Inspirational Cork teen set to debut on the big screen
Cork teenager and disability rights campaigner Joanne O'Riordan is set to make her debut on the big screen this Sunday.
Her brother Steven has produced a documentary based on the 16-year-old's life.
Joanne was born with a rare condition known as Total Amelia which essentially means that she was born without no arms or legs.
But the influential teenager doesn't regard her condition as a disability.
"I never thought that a girl with so little could do so much, let alone be invited to America by the UN" Stephen says in the promo for the documentary.
The production will give us a view of the emotional, physical and mental impact the condition has had on the O'Riordan's.
It will also allow us to fully explore some of Joanne's significant achievments such as her work in technology, her address to the United Nations, and some of the people she has met including One Direction.
There is a big sense of pride about this truly inspirational girl in her home town of Millstreet, her home county Cork and indeed her home country Ireland.
We here at BreakingNews wish Joanne, Steven and their family the very best of luck at the launch on Sunday.
