The Sound of People Opens In Cinemas Nationwide With Charlie Bartlett
Award-winning Irish short film, THE SOUND OF PEOPLE, which recently picked up the prize for Best Short Film at the Belfast Film Festival and was officially selected for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, has been selected for theatrical distribution by Eclipse Pictures. It will open in cinemas nationwide in front of feature film CHARLIE BARTLETT, which stars Robert Downey Jr., from 16 May.
Directed by Simon Fitzmaurice and produced by Noreen Donohoe of Divamedia, THE SOUND OF PEOPLE tells the story of a moment in the life of 18 year old Stephen. In the time and space of a single moment, Stephen makes contact with his past and future and staring into the face of his own death, becomes aware that he is alive.
Martin McCann, the young Belfast actor, plays the lead part of Stephen. An internationally acclaimed new talent, Martin is currently working with Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in their widely anticipated epic television series Band of Brothers 2.
THE SOUND OF PEOPLE has screened at a host of major international festivals including the Rome Independent Film Festival, the Atlanta Film Festival, Britspotting Berlin and the Nashville Film Festival to name but a few.
Shot on location in Dublin, Bray and Ardmore Studios, the film was commissioned by Filmbase / RTE with support from the Irish Film Board.
It will screen at the following cinemas:
Cineworld, Dublin
Movies@Dundrum, Dublin
UCI Tallaght
UCI Coolock
IMC Dun Laoghaire
Omniplex Santry
Movies@Swords
Ormonde Stillorgan
Gaiety Arklow
Omniplex Mahon Point, Cork
Omniplex Galway
Gaiety Sligo
IMC Mullingar
IMC Athlone
IMC Dundalk
For more information about The Sound Of People, please contact Noreen Donohoe, Divamedia, 48 Eastmoreland Lane, Upper Baggot Street, Dublin 4. Tel: +353 87 239 6772, Email: Noreen@divamedia.ie, Website: http://www.divamedia.ie/