Hot Docs is a mega annual documentary festival in Toronto, it’s always worth keeping an eye on for upcoming international features. Stuff like the above. A documentary about two underground techno DJs in Iran and how they are pitted against the regime there. It’s getting an international premiere over the May weekend. Looking for some film fodder? Well being all Canadian and shit, any doc that has sailed through … Read More
Film In Fingal.
This just popped into the inbox. One for the film makers out there. You can pop your submissions in here.
Our Fenian Dead.
On the anniversary of the passing of Dublin historian Shane MacThomáis (the unintended star of One Million Dubliners), some of his friends and fellow historians are hosting a screening in his honour. The documentary The Greatest of the Fenians directed by Donal Higgins, and about John Devoy, will be shown, with donations collected on the day going to Aware, a charity that support people through depression. John Devoy was a … Read More
Catch It While You Can.
Above: A selection of the stills from Atlantic. The doc is currently screening at selected locations in the South West, Jamie Goldrick caught up with Risteard O Domhnaill to talk about his new film Atlantic He explains how the roots of this project started in Rossport while filming The Pipe, his experience with crowdfunding, and the struggles of finding broadcasters for politically sensitive issues. To finance the film, you raised a substantial … Read More
Breaking Even?
Above: A still from the Facebook page of Thems The Breaks. They have just ten days left on their crowdfunding campaign. Check it out here. Thems The Breaks is a feature documentary exploring the reaction last year to the lack of diversity in theatre. These events became known as Waking The Feminists. The Them’s The Breaks team includes director Sarah Corcoran, Producers Sarah Barr and Aoife Kelly … Read More
Behind The Betrayal.
Above: A shot from the set and the production’s crowdfunding video on IndieGoGo. The Betrayal is a thriller addressing issues of domestic violence and digital abuse that is currently crowdfunding to complete its final phase of production. Mog Kavanagh caught up with the directors Kamila Dydna and Natasha Waugh to ask them a few questions about it. The film touches on themes of gender based violence, online shaming and … Read More
There Is A Signal…
Hollywood Babylon are screening John Carpenter’s 1980s epic science fiction film They Live as a tribute to the late Roddy Piper who passed away in July of last year. The film follows a drifter (Roddy Piper), who discover a pair of sunglasses which allow him to see subliminal messages and the true faces of aliens disguised as people. It is considered by many illumanti followers (including David Icke himself) to … Read More
Putting The F In Film.
This Saturday, nicely sandwiched between International Women’s Day and St.Patricks day, is the inaugral F_festival, “a new multifaceted platform aimed at generating visibility and equality for women in the arts”. This one-day festival kicks off at noon on the 12th of March and events run right into the night. Admission to all events is completely FREE. The festival takes place across multiple venues about the city, with events being hosted … Read More
Ushering In The End.
The Screen Cinema on D’Olier street closed on Monday, after more than 30 years in operation. The cinema, known for showing international and cult films, will be sorely missed, as will the squat little statue out front which was uprooted a week before the cinema closed. Mr.Screen, a statue of a cinema usher was created in 1988 by artist Vincent Browne (no, not #vinb, this guy). Much loved by regulars … Read More
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