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Authored Works Reel Art Film Project Award A new initiative for artist-led authored films. An award for creative experimental An award for ambitious experimental films. A total budget of €, will be made documentaries on an artistic theme. A number of films will be supported with available to the successful applicant (to Two films will be supported in . A total budgets of up to €, and successful include a production budget of €, budget of €, will be made available to applicants will be eligible to apply for further and further exhibition support of €,). each of the successful applicants (to include a exhibition support. production budget of €, and further exhibition support of €,).

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ollowing the movie-making maxim of ‘show, don’t tell’, we’re not going to Sponsors 1 spend a lot of time waxing lyrical about the past thirty years. Instead, you Introduction 3 can visit our 30 Years of the Galway Film Fleadh photo exhibition in Tribeton F Booking and Merchandise 5 on Merchants Road. Or check out our Film Fleadh retrospective of award-winning shorts from the past 30 years, playing daily throughout the festival, free-of-charge. Galway Film Fleadh Map 5 See early works from Lenny Abrahmson (3 Joes), Brown Bag Films (The Last Elk), Day-by-day Schedule 6-7 Nora Twomey (From Darkness) and many many more. In Conversation… 8 Looking to the future, you will discover amazing new talent amidst these pages. Of the 107 feature films playing the 30th Galway Film Fleadh, 55 are First Features. Panel Discussions 9 21 are World Premieres. Among them, the atmospheric Magdalene Laundry drama, New Irish Cinema 11 Cellar Door from director Viko Nicki, whose documentary, Coming Home, won Best Framing Borders 13 Irish Documentary in 2013. There’s the masterclass in independent filmmaking #Resist 13 that is The Dig from first feature directors Ryan & Andrew Tohill. And an ode to a particular kind of Irish upbringing in the revelatory Around Here, from debut Country-in-Focus: The UK 15 director Martin Beirne. Animation 17 Speaking of debuts – and continuing the current wave of genre-refreshing Out on Film: LGTBQ 17 horror films helmed by women – Aislinn Clarke’s The Devil’s Doorway is a found footage horror tale of demonic possession set inside a home for ‘fallen women.’ Northern Exposure 17 This year, the Film Fleadh debuts a new program dedicated to genre cinema. What What the Fleadh?! 19 the Fleadh?! will showcase independent horror, sci-fi, fantasy and action films from Mixtape 19 around the globe. Fleadh Families 21 And lest you think we’ve been distracted by the new and shiny, our 2018 programme balances debut films with the latest work from some of our Fleadh Galway on Film 21 favourites. We are delighted to showcase new work from Cathal Black (Five Red Fleadh Funnies 21 Roses – One for Every Syllable of Your Name), Bob Mullan (This Weekend Will Change Opening Film: The Belly of the Whale 23 Your Life) Muayad Alayan (The Reports on Sarah and Saleem) and Madeline Olnek, who marks her third appearance at the Film Fleadh with Wild Nights With Emily. Irish Talent: Way out West 25 In a milestone year for what was conceived of as a ‘post-colonial film festival,’ Shorts from European Film Festival 27 it seems appropriate to reassess our relationship with our closest co-production A year in Burgundy 36 partner, the UK. With Brexit threatening to disrupt existing paradigms of European Irish Talent: New Shorts One 38 cinema, we take a look at some of the best new UK fiction and documentary films, and welcome a delegation of UK producers to the Galway Film Fair to strengthen Irish Talent: New Shorts Two, our spirit of cooperation in the face of division and uncertainty. Documentaries 40 Borders and resistance are driving narratives in the current cinematic landscape. Hear My Voice 43 Globally, filmmakers are using the power of cinema to speak truth to power. World Shorts Programme One 45 Our Framing Borders programme portrays the real lives of people living within oppressive borders and of refugees seeking sanctuary outside them, in ways the IFI Local Local Film for Local People 47 24-hour news cycle cannot. Our #Resist programme, meanwhile, documents the Irish Talent: New Shorts Three 57 fights worth fighting and the inspiring, everyday people who fight them. Irish Talent: New Shorts Four 61 It was an act of resistance to found a film festival in a city with only two cinema screens, in a colonised cinema culture, in a country with no real national cinema to World Shorts Programme Two 65 speak of. Nevertheless, she persisted. Irish Talent: New Shorts Five 75 Welcome to the 30th Galway Film Fleadh. IFB Shorts 76-77 World Shorts Programme Three 81 Irish Talent: New Shorts Seven, Animation 93 Irish Talent: New Shorts Eight, Documentaries 94 One Minute Film Festival 98 William Fitzgerald Miriam Allen Programmer Managing Director Awards 102-103 Closing Film: Black 47 105 Fleadh Credits 106 Film Index 107 *Quotes with a ‘WF’ have been written by our Programmer, William Fitzgerald Short Film Index 108

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30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 Booking & Merchandise Information

All Bookings: 091 569 777 –Town Hall Box Office* (Open 10:00am – 7:30pm) Buy Online - www.galwayfilmfleadh.com / www.tht.ie * Telephone and personal bookings are subject to THT €1.00 charge per ticket.

Ticket Prices: Opening Film (including reception) €22.50 Closing Film (including reception) €22.50 Special Presentations €12.00 (€11.00 Conc.) Daytime Screening (before 17:00) €10.00 (€9.00 Conc.) Evening Screening (at and after 17:00) €11.00 (€10.00 Conc.) Fleadh Featurettes €6.50 Special Event: A year in Burgundy €30.00 One Minute Film Festival €6.50 Fleadh Families Tickets for Children €6.50

Merchandise: Programme €2.00 T-Shirt €5.00

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Gold Friends A An Púcán F Brasserie On The Corner K Tribeton (Fleadh Exhibition) B The Western Hotel G Woodberrys L Gaslight Bar & Brasserie C Caribou / Handsome Burger H Tigh Neachtain M Hyde D McGinn’s Hop House I Róisín Dubh N Loam E Corrib House J Lime O The Connacht Hotel Tea Room & Guest House booking 091 569777 5 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh 30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 Films tagged with an * will be followed by a Q&A session – the runtime does not include the duration of the Q&A session Date Venue 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Tue 10 July Town Hall Theatre Opening Film: An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn The Belly Of The Whale* 22:00 / p24 19:30 / p23

Wed 11 July Town Hall Theatre Shorts: Irish Talent: Way Out West Keepers of the Flame* Unquiet Graves* Camino Voyage* BlacKkKlansman The Devil’s Doorway* 11:00 / p25 13:45 / p27 16:00 / p33 18:00 / p33 20:15 / p35 22:30 / p36 Pálás Screen 1 World Shorts: Short Shorts The Green Lie Incredibles 2 Women of the Generation Wealth Lomax in Éirinn* Possum From European Film Festivals Venezuelan Chaos 10:00 / p27 12:00 / p26 14:00 / p29 16:15 / p30 18:00 / p31 20:00 / p34 22:00 / p37 Pálás Screen 3 Battle of Soho* Complicit Retablo Sooner or Later* Wild Nights With Emily* The Heiresses 12:00 / p26 14:15 / p30 16:00 / p31 18:00 / p34 20:15 / p35 22:30 / p37 Pálás Screen 2 Men Don’t Cry Mahin’s Issue, In The Aisles Rust The Science of Ghosts* Tourists Maliheh’s Problem 12:00 / p26 14:00 / p30 15:45 / p31 18:00 / p34 20:00 / p36 22:00 / p37 Galmont Hotel A Year in Burgundy Veranda Lounge 20:00 / p36

Thu 12 July Town Hall Theatre Irish Talent: New Shorts One Irish Talent: New Shorts Two, The Image You Missed* The Life After* Behold My Heart* American Animals* All Square* Documentaries 10:00 / p39 12:00 / p40 14:00 / p42 15:45 / p44 18:00 / p48 20:15 / p49 22:30 / p51 Pálás Screen 1 The Man Who Good Favour* Obey* The Curious Works of Roger Doyle* Holiday* Dead in a Week* Wanted To Fly* 18:30 / p48 20:45 / p51 23:00 / p53 12:00 / p41 14:00 / p43 16:15 / p44 Pálás Screen 3 Cold November Hear My Voice* World Shorts: Lucid* We Ourselves* Searching Tranny Fag Programme One 12:00 / p41 14:00 / p43 15:00 / p45 17:00 / p47 19:00 / p49 21:15 / p50 23:00 / p53 Pálás Screen 2 Coast to Coast* The Carnivore’s Soufra Tehran Taboo Under the Tree Satan & Adam* We Dilemma 12:00 / p42 13:30 / p42 15:00 / p43 16:30 / p44 18:30 / p50 20:15 / p50 22:15 / p53 Thoor Ballylee IFI Local Films For Local People (GFF on Tour) 15:00 / p47 Fri 13 July Town Hall Theatre Irish Talent: New Shorts Three Irish Talent: New Shorts Four One Million Around Here* I, Dolours* Cellar Door* Don’t Leave Home* American Dreams* 10:00 / p57 12:00 / p61 13:45 / p60 16:00 / p63 18:00 / p67 20:00 / p71 22:15 / p74 Pálás Screen 1 Of Love and Law* Styx* RBG Gutland* Steel Country* The Ranger 12:00 / p59 14:15 / p60 16:30 / p62 18:30 / p69 21:00 / p73 23:00 / p74 Pálás Screen 3 Old Boys* World Shorts: Funny Cow* A Deal With the Universe* Nico, 1988 Programme Two 12:30 / p59 15:00 / p65 17:00 / p62 19:30 / p66 21:45 / p73 Pálás Screen 2 Poisoning Paradise The Pigeon Shelter Me* For Vagina’s Sake Madeline’s Madeline Killing Jesus Blue My Mind 12:00 / p59 13:30 / p60 15:00 / p62 16:45 / p66 18:45 / p66 20:30 / p73 22:30 / p75 Festival Club Short Film Panel 16:30 / p9

