INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
THE OLD PRESBYTERY, TRALEE
THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 4:00 PM
England - 2007 - 46min - Mini DV - Colour
A large part of Celtic legend, Grey Seals have been revered in Ireland until recent times. Despite being protected by law, they continue to be persecuted and in 2004 this culminated in the brutal slaughter of 60 seal pups at the Blasket Islands. This highly charged story is an account of a seal colony living on the very edge of Europe and on the very edge of survival.
Director - Jacquie Cozens
RÜCKENLAGE / UPSIDE DOWN
Scotland - 2006 - 8 mins 57 secs - DIGI Beta, DVCAM - B&W & Colour
Rückenlage / Upside Down is a visual journey through Scotland’s skies and the mind of Rudolf Hess, who flew to Scotland in 1941 to ‘negotiate peace’ with Britain. Narrated from excerpts of letters to his family, written in prison where he spent the rest of his life.
Director Astrid Bussink
THE TRUTH ABOUT TOOTH
Scotland - 2006 - 10min - DVD - Colour
A true insight into the intriguing, meticulous work of the Tooth Fairy. In a mixture of live action and animation we follow the journey of a child’s milk tooth through the course of one night. From the imaginations of young children to the mundane, grimy reality of the Tooth Fairy Factory, we are reminded that an element of magic is a special thing that should be preserved to help escape from the tedium of daily life.
Director - Hazel Baillie
GREY MATTER
Holland - 2006 - 24mins - DVD - Colour
The reality of daily life in a home-for-the-elderly shows how absurd life can get.
Director Ina Van Beek
IRISH DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
THE OLD PRESBYTERY, TRALEE
THURSDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 7.30 PM
UNDER PRESSURE
Ireland - 2007 - 18mins 30sec - DVD, Mini DV - Colour
Willie Corduff was the first Irish recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for his endeavours to protect Rossport from the polluting effects of a gas refinery and high-pressure pipeline. Back in 2005 he was jailed with four other men for ignoring a court injunction to allow Shell E&P Ireland to enter their lands. Under Pressure allows Willie and Mary Corduff tell of the impact on their family, friends and home-life.
Director Eamon De Staic
FOWL
Ireland - 2006 - 26mins - DVD - Colour
Fowl is a short documentary that examines, through the story of the chicken, how we make our food today. It focuses on both the traditional and modern methods and looks at the effects of globalization and oil on our food system
Director Andrew Legge
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP
Ireland - 2007 - 3mins - DVD - Colour
Throughout its history Ireland has remained a neutral country, however Ireland’s neutrality has become compromised, as evidenced by the US President: ‘Ireland is a valued member in the international war against terror’. It is estimated that over 650,000 people have died as a result of this war, this film attempts to open your eyes to this reality.
Director John Haugh
BIBEANNE SIN É AN SAOL
Germany - 2006 - 8mins 30sec - 35 mm - B&W
Women from the Dingle Gaeltacht look back on their lives and on the changes they have witnessed from childhood to the present day. Collectively they provide a commentary on the changing face of Ireland.
Directors Cathal Watters & Brenda Ni Shuilleabháin
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MARGARET IRWIN – Magic For The Printmaker
Ireland - 2006 - 3mins17secs - DigiBeta, DVD - Colour
Documentary short portraying a day in the life of the acclaimed artist and printmaker, Margaret Irwin. This film concentrates on Margaret’s working process, which she does every day despite her 83 years.
Director Paul Murphy
LATOON
Ireland - 2006 - 8 mins 30sec - DVD - Colour
A County Clare folklorist and storyteller Eddie Lenihan successfully campaigned to save a whitethorn bush from being destroyed by a road scheme in Latoon, County Clare, claiming the bush was an important meeting place for supernatural forces of the region, and warning that its destruction would result in death and misfortune for motorists travelling on the new road. Now construction of another road sees the bush once more in danger.
Director Sean Lynch
A WOLF IN THE BOOKCASE
Ireland - 2007 - 10mins - DVD - Colour
The early versions of some of the most beloved and well known fairytales are extraordinarily disturbing and graphically violent. This documentary questions the concepts of censorship and sanitization with regard to these stories.
Director Peter Grogan
THURSDAY NIGHT FEATURE
DEATH PROOF
CLASSIC CINEMA, LISTOWEL 7:30 PM
Director - Quentin Tarantino
USA 114 mins
Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
When Quentin Tarantino exploded out of the Sundance Film Festival and onto the world stage in 1992 fans and critics alike sat bolt upright and began to take notice. Since then films like Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and the Kill Bills have cemented as the most influential director of the past twenty years. Now comes Death Proof.
For Austin’s hottest DJ, Jungle Julia (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) dusk offers an opportunity to unwind with two of her closest friends, Shanna and Arlene (Jordan Ladd and Vanessa Ferlito). This three fox posse sets out into the night turning heads from Guero’s to the Texas Chilli Parlor. Not all of the attention is innocent, covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) a scarred, weathered rebel who leers from behind the wheel of his muscle car. As the girls settle into their beers, Mike’s weapon, a white-hot juggernaut, revs just feet away…
CREATURES OF KNOWLEDGE
MALTON HOTEL, KILLARNEY 7:30 PM
Director - Kevin Murphy
Ireland 90mins
Starring: Five friends. One evening. Dinner, conversation, laughs and conflict.
It’s Johanna’s home. She’s married to Eddie and they have a 4 year old daughter. Johanna is carrying the child of another man. A friend. His name is Matt. Matt is told of the pregnancy later on in the night. He is an unemployed, struggling filmmaker, a young man at war with the world, unpopular to some. Then there’s Cormac, a wheelchair bound alcoholic, who’s in love with Johanna and rounding out the group genteel Mira and brazen and beautiful Sonata.
Creatures of Knowledge is the Woody Allen-esque feature length directorial debut of Killarney man Kevin Murphy.