'Sporty' Films Take Centre Stage in Tralee
Kerry Film Festival, which is this year celebrating eighth years of bringing films to the people of Kerry, is delighted to announce its stellar line up of Tralee Screenings. Taking centre stage this year are two features that have a decidedly 'Sporty' theme. First up is Paul Mercier's action packed comedy STUDS which is the official opening night film and screens in Siamsa Tire on Saturday, October 27th at 8:30 pm. Then on Sunday night, October 28th, also playing in Siamsa Tire at the slightly earlier time of 8:00 pm is Maurice Healy's documentary THE GREEN AND THE GOLD, which reflects on the highs and lows of Kerry Football throughout the last hundred and twenty years.
STUDS, which stars Brendan Gleeson and his son, Domhnall, is a feel-good action comedy that follows the cup-run of an amateur football team and the magical effects of a mysterious new manager, played by Gleeson.
Playing on a wind swept rainy pitch with a hangover was never easy for the players of amateur Sunday league football club Emmet Rovers - especially when they're bottom of the league. With no manager, no ambition and, soon, no ground if the developers have their way, it's all a little too much for the ever-suffering captain Bubbles (Wilmot) who is on the verge of hanging up his boots. But just as the team is about to collapse into another dressing room fight, in walks larger-than-life Walter Keegan (Gleeson) who proposes to take over the team.
And with director Paul Mercier and Domhnall Gleeson in attendance it's bound to be a 'winner' of a screening!
There's only one thing Kerry is better known for than the Arts and that's football and in Siamsa on Sunday, October 28th, Kerry Film Festival launches THE GREEN AND THE GOLD an historical documentary of the Kingdom's favourite sons with footballers past and present on hand to speak about football.
THE GREEN AND THE GOLD, directed by Maurice Healy, is a wonderful documentary reflecting on the highs and lows of Kerry football from the arrival of the new game in the county in the 1880's, to the Kingdom's 34th All-Ireland title in 2006 via the triumph of football over bitter Civil War divisions bringing all sides together for the common cause of Kerry football. Other periods highlighted include the Down/Kerry encounters of the early 1960s, the famed Kerry/Dublin sagas of the 70's, the county's four-in-a-row between 1978 and 1981 and the 1982 'gift-taken-away', when Offaly deprived Kerry of that elusive five-in-a-row.
Contributors include: Eugene McGee, Tony Hanahoe, Eoghan Corry, Dara O Cinneide, Micheal O Muircheartaigh, Mick O' Dwyer, Paida O Se, Pat Spillane
In addition to the feature presentations, Kerry Film Festival also delights in bringing the best and brightest young film makers from around the globe to Kerry. With a slew of screenings and workshops in The Old Presbytery and screenings galore in The Imperial Hotel, Kerry Film Festival promises to delight all film fans.
Tickets for STUDS and THE GREEN & THE GOLD cost 7 euro and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased from the Siamsa Tire box office on 066 712 3055. Tickets for all Short Film Programmes cost 5 euro and may be purchased directly from Kerry Film Festival on 066 712 9934. For information and details on all screenings please contact Kerry Film Festival by logging onto www.kerryfilmfestival.com or calling 066 712 9934.
STUDS, which stars Brendan Gleeson and his son, Domhnall, is a feel-good action comedy that follows the cup-run of an amateur football team and the magical effects of a mysterious new manager, played by Gleeson.
Playing on a wind swept rainy pitch with a hangover was never easy for the players of amateur Sunday league football club Emmet Rovers - especially when they're bottom of the league. With no manager, no ambition and, soon, no ground if the developers have their way, it's all a little too much for the ever-suffering captain Bubbles (Wilmot) who is on the verge of hanging up his boots. But just as the team is about to collapse into another dressing room fight, in walks larger-than-life Walter Keegan (Gleeson) who proposes to take over the team.
And with director Paul Mercier and Domhnall Gleeson in attendance it's bound to be a 'winner' of a screening!
There's only one thing Kerry is better known for than the Arts and that's football and in Siamsa on Sunday, October 28th, Kerry Film Festival launches THE GREEN AND THE GOLD an historical documentary of the Kingdom's favourite sons with footballers past and present on hand to speak about football.
THE GREEN AND THE GOLD, directed by Maurice Healy, is a wonderful documentary reflecting on the highs and lows of Kerry football from the arrival of the new game in the county in the 1880's, to the Kingdom's 34th All-Ireland title in 2006 via the triumph of football over bitter Civil War divisions bringing all sides together for the common cause of Kerry football. Other periods highlighted include the Down/Kerry encounters of the early 1960s, the famed Kerry/Dublin sagas of the 70's, the county's four-in-a-row between 1978 and 1981 and the 1982 'gift-taken-away', when Offaly deprived Kerry of that elusive five-in-a-row.
Contributors include: Eugene McGee, Tony Hanahoe, Eoghan Corry, Dara O Cinneide, Micheal O Muircheartaigh, Mick O' Dwyer, Paida O Se, Pat Spillane
In addition to the feature presentations, Kerry Film Festival also delights in bringing the best and brightest young film makers from around the globe to Kerry. With a slew of screenings and workshops in The Old Presbytery and screenings galore in The Imperial Hotel, Kerry Film Festival promises to delight all film fans.
Tickets for STUDS and THE GREEN & THE GOLD cost 7 euro and are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased from the Siamsa Tire box office on 066 712 3055. Tickets for all Short Film Programmes cost 5 euro and may be purchased directly from Kerry Film Festival on 066 712 9934. For information and details on all screenings please contact Kerry Film Festival by logging onto www.kerryfilmfestival.com or calling 066 712 9934.
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