Sat 14 July Town Hall Theatre Irish Talent: New Shorts Five Irish Talent: New Shorts Six, When All Is Ruin Katie* Metal Heart* Don’t Go* The Dig* Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland World Once Again* 10:00 / p75 Premiere Shorts 12:00 / p76 - 77 14:00 / p79 16:00 / p83 18:00 / p85 20:15 / p87 22:30 / p91 Pálás Screen 1 Town of Strangers* Damsel This Weekend Will Change Your Life* A Mother Brings Her Son Standing Up Bill & Ted’s Excellent 16:15 / p80 to Be Shot* Adventure* 12:00 / p78 14:00 / p80 18:30 / p84 20:45 / p88 22:45 / p89 Pálás Screen 3 The Sounding* World Shorts: Northern Wind Killing God* Colo de Mono Luz Programme Three 12.30 / p78 15:00 / p81 17:00 / p82 18:45 / p82 21:00 / p88 23:00 / p89 Pálás Screen 2 Tongue Cutters Virus Tropical Five Red Roses* The Gospel According to André Daha Here to be Heard: 17:30 / p82 The Story of The Slits 12:00 / p78 13:45 / p79 15:45 / p80 19:30 / p88 22:00 / p89 Accelerating Gender Meet the Festivals Festival Club Equality: Time for Quotas? What do you think? Panel 14:00 / p9 17:30 / p9 Sun 15 July Town Hall Theatre Irish Talent: New Shorts Irish Talent: New Shorts Eight, Sea Sorrow Captain Morten and Festival Awards Black 47* Seven, Animation Documentaries the Spider Queen* 10:00 / p93 11:45 / p94 13:45 / p96 16:00 / p99 18:30 / p102 20:00 / p105 Pálás Screen 1 The Eyes of Orson Welles Postcards from the 48%* One Minute Disobedience* Film Festival 12:00 / p95 14:00 / p97 16:45 / p98 17:45 / p101 Pálás Screen 3 Birthmarked The Reports on Sarah and Saleem Syria - The Impossible The Go-Betweens: Revolution* Right Here 12:00 / p95 14:00 / p97 16:30 / p98 18:45 / p101 Pálás Screen 2 The Man with the Hat - Miracle Co-Creators: We Blew It The Life and Revolutionary The Rat Queens Story Times of Sean Garland* 13:30 / p97 18:00 / p101 12:00 / p95 15:30 / p98 Please Note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the times of ﬁlms may change at short notice. These changes will be posted on the Fleadh website and on the noticeboards in the Town Hall Theatre and the Pálás. 6 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com booking 091 569777 7 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

In Conversation… at the Galway Film Fleadh

he Film Fleadh has the honour of sitting down with some luminaries of the silver screen to discuss their lives and work, while they present their latest Tfilms here in Galway. See www.galwayfilmfleadh.com for time and date information for these special public interviews.

Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe Marisa Tomei Thu 12th / 17:15 / The Galmont Hotel

lement Pictures are one of rooklyn-native Marisa Tomei Ireland’s most successful film followed some early television Eproduction companies. Run by Broles and several small films, Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, with with an Oscar®-winning comedic offices in Dublin and London, Element performance in the 1992 film My Pictures works across production, Cousin Vinny. The career that followed distribution, and exhibition. Early is impressively balanced between releases include The Magdalene the commercial (What Women Want, Sisters, Adam & Paul and The Wind Anger Management, Alﬁe) and the That Shakes the Barley. More recent critically lauded (In the Bedroom, productions include The Killing of a Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead). Sacred Deer, and the Oscar®-winning A second Oscar®-nomination followed Room. Andrew and Ed jointly run for Tomei’s performance in In the Element Pictures, which was set up Bedroom and her third nomination in 2001. Ed’s focus is on overseeing came for her turn as Cassidy/Pam, a the development of their film and struggling stripper, in the 2008 film, television slate and producing greenlit The Wrestler. Her performance also projects, while Andrew’s focus is on earned Tomei her first BAFTA and managing the financing and business second Golden Globe nomination. affairs of Element’s slate of projects Recent prominent roles for Tomei and the overseeing of Element’s include the mystery/suspense film co-production activity in both film The Lincoln Lawyer, political thriller and television. The Ides of March, and an invigorating take on the role of Aunt May in the For their contribution to ﬁlm in Ireland, world-dominating Marvel Universe the Galway Film Fleadh is proud to film franchise. pay tribute to Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe, who will be presented with a We are honoured to present Galway Hooker Award at Sunday this exemplary actress with the night’s Award Ceremony. Galway Hooker Award.

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TalkingFilm Title Film: Panels and Discussions

ach Film Fleadh, we present a series of panel discussions to interest film fans and filmmakers alike. These panels are free of charge and open to the Epublic so that everyone can learn from our guests’ experiences. Audience members are encouraged to contribute. Below are just some of the confirmed panels for this year’s talks.

For the full list of panel discussions on offer, see www.galwayﬁlmﬂeadh.com.

Short Film Panel Accelerating Gender Meet the Festivals Panel Equality: Time for Quotas? What do you think? Fri 13 July / Rowing Club / 16:30 Sat 14 July / Rowing Club / 14:00 Sat 14 July / Rowing Club / 17:30

Dedicated to emerging and established A debate on whether it’s time to Every year the Fleadh welcomes a filmmakers, we will discuss everything introduce quotas within the Irish film host of talented organisers and from festivals to funders. Panellists industry. Are quotas an effective way programmers from across the world’s include Jacopo Chessa of Torino Short to accelerate change, or a dangerous leading international film festivals. Film Market and Christine Morrow, “threat to quality”? Join us and add This year we will open the discussion new and emerging talent executive of your voice. See you Saturday 14 July. to the public with our Meet the Northern Ireland Screen. Organized by the Equality Action Festivals Panel. The event will give Committee (EAC) of the Writers Guild & festival professionals space to Screen Directors Guild and Women in give their tips and advice. While a Film and Television. representative from Culture Ireland will join the panel to tell you more about how they can support you and your film internationally.

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10 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 New Irish Cinema Film Title 25 feature ﬁlms. 16 World Premieres. 10 Directorial Debuts. Welcome to the Galway Film Fleadh – the premiere destination for Irish ﬁlm. The Belly of the Whale - p23 Keepers of the Flame - p27

Camino Voyage - p33 Lomax in Éirinn - p34 The Devil’s Doorway - p36 The Science of Ghosts - p36

The Man Who Wanted Coast to Coast - p42 The Image You Missed - p42 Good Favour - p43 to Fly - p41

The Life After - p44 The Curious Works of We Ourselves - p49 One Million American Roger Doyle - p48 Dreams - p60

Shelter Me - p62 I, Dolours - p67 Cellar Door - p71 Don’t Leave Home - p74

Town of Strangers - p78 When All is Ruin Five Red Roses - p80 Katie - p83 Once Again - p79

A Mother Brings Her Son Metal Heart - p85 Don’t Go - p87 The Dig - p91 to Be Shot - p84

The Man With the Hat - p95 Syria: The Impossible Captain Morten and Black 47 - p105 Revolution - p98 the Spider Queen - p99 booking 091 569777 11 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh ARRI ALEXA MINI – ARRI ALEXA XT – ARRI ALEXA PLUS – PANASONIC VARICAM 35 (4K) RED (6K) – SONY VENICE (6K) – ARRI AMIRA – SONY FS7 – PANASONIC LT – VARICAM

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DUBLIN BELFAST - SCOTLAND - MANCHESTER - LONDON WWW.24-7DRAMA.COM 12 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 Framing Borders North and South. Hard or Soft. Build the FilmWall. Tear it down. Title Borders run through the complexity of human existence – they frame the beginning of the protagonist’s story and the obstacles they must overcome. They can provide the clarity and love of a collective consciousness, or the suffering of oppression and mass migration. These ﬁlms will bring you on a journey that traverses borders and human perspectives. Men Don’t Cry - p26

Tourists - p37 Soufra - p43 Styx - p60 Gutland - p69

Daha - p88 Sea Sorrow - p96 Postcards from the 48% - The Reports on Sarah p97 and Saleem - p97 #Resist The struggle is real! In frequently entertaining ways, these ﬁlms seek to illuminate the many ways in which our vigilance and understanding of the forces shaping our world are more crucial than ever.

Battle of Soho - p26 The Green Lie - p26 Complicit - p30 Mahin’s Issue, Maliheh’s Problem - p30

Women of the Venezuelan The Carnivore’s Dilemma - Of Love and Law - p59 Poisoning Paradise - p59 Chaos - p30 p42

RBG - p62 Shelter Me - p62 For Vagina’s Sake - p66 The Sounding - p78

Five Red Roses - p80 Syria: The Impossible We Blew It - p101 Revolution - p98 booking 091 569777 13 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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m Cultural Organization in 2014 30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 Country-in-Focus: The UK Film Title Brexit has thrown not just the socio-political, but also the cinematic landscape into uncertainty. In a cross section of new British cinema, including comedy, horror and everything in between, we take a look at some of the best new ﬁlms and cinematic voices from across the Irish Sea.

