Summer of the Flying Saucer Opens in selected Cinemas on August 8th
Irish director Martin Duffy's acclaimed SUMMER OF THE FLYING SAUCER, starring Robert Sheehan, newcomer Joanne Kiernan, Dan Colley, and Hugh O'Conor, with a cameo from Patrick Bergin, will open at select Irish cinemas on August 8th 2008. The film, an enchanting, charming and nostalgic coming-of-age tale based in the West of Ireland in the late 1960s, has been screened at several festivals across the world to enthralled audiences.Written by Marteinn Thorisson and produced by Galway-based Magma Films, the story focuses on Dan Mullaney, a 15 year schoolboy who returns from Galway to his home in remote Mayo as a changed person. It is 1967, the "summer of love", and he has embraced the ‘hippy' movement, and his long hair and peace symbol embroidered into his clothing cause consternation among the small-minded locals. Dan is keen to further his education and attend university, but his widowed father cannot see beyond the limitations of the small community. When Dan encounters two strange visitors one night, one of whom is a beautiful girl named Janis, amazing adventures begin.
The film was shot in Galway over a six week period and was directed by Martin Duffy, whose previous credits include the critically praised The Boy From Mercury, and was shot by award winning Director of Photography Seamus Deasy, whose credits include the John Boorman films The Tiger's Tale and The General.
The film received its World Premiere at the Cinemagic Film Festival for young people in April earlier this year to a rapturous response from the Dublin audience, and is sure to be warmly welcomed by children and adults alike when it opens in limited release on August 8th. It was also selected to screen at the Galway Film Fleadh in July this year.