author and film producer
The Forgotten Irish Maverick
Irish society, and more so the Catholic Church, turned its back on the forgotten and destitute. But one man did not: Frank Duff.
He was seen as the oddball and a tenacious Irish maverick who dared to stand up to Ireland’s most powerful and controlling archbishops, Edward J. Byrne and John Charles McQuaid. Driven by fear and jealousy, they tried to silence him.
Why? Because he opened three hostels: Sancta Maria for women leaving prostitution, Morning Star for homeless men, and Regina Coeli for unmarried mothers and their children. I know, because I lived in one of those hostels, among 150 single mothers and their children. I saw Frank Duff’s great compassion and how he understood what the Church did not: that the sacred bond between mother and child must never be broken.
PROMOS
Books.
All books are available on Amazon and Kindle.
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He was his mother’s secret love child, hidden in a home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin. But far from living a tragic existence, Gordon Lewis describes his upbringing as ‘paradise’. And that’s what compelled him to return to his birthplace to unravel the mystery of his early life Standing outside the large wooden gates of the Regina Coeli hostel, I felt like a child again”
MEDIA
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I couldn’t have published this memoir if my mother was alive - it was too painful for her’ - Irish man raised in mother and baby home. Gordon Lewis is producing a short film based on his memoir ‘Secret Child’ about his early life in Regina Coeli with his mother Cathleen.”
“Rio-based author Gordon Lewis has experienced continued success with the release of the short film ‘Secret Child – The Bridge’ based on the first part of his memoir ‘Secret Child.”
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Author Gordon Lewis shared the story of his phenomenal mother Cathleen and his first nine years living at Regina Coeli in his 2015 memoir, Secret Child, which is now being turned into an emotive short film.”
“How an Irish boy born in a home for unwed mothers became an international success story”
TRAILERS
Films produced by Gordon Lewis under Lewis and Ho Productions.
Mical has reached over 2 million views
Dream of the Return has won over 6 international film festival selections
Secret Child has reached over 600k+ views
Dream of the Return screening at The Garden Cinema
AWARDS
Secret Child Festivals
Dream of the Return Festivals
Get in touch.
For all inquiries regarding my films and books, please contact me.