Battle of Soho - p26 Possum - p37 Obey - p44 Lucid - p47

Dead in a Week (or Your Old Boys - p59 Funny Cow - p62 A Deal With the Universe - Money Back) - p53 p66

This Weekend Will Change Here to Be Heard: Postcards from the 48% - Your Life - p80 The Story of The Slits - p89 p97

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16 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 Animation Film Title Featuring stop-motion, rotoscoping, CGI and 2D line drawings, these four features offer a diversity of animation and animators to bring you perspectives and truths, as well as fun and entertainment, in a way live-action ﬁlms can only hope to do.

Incredibles 2 - p29 Tehran Taboo - p44 Virus Tropical - p79 Captain Morten and the Spider Queen - p99 Out on Film

This year’s programme of LGBTQ+ ﬁlms are indicative of a growth, not only in lesbian and trans representation on screen, but also in the diversity of queer cinema demographics.

Wild Nights With Emily - p35The Heiresses - p37 Tranny Fag - p53 A Deal With the Universe - p66

Cola de Mono - p88 Disobedience - p101 Northern Exposure

On the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, we received a record number of documentary submissions from Northern Ireland, offering insights, contexts, unresolved mysteries and shocking truths from victims of sectarian violence. Truths that could only be offered with the conﬁdence of a holding peace and time removed from The Troubles.

Unquiet Graves - p33 Hear My Voice - p43 The Life After - p44 I, Dolours - p67

A Mother Brings Her Son The Man with the Hat - p95 to Be Shot - p84 booking 091 569777 171717 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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An Evening with The Devil’s Doorway - p36 Possum - p37 Dead in a Week Beverly Luff Lin - p24 (or Your Money Back) - p53

Don’t Leave Home - p74 The Ranger - p74 Blue My Mind - p75 Luz - p89

Black 47 - p105

Mixtape

Our ever popular programme of music ﬁlms returns, taking you backstage with The Velvet Underground, The Slits, The Go-Betweens, Satan & Adam, songwriter Adrian Crowley and composer Roger Doyle.

The Science of Ghosts - p36 Satan & Adam - p50 The Curious Works of Nico, 1988 - p73 Roger Doyle - p48

The Go-Betweens: Here to be Heard: Right Here - p101 The Story of The Slits - p89

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20 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 Fleadh Families Films of all types for all ages, including animations,Film coming-of-age Title dramas and a documentary exploring how young children with big knives make pocket money in Norway! Tickets are available at concession prices for children. Incredibles 2 - p29

Cold November - p41 Old Boys - p59 Tongue Cutters - p78 Captain Morten and the Spider Queen - p99

Galway on Film

A rich selection of ﬁlms that feature Galway and Galwegian people at its core, including four World Premieres of ﬁlms made here in Galway – a UNESCO City of Film.

Camino Voyage - p33 Sooner or Later - p34 The Science of Ghosts - p36 Town of Strangers - p78

When All is Ruin Don’t Go - p87 Black 47 - p105 Once Again - p79

Fleadh Funnies

From the ridiculous to the sublime, the darkly comic to a ﬂy-on-the-wall doc about comedians. It’s cinema with a smile.

An Evening with Under the Tree - p50 Funny Cow - p62 Killing God - p82 Beverly Luff Lin - p24

Standing Up - p88 Miracle - p97 booking 091 569777 21 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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Opening Film Irish First Feature TheFilm BellyTitle of the Whale TUESDAY 10JULY

Tue 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 19:30 fter breaking free from his foster home, feral teenager Joey Moody 2018 / Ireland / 83min returns to Laytown – a rural Irish town just over the horizon – in a bid to Areclaim his family’s caravan park and salvage his friendship with his best mate and drinking partner, Lanks. Meanwhile, on a mission to find the money to pay for his sick wife’s medication. Ronald Tanner, a fractured soul, risks his meagre life savings on a get- rich-quick scheme that ends in abject failure and humiliation at the hands of local big shot Gits Hegarty, pushing Ronald over the edge and off the wagon. “A chaotic thriller ﬁlled with a cross section of pathetic and comedic Celtic characters.” — WF

After Joey accidentally torches Ronald’s campervan and is forced to find the cash to repay him, the strange pair find themselves bonded together in misfortune. In an effort to change their crummy existence, they concoct a slapdash plan to rob the Pleasurama, the local amusement arcade, and the domain of the iniquitous Gits. All that stands in their way of the good life is a group of toughs, their own incompetence, and fate itself.

Director Morgan Bushe World Premiere Script Morgan Bushe & Greg Flanagan Producers Rory Dungan & The director and cast will attend Morgan Bushe Cast Lewis MacDougall, Pat Shortt, Lauren Kinsella, Michael Smiley, Art Parkinson & Peter Coonan booking 091 569777 23 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh International Fiction An Evening With TUESDAY 10JULY Beverly Luff Linn

Tue 10 July / Town Hall Theatre / 22:00 2018 / UK & USA / 108min

fter being fired by her scheming husband Shane Danger (Emile Hirsch) from his cappuccino shop, dissatisfied Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) is stunned Awhen a TV commercial for “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn – For One Magical Night Only” reveals a mysterious man from her past (Craig Robinson). When Shane and his bumbling cohorts steal the cash box from Lulu’s adopted vegan brother, Adjay, specialist Colin (Jemaine Clement) enters the fray to retrieve What The Fleadh?! the stolen funds. But Lulu seizes the opportunity to run off in search of her Fleadh Funnies mystery man – and events only become stranger from there. “Jim Hosking, writer/director of Sundance cult-hit The Greasy Strangler, returns with an ensemble comedy of hilarious proportions.”

Director Jim Hosking Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam Script Jim Hosking & David Wike Producers Sam Bisbee, Theodora Dunlap, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh, Emily Leo & Andy Starke Cast Aubrey Plaza, Jemaine Clement, Emile Hirsch, Matt Berry & Craig Robinson

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The Galway Film Fleadh is very proud to present a programme of shorts showcasing ﬁlm from the West of Ireland. This non-competitive category contains a mix of documentary and live-action drama. This programme features work from debut ﬁlmmakers and more established directors. WEDNESDAY 11JULY

Denis Leave The Road Behind You Lakeside Stories

Denis A Curious Burial Leave The Road With more than half of his life spent in Arrangement Behind You institutions, prisons and on the streets, Denis Connolly is viewed by many as a The historical story of a gentry family Leave The Road Behind You is a true survivor. who lived in the West of Ireland during bilingual coming-of-age drama about a Director Damien Connolly (Debut) the revolutionary times of the late 19th boy from the Gaeltacht struggling with Producer Damien Connolly and early 20th centuries. changes as he prepares to leave home. Country Ireland Director Billy Murray Director Daniel Butler Producer Billy Murray Producer Bob Gallagher Pathway Country Ireland Country Ireland Jon Mangion thought he was taking early retirement. A trip to Bittersweet, The Rise Connection Interrupted Ireland, a stay at a castle, a jog of Diabetes In this time, where social media and around the grounds. But the online connections seem essential, particular pathway he finds takes Bittersweet is a half-hour documentary sometimes the most important him on an unexpected journey. film which follows the personal stories connections are lost. Director Jon Mangion (Debut) of young people who are living with Director Ronnie Quinlan Producer Vanessa Gildea diabetes and their daily struggle to Producer Kerry Quinlan Countries Ireland & USA manage it. Country Ireland Director Hugh Rodgers Ronnachaí Buí Producers Zlata Filipovic Lakeside Stories (Smoked Mackerel) & Anna Rodgers Lakeside Stories is a 40-minute Country Ireland documentary that reveals the social It was just an ordinary summer for history of a small rural community in a best friends Colm, Maeve and Peadar; Remembering to Forget… rich tapestry of memories, anecdotes racing their bikes near their home Forgetting to Remember and archival images from the 1940s & in the west coast of Ireland. That is 50s to the present day. until the girls from the Irish Language St. Brigid’s hospital stands in Ballinasloe, Director Hilary Dully School arrived, leading Peadar, and Ireland. An imposing building from Producers Kathleen McNamara & then Colm, into unknown territory. the 1830s, St Brigid’s has always been Lough Graney Youth Club Director Ciarán Charles (Debut) infamous, and if the walls could speak Country Ireland Producer Ciarán Charles they would scream haunting tales of Country Ireland days gone by. Even today you’ll hear people say “One day that lad is going to end up in Ballinasloe!” Director David Souto Producer Michael Daly Country Ireland

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International Documentary International Documentary International First Feature

#Resist #Resist UK Focus Framing Borders WEDNESDAY 11JULY The Green Lie Battle Of Soho Men Don’t Cry Muškarci ne placu

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 12:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 12:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 12:00 2018 / Austria / 93min 2016 / UK / 100min 2017 / Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Germany & Slovenia / 98min

Environmentally-friendly electric cars, Madame Jo Jo’s was world renowned The armed conflicts of the 1990s not sustainably produced food products, as the home of cabaret, hosting the only visibly destroyed the land of fair production processes – hurray! If scene’s most notorious acts whilst former Yugoslavia, but also left the everything the corporations tell us is additionally nurturing tomorrow’s deepest wounds in the memory of true, we can save the world through budding performers in its unique, each of its belligerent nations. Less our purchasing decisions alone! A offbeat and extravagant fashion. than two decades since the war popular and dangerous lie. Are the Despite half a century of enthralling ended, a group of veterans gather at a “Don’t let the cutesy “Soho's passionate eccentrics “As much an examination ‘personality’ approach put capture the locale's unique of toxic masculinity as you off this thorough and seedy beauty.” of PTSD in war-torn well-rounded exposé.” — TotalFilm former Yugoslavia.” — WF — WF

