Film / Scannaíocht – Féile na Bealtaine 2009
Dé hAoine, 1ú Bealtaine / Friday May 1st
Venue: The Dingle Pub, Príomh Sráid [Main St.]
@12.00 noon
Admission / Cead Isteach: Free / Saor
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Granny O’Grimms Sleeping Beauty - Nicky Phelan
Granny O'Grimm puts her own personal Irish twist of experience, wit, and wisdom into this hilariously bitter re-telling of the legend of Sleeping Beauty. Run time: 5 min. | Ireland |
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The Herd - Ken Wardrop
Amidst the family’s cattle, you’ll find one beguiling interloper who’s convinced she belongs. Run time: 4 min. | Ireland |
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Féileachán - Cecilia McAllister
Tarlaíonn cliseadh intinne do mháthair óg agus tá sí ag iarraidh an caidreamh idir í féin agus a hiníon a athógail ach ní thiteann cúrsaí amach mar a bhí beartaithe aici. A young mother has suffered a mental breakdown and tries to rebuild her relationship with her daughter but things don’t work out the way she planned. Run time: 12 mins | Ireland |
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Farewell Packets of Ten - Ken Wardrop
Ethel and Nancy discuss the pros and cons of their mutual addiction to cigarettes. Run time: 4 min. | Ireland
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Megatron - Marian Crisan
Winner of the Palme d’Or for short films at Cannes, Megatron is the story of a boy’s birthday wish: to get a robot toy and to see his father. Run time: 14 min. | Romania |
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Drinking Time – Joan Maguire, Mai Ji, Alberto Millano & Magdalena Sliwa
An amusing look at aspects of drinking habits in four countries, Spain, Poland Ireland and China. Filmed on mini-Dv in Dingle, February 2009. Run time: 7 mins. | Ireland |
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Tomorrow's Forecast - David Hewitt
A mysterious friend helps Darren remember the recent events of his past that will shape his future. This is an independent film made with no money from any funding or government help. Run time: 14 mins. | UK |
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Whatever Turns You On - Declan Cassidy Declan Cassidy’s short film ‘Whatever Turns You On’ has scooped the Best Short Award at the Aspen Shortsfest in the US. The filmmaker has also revealed plans for two new shorts. The orderly world of a large electronics store is threatened when a homeless man arrives to make a purchase. Under the suspicious gaze of the security man and much to the bemusement of the young shop assistant he achieves his mission and sets out to see if his brainwave will work in this comic but poignant tale about the need to belong. Run time: 4 mins. | Ireland |
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Six Shooter - Martin McDonagh An older man meets a strange and possibly dangerous young kid on a train, following the death of his wife that morning. They also meet a couple in the same carriage also touched by death that day. The kid's outlandish behaviour sparks a chain of events that lead inexorably to a major showdown. A dark but brutally funny Irish comedy by one of the greatest contemporary Irish playwrights, Martin Mcdonagh, here making his film debut. Run time: 27 mins. | Ireland
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| Organised by Maria Ní Mhurchú – Film Officer Eagraithe ag Maria Ní Mhurchú Projectionist / Teilgeoir: Chris Reino |
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