The acclaimed feature-length documentary examining the lives of two of Dublin's pyjama girls makes its television debut tonight on RTÉ One.
Public pyjama-wearing is a phenomenon that began in Dublin and spread to cities all over Ireland and abroad – it’s a street style that generates controversy, often being viewed as a uniform of anti-social types.
Pyjama Girls offers an intimate portrayal of Lauren and Tara, two teenagers from the Dublin suburb of Ballyfermot, and also features their families and friends.
Director Maya Derrington and Assistant Producer Sinead Ní Bhroin met the girls while filming in the ‘Corpo’ estates of Dublin's inner city.
Says Derrington: "I was inspired to make the film because of my own surprise and fascination with the daytime pyjama phenomenon. The vitriol it provokes reminds me of the response to punk.
“I wanted to explore on screen the intensity of being a female teenager: the everyday dramas and the depths that are hidden behind the clothes and the posturings."
Pyjama Girls is on RTE One tonight (Tuesday) at 10.15pm.