“green products” of industry nothing entertainment, Madame Jo Jo’s license remote mountain hotel for a therapy more than a sales strategy? was revoked and subsequently closed session over several days. The former In his new documentary film, in November 2014 following a violent, soldiers, obstinately holding on to Werner Boote (Plastic Planet, draconian move by Westminster Council. their fundamental masculinity and Everything Under Control) shows us, Battle of Soho documents the their prejudices, refuse to expose together with environmental expert poignant current and historical events the inhumanity of the atrocities Kathrin Hartmann, how we can protect that are contributing to – what many perpetrated – be it by them or by ourselves. They easily banter, they call – cultural catastrophe. someone else. agree to disagree, and ultimately bring freshness to a never-ending debate. Ofﬁcial Selection: Warsaw Film Festival Winner: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection: Berlin International The director will attend Film Festival, CPH: DOX

Director Alen Drljevic Director Werner Boote Script Alen Drljevic & Zoran Solomun Producers Markus Pauser Producers Jasmila Zbanic & Erich Schindlecker & Damir Ibrahimovic Cast Kathrin Hartmann, Director Aro Korol Cast Boris Isakovic, Leon Lucev Noam Chomsky & Raj Patel Producer Aro Korol & Emir Hadzihafizbegovic

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ction, animation, drama – expect this and more from Short Shorts – a selection of European

short films from the home countries of eight members of EUNIC Ireland (European Union WEDNESDAY 11JULY ANational Institutes for Culture). Let Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain and the UK entertain you with a variety of genres from contemporary cutting-edge filmmakers. Galway Film Fleadh, the Cork Film Festival and the IFI will also present short films from Ireland at the event. 2018 marks the first year of a EUNIC Ireland/Galway Film Fleadh partnership. The EUNIC Ireland cluster is composed of the Alliance Française, the Austrian Embassy, the British Council, Culture Ireland, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes/AECID, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Embassy of Bulgaria, the Embassy of Greece and the Embassy of Romania/Romanian Cultural Institute.

Irish Documentary Keepers of the Flame Wed 11 July / Town Hall Theatre / 13:45 2018 / Ireland / 85min

eepers of the Flame is a documentary about how individuals and families remember, commemorate and forget painful and difficult events of the Kpast, bringing to light the diverse experiences of some of the 85,000 Irish men and women who served during the violent revolutionary period from Easter 1916 to the end of the Civil War in 1921.

“A moving historical doc that does a tremendous job of realising the human lives and faces behind archival materials.” — WF

Exploring the nation’s post war psyche, this remarkable documentary examines the long-term impact of the reluctance to talk about events of the period, the lack of desire to relive decisions, and the secrecy and silence that further isolated individuals and families.

The director will attend

Director Nuala O’Connor Script Nuala O’Connor & Diarmaid Ferriter booking 091 569777 27 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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Animation / Fleadh Families IncrediblesFilm Title 2 WEDNESDAY 11JULY

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 14:00 ne of the most highly anticipated sequels of the year, Incredibles 2 picks 2018 / USA/ 118min up moments after the first film ends, in a world where the use of super Opowers is illegal and super folk are forced to get ordinary jobs and live ‘normal’ everyday lives. Helen Parr aka Elastigirl (voice of Holly Hunter) is called on to lead a campaign to bring Supers back, while Bob Parr aka Mr. Incredible (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of ‘normal’ life at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell), Dash (voice of Huck Milner) and baby Jack-Jack – whose superpowers are about to be discovered. Their mission is derailed, however, when a new villain emerges with a brilliant and dangerous plot that threatens everything. But the Parrs don’t shy away from a challenge, especially with Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) by their side. That’s what makes this family so Incredible. Writer and director Brad Bird helmed the firstIncredibles movie, which won Director Brad Bird an Academy Award® for best animated feature film of the year. Bird also directed Script Brad Bird Pixar Animation Studios’ 2007 Oscar®-winning film Ratatouille, as well as 2011’s Producers John Walker & Nicole Grindle live-action film Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, 2015’s Tomorrowland and Cast Craig T Nelson, Holly Hunter, 1999’s much-loved, BAFTA-winning animated film The Iron Giant. Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Incredibles 2 opens in Irish Cinemas July 13 Samuel L Jackson, Michael Bird, Sophia Bush, Brad Bird, Phil Lamarr, Isabella Rossellini, Adam Gates, Jonathan Banks, John Ratzenberger, Bill Wise, Nick Bird, Paul Eiding, Barry Bostwick, Michael B Johnson, Jere Burns, Adam Rodriguez & Kimberly Adair Clark booking 091 569777 29 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

International First Feature International Documentary International Documentary

#Resist #Resist #Resist WEDNESDAY 11JULY Mahin’s Issue, Complicit Women of the Maliheh’s Problem Venezuelan Chaos Masaleye Mahin, Femmes Du Chaos Moshkele Maliheh Vénézuélien

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 14:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 14:15 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:15 2017 / Iran / 90min 2017 / USA / 90min 2017 / France / 83min

Maliheh, a girl who’s been a victim of China produces 90% of the world’s Five Venezuelan women, from her family’s blind prejudice, is on the consumer electronics. According to different backgrounds and verge of marrying her paternal cousin official figures, every five hours a generations, draw a portrait of their through an arranged marriage. At the factory worker is poisoned by toxic collapsing country as it faces possibly same time, she secretly plays the role chemicals. The real figure is believed to the worst social, economic, power and of a girl whose name is Mahin. When be much higher. political crisis in its 200-year history. “A very entertaining and “A wake-up call for “Cadenas' account of sympathetic Iranian westerners to re-evaluate the suffering caused by melodrama.” our relationship with mass Venezuelan corruption — WF produced electronics and the exquisitely contextualises massive toll they take on the stories of many exploited workers.” emigrants and refugees.” — WF — WF

she features in a movie, she encounters Shot under the radar over three The five women testify to the her family’s hostile reaction, which years, Complicit follows Chinese urgency of the chaotic situation takes her on a different path. worker-turned-activist Yi Yeting and in which the people are plunged, a group of other worker/activists addressing the difficulties of shortages fighting to improve conditions in of food shortages, medical drugs the factories. As well as taking on and materials, as well as the problem corrupt officials, the activists infiltrate of political prisoners, injustice, and factories making products for some of criminality. The approach is to start the world’s largest brands to secure from a particular case and extrapolate proof of dangerous working conditions. to depict a global vision of the country.

Director Hossein Tabrizi Script Rasoul Kiapasha Director Heather White & Lynn Zhang Director Margarita Cadenas & Somaye Hesari Script Christopher Seward Script Margarita Cadenas Prodicer Mostafa Elmifard Producer Heather White Producer Margarita Cadenas

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International Fiction International First Feature International Documentary Film Title WEDNESDAY 11JULY In The Aisles Retablo Generation In Den Gängen Wealth

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 15:45 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 16:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 18:00 2018 / Germany / 125min 2017 / Denmark, Norway & Peru / 2018 / USA / 106min 101min

After the shy and reclusive Christian High on a remote mountainside of For the past 25 years, acclaimed loses his job, he starts to work for a Peru, 14-year-old Segundo is being photographer and filmmaker Lauren wholesale market. Bruno from the groomed to follow his father’s Greenfield has traveled the world, beverage aisle takes him under his footsteps in the traditional folk art of documenting with ethnographic wing and quickly becomes a fatherly making retablo – crafting intricate, precision, and an artist’s sensitivity, friend. artisan story boxes depicting religious a vast range of cultural moments “Debut feature director “As lovingly assembled as “A stunningly deeply Thomas Stuber brings a its titular hand-crafted resonant documentary.” world alive between the altars, and as strikingly — RogerEbert.com aisles, with movements, detailed as its stunning language and turf wars Peruvian Andes backdrop.” all of its own.” — Screen Daily — WF

In the aisles Christian meets scenes everyday events. Segundo is and movements. Yet, after so much “Sweets” – Marion – and is instantly becoming restless, realising that the searching, she realised that much smitten by her mysterious charm. The weight of the family legacy will keep of her work pointed at one uniting coffee machine becomes their regular him on the mountain forever. Segundo phenomenon: wealth culture. meeting point and the two start to get will come to face the raw reality of With her new film, Generation to know each other. this deeply religious and conservative Wealth, Greenfield puts the pieces Christian becomes a member of the landscape, as well as a more profound of her life’s work together for an wholesale market family and his days connection with his father than he’d incendiary investigation into the of driving forklifts and stacking shelves ever imagined. pathologies that have created mean much more to him than meets the richest society the world has the eye. Winner: Berlin International Film Festival ever seen.

