayed a Moondance request for Beaver history suggestions and possible Beaver-side reenactments. It documents planning and community consultation, not the final scenes or historical accuracy of the film.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000090
7. Beaver Island Forum, “Moondance Update” and “Moondance Update??,” October 29–December 8, 2003.
   Contemporaneous discussion reports the planned November 10–14 Beaver Island filming window, interviews, reenactments, general island footage, local participation, and intended TG4 and possible U.S. public-television distribution. A later post says the Beaver footage was completed and the crew was continuing to Arranmore. These are community and participant reports, not proof of final broadcast.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000097
8. Beaver Island Forum, “Moondance Update??,” November 16–December 8, 2003.
   Follow-up thread includes a participant report that the crew was satisfied with the Beaver footage and a production-team update that the English-language material was being completed on Arranmore. It remains a contemporaneous project update, not a final release record.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000104
9. Tom Burke and forum participants, “So, tell me about Beaver Island,” Beaver Island Forum, April 16–May 13, 2004, topic 151.
   In a later community discussion, Burke said he had spent ten days on Beaver Island filming a documentary the previous year and linked to the production site. This is retrospective participant testimony that supports the 2003 filming context, not an independent production record or proof of broadcast.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000151