Six IFB Funded Irish Feature Films to Premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh
The 21st Galway Film Fleadh which takes place this week is set to screen six IFB funded Irish film premieres along with broad mix of Irish documentaries and short films. One Hundred Mornings, His & Hers, Savage, Swansong - Story of Occi Byrne, Zonad and The Race will all have their Irish premieres during the festival.
ONE HUNDRED MORNINGS, the stunning debut feature film from Conor Horgan which questions how long humanity can exist when society breaks down will have its world premiere at the Festival on Saturday night. The film follows two couples living in a shack in rural Ireland - the country is without electricity, without petrol. As supplies grow scarce they each have to make choices they never imagined would confront them.
Ken Wardrop's debut feature documentary HIS & HERS explores the age-old love affair between men and women through the collective voice of 70 ladies - ranging from seven to ninety years of age. Kens accomplished short films such as Undressing My Mother and Packets of Ten have garnered him much critical acclaim on the international short film circuit.
ZONAD, the new feature from John Carney (Once) and Kieran Carney. In this comedic tale the arrival of an escaped convict in a small Irish town coincides with a rare comet sighting. As a result, the gullible local community hail him as an alien from another galaxy.
Brendan Muldowneys' SAVAGE is a study of the impact a violent assault has on a young man in inner-city Dublin and traces his metamorphosis from victim to avenger. SWANSONG - STORY OF OCCI BYRNE written and directed by Conor McDermottroe tells the story of the buoyant spirit of Occi Byrne - a troubled soul whose life has been mangled by society, the church, hospitals and his local community, but perseveres in his quest for peace. THE RACE, directed by André Nebe and written by Rowan O'Neill is a coming of age story starring Colm Meaney.
Other Irish features include Cherrybomb, The Secret of Kells, Killing Girls, Six Semesters and Memoria. Both SIX SEMESTERS and MEMORIA were made by teams of students or recent graduates. Six Semesters is a romantic comedy produced entirely by DCU students while MEMORIA was made by graduates of IADT's National Film School.
Irish documentaries screening include THE TRIAL directed by John Murphy and Rob O'Reilly and Gerry Gregg's TILL THE TENTH GENERATION which will both screen in the Amnesty International Human Rights on Film strand, IDENTITIES directed by Vittoria Colonna which features in the Out on Film strand and Anna Rogers' TODAY IS BETTER THAN TWO TOMORROWS.
Angelica Huston and Redmond Morris will take part in public interviews and the Fleadh will be screening The Royal Tenebaums, Choke and The Dead in tribute to Angelica and screening The Butcher Boy, Quadrophenia and Alfred The Great in tribute to Redmond. Other tributes throughout the festival include Michael Fassbender (Hunger, Fishtank), Christopher Hampton (Atonement, the Quiet American) and Ted Hope (Adventureland).
The Big Screen on Eyre Square will screen a selection of IFB Short Short films Irish films, along with past programmes such as Bob Quinn's Vox Humania: Notes for a Small Opera and will host two nights of stand up by screening recorded comedy gigs of two of Ireland's leading comedy talents Des Bishop's Tongues and Ardal O'Hanlon's Live in Dublin. For younger audiences Martin Duffy's SUMMER OF THE FLYING SAUCER and UGLY DUCKLING AND ME are just two of the films which will screen in the square.
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