Winner: Berlin International Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International FIlm Festival, SXSW, CPH: DOX, Shefﬁeld Doc Fes Director Thomas Stuber Director Alvaro Delgado Aparicio L. Script Clemens Meyer & Script Alvaro Delgado Aparicio L. Thomas Stuber & Héctor Gálvez Producers Fabian Maubach & Producers Enid Pinky Campos, Álvaro Director Lauren Greenfield Jochen Laube Delgado-Aparicio L. & Iris Roca Rey P. Script Lauren Greenfield Cast Franz Rogowski, Peter Kurth & Cast Junior Béjar Roca, Amiel Cayo & Producers Frank Evers Sandra Huller Magaly Solier & Wallis Annenberg

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Irish Documentary Irish Documentary Film Title WEDNESDAY 11JULY

Northern Exposure Galway on Film Unquiet Graves Camino Voyage

Wed 11 July / Town Hall Theatre / 16:00 Wed 11 July / Town Hall Theatre / 18:00 2018 / Ireland & UK / 75min 2018 / Ireland / 98min

Unquiet Graves: The story of the Glenanne Gang details how A crew, including a writer, two musicians, an artist members of the RUC and UDR (a British Army regiment), and a stonemason embark on the Camino by sea, in a were centrally involved in the murder of over 120 innocent traditional boat they built themselves, on an inspiring civilians during the recent conflict in Ireland. This film detail and dangerous 2,500km modern day Celtic odyssey all how members worked hand in hand with known sectarian the way from Ireland to Northern Spain. They rowed murderers in the targeted assassinations of farmers, from Ireland in the ‘Naomhóg’ (a traditional West Kerry shopkeepers, publicans and other civilians in a campaign rowing currach/boat) following the coastal routes of aimed at terrorising the most vulnerable in society. their ancestors.

“Foregrounds the personal cost of conﬂict “If you weren’t a bit mad, you wouldn’t do transformation in the North to victims anything. Truer words spoken in a doc that of sectarian violence.” exempliﬁes Irish adventure and endurance.” — WF — WF

Now known as the Glenanne Gang, the group of killers Pulling into coastal towns and villages en route, camping rampaged through counties Tyrone and Armagh, and across and cooking as they went, this eclectic crew forged many into the Irish Republic in a campaign that lasted from July new friendships; surprising those they met with a boat that 1972 to the end of 1978. seemed to come straight out of the Middle Ages. Every community that they have connected with opened World Premiere their doors and their hearts, and the men have, in exchange, inspired them with courage, endurance, storytelling, music, The director will attend poetry and song in a coming together of people in the most fundamental and ancient of ways.

The director will attend

Director Seán Murray Script Seán Murray Producer Seán Murray Cast Stephen Rea, Chris-Patrick Simpson, Paddy Buchanan Director Dónal Ó Céilleachair Buchanan, Kathleen Bridget Murphy & Chris McMahon Producers Dónal Ó Céilleachair & Martina Durac

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Irish First Feature International Fiction Irish Documentary

Galway on Film WEDNESDAY 11JULY Sooner or Rust Lomax in Later Ferrugem Éirinn

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 18:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 18:00 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 20:00 2017 / Ireland / 93min 2018 / Brazil / 100min 2018 / Ireland / 52min

Thaddeus and Sally are sick of the Tati and Renet are high school students Clannad’s Pól Brennan explores how nursing home, so the two decide to who share an instant connection over American song collector Alan Lomax take matters into their own hands and social media that deepens during a came to Ireland on the first stop of a escape to a cottage on the Kerry coast. class trip. Their nascent relationship mission to save the folk music of the There, they will have a nice, enjoyable screeches to a halt the very next day world. That trip resulted in the first LP weekend, and then they’re going to though, once Tati discovers that her of Irish traditional music – an album commit suicide. lost phone has resulted in the leaking that sowed the seeds of the Irish “This no-budget feature “A squarely crafted “An exquisite reminder of from Galway ﬁlmmaking cautionary tale about the value of music, and collective Project Spatula is growing disconnect and Irish music in particular.” a disarmingly charming and blistering ignorance.” — WF promising debut.” — Screen Anarchy — WF

Thaddeus invites her of an intimate video to the entire school. traditional music revival in the 1970s. granddaughter Alice to the cottage. Desperate for answers and Lomax realised the music of the Little does she know, Thaddeus’ frustrated at the shaming that ensues, most marginalised people was as new flame, Sally, is coming. More Tati tries to hold her head high even powerful as the highest form of art importantly, Alice has no ideas of the as her resolve threatens to crumble. and, inspired by two new inventions suicide plans. But when a postman Simultaneously, Renet grapples of the 1940s, he devised a plan to save delivers an urn engraved with their with instability at home, where his the music of the world. names, Alice begins asking questions. separated parents vie for control over what is best for their children, and World Premiere World Premiere their fragmented parenting starts to take its toll. The director and Clannad will attend The cast and crew will attend Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film Festival, Seoul International Women’s Film Festival

Director Luke Morgan Script Conor Quinlan & Peter Shine Director Aly Muritiba Producers Gerard McAuliffe & Script Aly Muritiba & Jessica Candal Ryan Keane Producer Antônio Junior Cast Aeneas O’Donnell, Cast Tifanny Dopke, Giovanni Di Director Declan McGrath Anna O’Donnell, Peter Shine & Lorenzi, Pedro Inoue, Enrique Diaz, Script Felim McDermott Muireann Ni Raghlaigh Clarissa Kiste & Dudah Azevedo Producer Declan McGrath

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International Fiction International Fiction Film Title WEDNESDAY 11JULY

Out on Film BlacKkKlansman Wild Nights With Emily Wed 11 July / Town Hall Theatre / 20:15 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 20:15 2018 / USA / 128min 2018 / USA / 84min

It’s the early 1970s, and Ron Stallworth is the first African- Molly Shannon plays Emily Dickinson in this dramatic American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police comedy. The poet’s persona, popularised since her death, Department. Determined to make a name for himself, he became that of a reclusive spinster – too sensitive for this bravely sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and world. This film explores Emily’s vivacious, irreverent side expose the Ku Klux Klan. The young detective soon recruits that was covered up for years – most notably her lifelong a more seasoned colleague, and together they team up to romantic relationship with another woman, Susan Ziegler. take down the extremist hate group. After Emily died, a rivalry emerged when her brother’s mistress, along with editor T.W. Higginson, published a “A movie of raw anger and sadness.” “Best Lesbian Comedy in Years.” — Screen International — IndieWire

Winner: Cannes Film Festival book of Emily’s poems. You will never look at Dickinson the same way again.

Ofﬁcial Selection: SXSW, Edinburgh International Film Festival

The director will attend

Director Spike Lee Script Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee Director Madeleine Olnek Producers Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Raymond Mansfield, Script Madeleine Olnek Jordan Peele, Spike Lee & Shaun Redick Producers Casper Andreas, Max Rifkind-Barron, Cast Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Laura Harrier, Ryan Eggold, Anna Margarita Albelo & Madeleine Olnek John David Washington, Jasper Paakkonen, Corey Hawkins, Cast Molly Shannon, Amy Seimetz, Susan Ziegler, Paul Walter Hauser, Ashlie Atkinson, Alec Baldwin Brett Gelman, Sasha Frolova, Dana Melanie, & Harry Belafonte Jackie Monahan & Kevin Seal

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Irish Documentary Event Screening International Fiction

Focus on the UK What The Fleadh?! WEDNESDAY 11JULY The Science of A Year in Possum Ghosts Burgundy

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 20:00 Wed 11 July / Galmont Veranda Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 22:00 2018 / Ireland / 78min Lounge / 20:00 2018 / UK / 90min France & USA / 91min

Director Niall McCann’s observational What lies within the rhythm of a Philip is a children’s entertainer with a drama centres on well-known Irish year? The vines bud, grow leaves and troubled past. Together with Possum, musician Adrian Crowley. tendrils, and are trained and cared for. the hideous hand puppet he keeps While being interviewed by a They make grapes, and a small, diligent concealed inside a black leather case, film crew for his latest album, an army of hands comes to carry them he returns to his childhood home interruption causes Adrian to ponder away. The stripped vines die back, dry compelled to confront his demons. and brown, and turn to brush. The “A music biopic that brush is burned, going into the wind as “A dark and unsettling embraces the artifice of a curl of smoke and into the ground as horror that is perhaps not filmmaking, and seeks ash. This is A Year in Burgundy. a complete departure, but to blur the line between more like a promise realised, Presented in association with filmmaker and subject.” Thomas Woodberrys, the Fleadh from the creator of Garth — WF is proud to present this unique, Marenghi’s Darkplace.” synaesthetic wine-and-cinema — WF experience, featuring a carefully curated selection of quality wine... with a twist. – what would a film about his life be Philip discovers that ridding himself like? Could it ever really reflect who he of Possum is no easy task. When his is? His imagination takes him – and the attempts to destroy the demonic audience – on a journey as he becomes puppet fail, Philip suspects Maurice, a ghost visiting his own life; past, his cruel stepfather, of manipulating present and future. What emerges is Possum to cause him further fear and a humorous and original take on the distress. Uncovering dark secrets from power of storytelling. his past, Philip discovers that the real demon lurks much closer to home. The director and Adrian Crowley will attend Official Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival

The director will attend

Director Niall McCann Script Adrian Crowley & Niall McCann Producers Niall McCann, Matthew Director Matthew Holness Boyd & Darren Bolger Script Matthew Holness Cast Adrian Crowley, Kevin Barry, Director David Kennard Producers James Harris, Mark Lane, Radie Peat, Brigid Mae Power Script David Kennard Robert Jones & Wayne Marc Godfrey & Crash Ensemble Producer David Kennard Cast Sean Harris & Alun Armstrong

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International Fiction Irish First Feature International Fiction Film Title

