IRISH NARRATIVE SHORTS 2
THE OLD PRESBYTERY, TRALEE
TUESDAY 30TH OCTOBER 4:00 PM
Ireland - 2006 - 2mins 10sec - DVD, 35 mm - B&W
Teeth is a short “last laugh” tale of two old friends, their teeth and a series of events that leaves them lost for words.
Director John Kennedy & Ruairi O'Brien
REARVIEW
Ireland - 2007 - 12 mins 12 sec - DVD - Colour
An evereyday encounter for a Dublin Taxi Driver presents him with a dilemma; whether to be an honest broker or to keep out of others affairs.
Director John Jake McKone
WITHOUT WORDS
Ireland - 2005 - 7min 30secs - Digi-Beta, DVD - Colour
Without Words is a short film about our failure to connect with one another. We live in a world where technology has given us the tools to communicate but not the ability. The film revolves around two close friends and how one\'s perspective of a moment in their past is changed by a traumatic event.
Writer/Director - Brian Deane
MISSING LINK
Northern Ireland - 2007 - 5mins - Digi Beta - Colour
The icebergs in Antartica are melting and ancient ice has found it’s way to the surface. Two scientist, one forward looking and determined to move fast, the other woriking methodically agrgue what to do. Meanwhile the ice is melting, releasing the mysteries it holds. Which scientist will win the day?
Writer/Director Cecilia McAllister
Ireland - 2007 - 8mins 48sec - DVD- Colour
Through Her Eyes is an endearing film about a little girl’s misadventures in learning the difference between right and wrong.
Director Katie Michalak
AN CRÉATÚR
Ireland - 2007 - 19mins - 35MM - Colour
Uniquely spanning 15 years in as many scenes, “An Damhán Alla Anbhann” (“The Helpless Spider”) tells the story of a young boy and a moment which changes his life forever.
Writer/Director Peter Foott
THE BEE KEEPERS SON
Ireland - 2007 - 10mins 16sec - DVD - Colour
A young boy steals away from an old man's wake and wanders away into the countryside behind the house…
Director Jamie Hannigan
Ireland - 2007 - 10mins - DVD - B&W
Howard Ward is a travelling salesman down on his luck. On a stormy night he is about to discover that his selling techniques are the least of his worries...
Writer/Director Vincent Gallagher
A DIRTY WAR
Ireland - 2007 - 13mins 25sec - DVD - Colour
A story about collusion between security forces and a paramilitary organisation in Northern Ireland. Set in the mid-90’s, it tells the story of Seamus, a young volunteer who is about to travel to London to bomb Canary Wharf. Unbeknownst to him, his mentor Bren harbours a terrible dark secret and with the help of the security forces he is about to get away with murder.
Writer Niall O’ Connor
PSYCHEDELIC SPACEMAN
Ireland - 2007 - 3mins 9 sec - DVD - Colour
Psychedelic Spaceman is a music video for the Cork based Lung Donors. Two men are in love with the same woman and must duel. They meet in an old ruin where Igor who lives there provides them with their chosen method: mini table tennis, but a twist of fate seals their doom.
Director Michael Kelly
7.30 PM IMPERIAL HOTEL, TRALEE
L'Ècouteur Director - Kester Dyer
The Vaudevillian Director - Bryan Nest
Heim Director - Marc Brummund
The Clap Director - Geoff Lindsey
On A Tuesday Director - David Scott Smith
Itsy Bitsy Director - David May
Club Soda Director - Paul Carafotes
TUESDAY NIGHT FEATURES
THE TIBETANS: A LIFE IN EXILE
MALTON HOTEL, KILLARNEY 7:30 PM
Director - Robb Bradstock
Documentary Ireland 60mins
After nearly fifty years in exile the Dalai Lama and the Tibetans face a crisis. Can those in exile continue to preserve their culture as the modern world intrudes more and more? Or is this community in danger of losing its identity and disappearing forever? Various aspects of exile life are shown in this film including the role of the monasteries where monks and nuns are trying to preserve ancient traditions and cope with the influences of the modern world. The political and spiritual role of the Dalai Lama is crucial but what will happen to the culture after his death? What will be the long term effects on the culture as Tibetan youth faces a prolonged life in exile? Prominent members of the exile community talk honestly about these important issues and this film illuminates the challenges facing Tibetans in exile today.
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