Framing Borders What The Fleadh?! Out On Film WEDNESDAY 11JULY Tourists The Devil’s The Heiresses Doorway Las Herederas

Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 22:00 Wed 11 July / Town Hall Theatre / 22:30 Wed 11 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 22:30 2017 / Poland / 72min 2018 / UK / 76min 2018 / Brazil, France, Germany, Paraguay & Uruguay / 95min

How can we truly and effectively In the autumn of 1960, Father Thomas Asuncion, Paraguay, 2012. The meet the residents of distant cultures? Riley and Father John Thornton were Heiresses is the story of a woman Is understanding between us even sent by the Vatican to investigate a from a prosperous social background. possible? Does tourism target or miraculous event in an Irish home She had inherited enough money to threaten poor countries, or is it for “fallen women”, They uncovered live comfortably, but, at 60 years perhaps still the only system we can something much more horrific old she realizes that her inherited “An experimental and visual Aislinn Clarke’s debut is a “The Heiresses is the kind treat, weaving tourists’ found-footage horror that of story Hollywood doesn’t personal recordings into an continues the current wave tell anymore.” absorbing tapestry.” of genre-invigorating horror — Seattle Times — WF pictures directed by women.” — WF

count on? And what will come next however, as their attention turned to money is gone. This new reality alters after mass tourism? a 16-year-old pregnant girl exhibiting the balance in which she has been Tourists follows travelling groups signs of demonic possession. living and forces her to transform a of people, sharing their personal video world that, until then, had seemed recordings from places such as India, Ofﬁcial Selection: Seattle International motionless. Cuba and Ethiopia. Their trance-like Film Festival footage leads us through the banality Winner: Berlin International of ubiquitous coverage to suddenly The director will attend Film Festival confronting the most amazing images, shot from truly unique perspectives.

Ofﬁcial Selection: New Horizons Film Festival Director Marcelo Martinessi Script Marcelo Martinessi Producers Julia Murat, Fernando Epstein, Agustina Chiarino, Marcelo Director Aislinn Clarke Martinessi, Hilde Berg, Christoph Directors Mateusz Romaszkan & Marta Producers Martin Brennan, Katy Friedel, Xavier Rocher, Sebastian Peña Wojtowicz-Wcislo Jackson & Michael B. Jackson & Marina Perales Script Zuzanna Solakiewicz Cast Lalor Roddy, Ciaran Flynn & Cast Ana Brun, Margarita Irún Producer Kuba Kosma Helena Bereen & Ana Ivanova

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Congratulates Miriam Allen and the entire team on achieving 30 wonderful years of the Galway Film Fleadh.

We are proud to be associated with Irish film and we value the opportunity the Fleadh gives us to connect with Irish filmmakers year on year.

Here’s to the next 30 years !

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Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00

The first programme in our series of live-action shorts presents nine films in a mix of traditional narrative and experimental storytelling. This programme features work from debut filmmakers and more established directors.

The 11th Sisters in Arms Troubles THURSDAY 12JULY Buttered Up Rapacious Troubles Buttered Up tells the story of a Fearing capture for sins of a rapacious A troubled traditional Irish musician daring housewife who embarks on past, a man comes face to face with his re-enters the fold after a long absence. an improbable journey to explore greatest transgression. An emotionally stunted friend wants the mysterious underworld of Director Eamonn Keane (Debut) to offer an apology. When words fail domesticity. She undergoes an unusual Producers Jason O’ Sullivan them both, music is all they have to metamorphosis while performing a & Eamonn Keane bring them together. feat of slippery escapology. Country Ireland Director Jonathan Harden Director Áine Phillips (Debut) Producer Jonathan Harden Producer Áine Phillips Sisters in Arms Country Northern Ireland Country Ireland A female police anti-terrorist squad arrive at a remote village in Northern The American Wake The 11th Pakistan to question the villagers Born and raised on Inis Mór, 17-year- It’s the 11th, and Fisher has returned (mostly women) about men that they old Honora Parson’s way of life is to try and make amends with his are looking for. Before leaving, they challenged when she receives a daughter. In doing so he is forced to are attacked by three Taliban men who letter from her sister inviting her to confront his past and his wrongdoings. escape, but not before capturing one immigrate to New York. Now, Nora This is a film about place, masculine of them. is faced with a choice: stay in the identity, forgiveness and vulnerability. Director Jessica O’Sullivan (Debut) home that she knows, or leave for an Director Naomi Waring Producer Sarah Saifi unknown life in America. Producers Stuart Drennen & Country Pakistan Director Kevin Quinn Kevin Barnett Producers Kevin Quinn & Country UK Just Molly & Me Jordan-Lee McGrath Molly, a fragile 80-year-old, and Peter, Country US Dead Beat a tortured young man, find solace in An ageing punk rocker returns to his the most difficult of circumstances. Go Home hometown in order to get his band Director Mary Lee-Woolf (Debut) Battling between reason and delusion, back together for one last gig. Producers Fionnula Flanagan, Siofra takes us on a visceral journey Directors Alastair Cummings Shirine Best & Fiz Oliver through the troubled inner workings & Richard Power Country UK of a young woman’s mind. Go Home is Producer Heather Colohan a conceptual spoken word piece that Countries Ireland & UK deals with grief and self-reflection by merging realism and surrealism. Director Shane Robinson (Debut) Producers Emma Foley & Tamryn Reinecke Country Ireland

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Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 12:00

A collection of short documentaries featuring intimate portrayals of both subject and artist. This programme takes us on a nostalgic journey to times past, while examining how traditional walls are broken down by the modern status quo.

THURSDAY 12JULY Hope - The Story of Yes For When I Die Console My Heart

Hope - The Story of Yes The Last Miner Console My Heart A first person account from the man Jim Power, the last man left working This film is an intimate portrait who steered the Yes Campaign in the in his father’s failing coal mine, is faced of Veronica that delves into her 1998 referendum on the Good Friday with a difficult decision. Will he keep experiences as an asylum seeker, Agreement. Quintin Oliver reveals the working the tunnels alone in the job he and her future aspirations to be an highs and lows, and reflects on peace was brought up to do, or move on to an opera singer. 20 years on. uncertain future? Director James Ward Director Grace Sweeney (Debut) Director Luke Brabazon Producer Will Smith Producer Stephen Douds Producer Luke Brabazon Country Ireland Country Northern Ireland Country Ireland Mother & Baby Faoin gCeann Tuí For When I Die Revealing the children’s perspectives (Under the Thatch) Jennifer Sleeman is going to die. But and including powerful archive, this Seán Ó Ciardha’s first documentary we all die. How to accept and prepare documentary offers a painful yet follows the filmmaker as he relives the for death is something we don’t want cathartic insight into the cruel business remarkable story that started it all – to talk about much. Jennifer has no of Mother & Baby Homes. the day a BBC television crew came to such problem – even going so far as to Director Mia Mullarkey his ancestral home in Connemara in the buy her own coffin. This documentary Producer Alice McDowell 1960s. Now, 60 years later, a camera explores Jennifer’s outlook on what a Country Ireland crew returns to revisit the day. good life and a good death mean to her. Director Seán Ó Ciardha (Debut) Director Paul Power (Debut) Producers Seán Ó Ciardha Producer Paul Power & Oisín Mistéil Country Ireland Country Ireland Xavier Corbero: Portrait Smithy & Dickie of an Artist in Winter In the 1940s, Margo’s future husband Just before passing away in April 2017, Dickie, nicknamed her “Smithy” and Catalan sculptor Xavier Corbero opened wooed her with countless love letters up his home for the first and last film – which she still has. Smithy & Dickie to be made about him. A glimpse into celebrates old love letters while the universe of a genius which included questioning how the current digital age friendships with Dali, Picasso and is potentially obliterating any record of Antonio Gades, and in which he created our most precious moments. his final oeuvre, his home in Esplugues, Director Hannah Quinn a work of art in itself. Producers Hannah Quinn Director Nathalie Biancheri & Michela Orlandi Producer Nathalie Biancheri Country Ireland Countries Ireland, Italy, Spain & UK

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Irish Documentary International Fiction Film Title

Fleadh Families The Man Who Cold November Wanted to Fly Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 12:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 12:00 2018 / Ireland / 82min 2017 / USA / 91min THURSDAY 12JULY

Five years in the making, produced by award-winning indie Deep in the wilderness of rural Middle America, Loosehorse and funded by both the Irish Film Board & RTÉ, 12-year-old Florence is eager to undergo a rite of this story proves that sometimes it takes faith to take flight. passage – her first deer hunt. A tradition passed down Bobby Coote left school at 13 and spends most of his through many generations of women in her family, time in his back shed fixing clocks and making violins, but the act of killing a deer symbolises the transition into he has never lost sight of a lifelong dream to fly. He has cut adulthood. As Florence is taught how to shoot a gun a runway in a neighbour’s field and even built a hangar. And and skin a deer, she gains a deeper understanding of now he’s using his life savings to buy a plane! life and death.

“An intimate portrayal of a pair of “An earnest coming-of-age picture to octogenarians who refuse to be left challenge preconceptions of what a behind in a fast-changing world.” girly ﬁlm looks like.” — WF — WF

He gets no encouragement from his brother Ernie – When she finds herself alone during a hunt, expectations another octogenarian in the Coote household, who thinks dissolve into chaos as she must rely on her instinct and the whole thing is mad. But Bobby is determined to get training to face becoming an adult. airborne, even if it’s the last thing he does. Ofﬁcial Selection: CPH: PIX, Woodstock Film Festival World Premiere

The director will attend

Director Karl Jacob Director Frank Shouldice Producer Jessica Bergen Producers Trisha Canning & Cast Bijou Abas, Karl Jacob, Cormac Hargaden Anna Klemp & Heidi Fellner

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Irish Documentary International Documentary Irish Documentary

Fleadh Featurettes #Resist Coast to Coast The The Image Carnivore’s You Missed Dilemma

Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 12:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 13:30 Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 14:00 2017 / Ireland / 57min 2018 / France / 70min 2018 / France, Ireland & USA / 73min THURSDAY 12JULY

The Coast to Coast journey begins at Prize-winning investigative journalist Drawing on over 30 years of unique the mouth of the Boyne in Mornington and filmmaker Benoît Bringer asks and never-before-seen imagery, The on Ireland’s Ancient East. A group of disturbing questions about what is Image You Missed is a documentary- walkers follow the river for four days hidden behind every slice of ham, essay film that weaves together a – nearly to its source – before meeting every steak and every fillet of fish we history of the Northern Irish Troubles the Grand Canal at Edenderry. The consume. Bringer is on a universal with the story of a son’s search for his route then continues on to cross the quest to meet the pioneers of a new father. In the process, the film creates Shannon at Portumna before entering way of farming, respectful of the a candid encounter between two

“One of a number of ﬁlms “A journalistic investigation “A beautiful meditation this year documenting into industrialised farming on fathers and sons that the endurance of Irish that offers some sustainable reaches across the void of characters.” alternatives.” time through the medium — WF — WF of ﬁlm.” — WF

the east. Travelling through southern animals, the planet and the people, filmmakers born into different political Galway, the walkers go through Gort which questions the moral and moments, revealing their contrasting and Lough Graney before negotiating sustainable dimension of our experiences of Irish nationalism and the Burren. The last leg of this eating habits. the competing claims of personal and mammoth walk is the sighting of the political responsibility. Atlantic as the weary group reach their final destination, the Cliffs of Moher. Ofﬁcial Selection: International Film Festival Rotterdam, CPH: DOX World Premiere The director will attend The director will attend

Director Donal Foreman Script Donal Foreman Producers Donal Foreman, Nicole Brenez & Philippe Grandrieux Director Siún O’Connor Director Benoît Bringer Cast Donal Foreman, Arthur Maccaig, Producer Siún O’Connor Producer Benoît Bringer Maeve Foreman & Ernest Larsen

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Irish Fiction Event Screening International Documentary Film Title

Northern Exposure Framing Borders Good Favour Hear My Voice Soufra Free-of-charge

Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 14:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 14:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 15:00 2018 / Belgium, Denmark, Ireland & 2018 / UK / 23min 2017 / Lebanon & USA / 73min Netherlands / 101min THURSDAY 12JULY

A teenage stranger welcomed into a Hear My Voice is a cinematic tribute to Soufra follows the inspirational story household in a devout Christian village those who suffered loss as a result of of intrepid social entrepreneur, Mariam gradually reveals his mysterious the Northern Irish conflict (1968-1998). Shaar – a refugee who has spent motives – and what seem to be Timed to mark the 20th anniversary of her entire life in the Burj El Barajneh magical powers. He emerges from the Good Friday Agreement, the refugee camp south of Beirut, dense woods looking like he survived film is inspired by artist Colin Lebanon. a shipwreck. All his hosts are able to Davidson’s elegiac exhibition of This film follows Mariam and a ascertain is that his name is Tom, he paintings, Silent Testimony. diverse team of fellow refugee women

“Daly succeeds at imagining “In this short art doc, “A feel-good doc that’s clear- the hardship and tarnished director Brendan Byrne eyed and grounded in tough idealism of a religious genuinely captures the realities.” community.” beauty of Colin Davidson’s — The Hollywood Reporter — Variety paintings, as his paintings, in-turn, capture the human beauty of their subjects. ” is 17, has no family, and has a nasty as they set out to change their fate by wound on his side. In this village, no The film gives a voice to those launching a catering company and then one in need is turned away, but who is citizens who are still paying the price expanding its reach outside the camp this outsider? of Northern Ireland’s peace today, with a food truck business. Together, their experiences as relevant to those they heal through the unifying power Ofﬁcial Selection: Toronto International in other cauldrons of conflict such as of food, while taking their future into Film Festival Syria, Iraq and Rohinga. their own hands.

The director will attend Director Brendan Byrne and artist Ofﬁcial Selection: Berlin International Colin Davidson will attend this special Film Festival short film presentation and discussion, in honour of the victims represented Director Rebecca Daly and to mark the 20th anniversary of Script Rebecca Daly & Glenn The Good Friday Agreement. Montgomery Tickets are available free-of-charge. Producers John Keville, Conor Barry, Director Thomas Morgan Benoit Roland, Monica Hellstrom, Signe Script Thomas Morgan & Byrge Sorensen & Marleen Slot Mohamed El-Manasterly Cast Vincent Romeo, Lars Brygmann, Director Brendan Byrne Producers Thomas Morgan, Clara Rugaard, Alexandre Willaume, Producers Trevor Birney Kathleen Glynn, Trevor Hall Victoria Mayer & Helena Coppejans & Andrew Tully & Craig Piligian

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Irish Documentary International First Feature International Animation

Northern Exposure Focus on the UK The Life After Obey Tehran Taboo

Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 15:45 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:15 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 16:30 2018 / Ireland & Northern Ireland / 2018 / UK / 97min 2017 / Austria & Germany / 97min 89min THURSDAY 12JULY

3,532 people were killed and 47,541 The clashing of two very different The lives of three strong- injured as a result of The Troubles in worlds results in a tragic love story willed women and a young Northern Ireland. set against a back drop of violent musician cross paths in Tehran’s For the people of Northern Ireland, social unrest. schizophrenic society where sex, conflict became a part of the daily adultery, corruption, prostitution narrative. Amidst the headlines and and drugs coexist with strict rhetoric, ordinary people were being religious law. “An interesting approach “Obey is a well-directed, “Using skillful, involving to documenting intimate well-acted ﬁlm that cleverly storytelling and beautifully accounts of loss to meshes news footage of executed rotoscoped The Troubles.” the riots with staged photography, director Ali — WF ﬁctional scenes.” Soozandeh creates a world — The Guardian of intersecting urban miseries and challenges.” — RogerEbert.com

killed. This is not the story of politicians Ofﬁcial Selection: Tribeca Film Festival In this bustling modern or terrorists, it’s the story of the metropolis, avoiding prohibition mothers, sisters and daughters who T’Nia Miller will attend has become an everyday sport, kept life going as everything around and breaking taboos can be a them crumbled. means of personal emancipation. As we approach the 50th anniversary of the conflict, their message of peace and reconciliation feels as relevant as ever.

World Premiere

The directors will attend

Director Jamie Jones Director Ali Soozandeh Script Jamie Jones Producers Frank Geiger, Ali Samadi Director Brian Hill & Niamh Kennedy Producers Emily Jones & Ross Williams Ahadi, Mark Fencer, Armin Hofmann, Script Nick Laird Cast Marcus Rutherford, Sophie Antonin Svoboda & Bruno Wagner Prorucers Niamh Kennedy, Kennedy Clark, T’Nia Miller, Sam Gittins Cast Elmira Rafizadeh, Zar Amir Alan Maher & Brian Hill & James Atwell Ebrahimi & Arash Marandi

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A new programme of the best in short ﬁlmmaking from across the world. This programme of Irish premieres features a selection of documentary, live-action and animated ﬁlms.

Prisoner of Society The View From Up Here Sam Did It THURSDAY 12JULY

Uzma the Greatesst What Happened to Evie The Right Night

Prisoner of Society Lila and ask for something that will Sam Did It Prisoner of Society is an intimate definitely put their cohabitation at risk. Sam loves his job working in a journey into the world and mind of a Director Marco Calvani morgue, almost as much as he loves young transgender woman trapped Producers Dean Ronalds, Emanuela his celebrity idol, Alfred Molina. So, between personal desire for freedom Galliussi & Bruno Levy when Alfred Molina arrives on Sam’s and the traditional expectations of her Countries US & France cold hard slab – the potential victim of parents amid the growing tensions some nefarious seals – Sam’s world is provoked by LGBTQ politics in Georgia. What Happened to Evie thrown into chaos and despair. Director Rati Tsiteladze What happened to Evie is a tale of Director Dominic Burgess Producers Rati Tsiteladze culpability and horror that asks the Producers Natalie Britton, Casey Graf & Nino Varsimashvili audience to constantly connect the & Ari Schneider Country Georgia dots through a girl’s fractured and Country US distorted memories of a sexual assault. Uzma the Greatest Director Kate Cheeseman The Right Night Quiet, smart and touching, Uzma Producer Georgina French Sacha lives alone in his car by the river. the Greatest is a short film that Country UK One day he’s walking, as usually, along tackles American immigrant culture the cemetery walls, when his path is through the lens of one woman’s Fire in Cardboard City disrupted by Sam, who’s sitting alone, solo journey into Manhattan to Cardboard City is on Fire! The worst staring into space. This bittersweet replace her broken television. thing that could possibly happen has tale describes the encounter of two Director Christopher Hawthorne happened. Only Fire Chief John McCard lost souls and tackles the question of Producer Miriam Naggar and his trusty deputies can save life and death in a light-hearted and Country US the citizens of Cardboard City from quirky tone. annihilation. Director Jeremias Nussbaum The View From Up Here Director Phil Brough Producer Jeremias Nussbaum Claire and Lila are neighbours. They Producers Orlando Stewart Country France both live in the same building and see & Matt Heath each other every day, but they hardly Country New Zealand know each other’s names. Until today, when Claire decides to pay a visit to booking 091 569777 45 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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Event Screening his year, the Fleadh takes to the road with a programme of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive, celebrating the life and legacy of Yeats’ great Tfriend and co-founder of Ireland’s national theatre, Augusta Lady Gregory. The films will be presented in Thoor Ballylee, the tower she found for Yeats and 8 his new wife, George, and where he and his family spent many summers. Close by is Coole Park where, under Lady Gregory’s steadfast and welcoming spirit, poets, playwrights, painters and artists from every background – Yeats, Shaw, Synge, Hyde, O’Casey – created a renaissance of Irish literary, artistic and political thinking and action. The range of Lady Gregory’s talents was considerable: co-founder of the Abbey Theatre, translator, folklorist, theatre producer and Yeats’ collaborator. She was also an important, resolutely experimental dramatist in her own right.

The programme of short ﬁlms will include: Coole Park and Ballyee, The Workhouse Ward and Cradle of Genius. The programme will be introduced by Sunniva O’Flynn, Head of Irish Film Programming, IFI, and by Lelia Doolan, Yeats Thoor Ballylee THURSDAY 12JULY board member and former Artistic Director of the Abbey Theatre. There will be time afterwards for discussion and tea.

International First Feature Lucid Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 17:00 2018 / UK / 84min Actor's Forum

solated in a big city with no friends, young Zel simultaneously fears and craves intimacy. He has a pitiful obsession with dancer Jasmine and is caught spying Ion her by eccentric neighbour Elliot (Billy Zane), who offers to help him win her heart. Lust leads Zel on an intense subliminal adventure as Elliot teaches him how lucid dreaming can be used to practice the art of seduction. But, will Zel be able to charm Jasmine in reality? “A promising debut that elicits pitch perfect performances.” Focus on the UK — WF

Ofﬁcial Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival

The director and Laurie Calvert will attend

Director Adam Morse Script Adam Morse Producers Adam Morse & Adam Rose Cast Laurie Calvert, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Felicity Gilbert, Sadie Frost, Billy Zane, Cristian Solimeno & Katie Goldfinch

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International Fiction Irish Documentary

Mixtape Behold My Heart The Curious Works of Roger Doyle Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 18:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 18:30 THURSDAY 12JULY 2018 / USA / 82min 2018 / Ireland / 110min

There’s an unwritten rule in families that no two people can This documentary studies the life’s work of the “godfather go crazy at the same time. So, when Margaret, who’s always of Irish electronica,” Roger Doyle, and closely observes him been in control of her life, falls apart after the unexpected presenting one of his most ambitious musical projects to the loss of her husband, her teenage son, Marcus, is forced to general public – his first electronic opera. The film follows stomach his own grief and become the man of the house. Roger from August to November 2016 as he prepares for the After hitting rock bottom, Margaret scrambles to find staging of his opera, Heresy, in Dublin. the strength to be a mother again, following Marcus into the The opera is about Renaissance philosopher Giordano deep woods where he has gone to seek solace. Bruno, his trial for heresy at the Vatican, and his subsequent Out of their comfort zone and in the middle of nowhere, execution. Along the way, the film looks back at Roger’s

“An actors gift of a script, expertly realised “A doc that draws you in as efﬁciently as one by Joshua Leonard and Marisa Tomei, of Doyle’s minimalist compositions.” into a tender examination of grief.” — WF — WF

musical works and takes an audio-visual journey through the mother and son begin to find a new way forward. highlights of his musical output, which spans five decades World Premiere and ranges from classically influenced piano to notable Irish feature film scores, and wildly experimental electronica. Marisa Tomei will attend

World Premiere

The director will attend

Director Joshua Leonard Script Joshua Leonard, Rebecca Lowman Director Brian Lally Producers Mary Pat Bentel, Karrie Cox, Marcus Cox, Script Brian Lally Dave Hansen & Marisa Tomei Producer Brian Lally Cast Marisa Tomei, Charlie Plummer, Timothy Olyphant, Cast Roger Doyle, Olwen Fouéré & Mireille Enos & Emily Robinson Jeananne Crowley (Narrator)

48 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 Irish Fiction We Ourselves ThuFilm 12 July / Pálás Title Screen 3 / 19:00 2018 / Ireland / 97min

e Ourselves is an unconventional drama about isolation and belonging, about being alone with one’s own thoughts while being part of a Wshared experience, culture and nation. It takes us into the minds and hearts of a group of idealists and careerists as they take their separate paths in life. These people will tell you that they are the best of friends. “An unconventional drama that challenges the notion of a ‘talking heads’ ﬁlm.” — WF

They believe they are from the same country, yet in the privacy of a room, they are apart, alone and in a state of exile.

World Premiere THURSDAY 12JULY The director will attend

Director Paul Mercier Script Paul Mercier Producer Anne Gately Cast Caitríona Ennis, Gavin Drea, Seána Kerslake, Paul Reid, Catherine Walker, Aidan Gillen & Declan Conlon

International Fiction American Animals Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 20:15 2018 / USA / 117min

merican Animals is the extraordinary and thrilling true story of four friends who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art Aheists in U.S. history. Centring on unpredictable wild child Warren (Evan Peters) and aspiring artist Spencer (Barry Keoghan), two friends from the middle-class suburbs of Lexington, Kentucky, the film follows the duo through college life at separate universities, as adult pressures begin to weigh heavily on their futures. “American Animals is fascinating, funny and, in the end, deep.” — Washington Post

Realising their lives may never be important, they organize the brazen theft of some valuable books from the special collections library of Spencer’s college, including Audubon’s Birds of America, valued at $10 million. Enlisting two more friends, the gang meticulously plots the theft and subsequent fence of the stolen Director Bart Layton volumes, taking cues from popular heist movies. But the thieves’ plans go awry, Script Bart Layton placing their bright futures in limbo. Producers Katherine Butler, Dimitri Doganis, Derrin Schlesinger Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film Festival, True/False Film Festival, SXSW & Mary Jane Skalski Cast Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Director Bart Layton and Barry Keoghan will attend Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson & Ann Dowd booking 091 569777 49 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

International Fiction International Documentary International Fiction

Fleadh Funnies Mixtape Under Satan & Searching The Tree Adam Undir Trénu

Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 18:30 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 20:15 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 21:15 2017 / Denmark, Germany, Iceland 2017 / USA / 80min 2018 / USA / 101min & Poland / 89min THURSDAY 12JULY

Under the Tree is the story of a man In 1986, when harmonica player Adam After David Kim’s 16-year-old daughter who has to move back in with his Gussow asked if he could jam with one- goes missing, a local investigation is parents after his wife throws him man band Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee, it opened and a detective is assigned out. While he fights for custody of his was the beginning of an unforgettable to the case. But, 37 hours later and four-year-old daughter, he is gradually collaboration. This Jewish Ivy League without a single lead, David decides to sucked into a dispute between his graduate and black Mississippi blues search the one place no one has looked parents and their neighbours regarding man made an unlikely pair, but their yet, where all secrets are kept today – “Each character resonates “A feel good doc about an “Chaganty has found a new as a problematic individual enduringly symbolic act.” idiom for communicating not whose foolishness escalates — WF only the things we share, but ﬁrst into drama, then also those we keep hidden tragedy.” from the ones we love.” — Hollywood Reporter — Variety

an old and beautiful tree, which casts a musical stylings perfectly aligned. his daughter’s laptop. shadow over the neighbour’s lawn. After a celebrated debut record, In a hyper-modern thriller told via the duo rose to international acclaim, the technological devices we use every Winner: Fantastic Fest, Hamptons but their meteoric rise was cut day to communicate, David must trace International Film Festival short when Mr. Satan mysteriously his daughter’s digital footprints before disappeared. Satan & Adam captures she disappears forever. a miraculous journey of friendship, heartbreak and the transformative Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film power of music. Festival, Sydney Film Festival

Ofﬁcial Selection: Tribeca Film Festival

Director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Script Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson & Huldar Breiðfjörð Director Aneesh Chaganty Producers Grímar Jónsson, Sindri Páll Director V. Scott Balcerek Script Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian Kjartansson & Thor Sigurjónsson Script V. Scott Balcerek Producers Timur Bekmambetov Cast Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Edda & Ryan Suffern & Adam Sidman Björgvinsdóttir, Steinþór Hróar Producer Frank Marshall Cast John Cho, Debra Messing, Steinþórsson & Þorsteinn Bachmann & Ryan Suffern Joseph Lee, Michelle La & Sara Sohen

50 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 International First Feature Holiday FilmThu 12 July / Pálás Title Screen 1 / 20:45 2018 / Denmark, Netherlands & Sweden / 93min

oung and beautiful Sascha discovers her dream life of recklessness and fun comes at a price when she is welcomed into the ‘family’ of her Ydrug lord boyfriend at his holiday villa in the port city of Bodrum on the Turkish Riviera. Physical and psychological violence are a way of life in this volatile household, but when Sascha seeks the attention of another man, the velvet veneer is stripped to the bone. Is it possible that she could still leave this life of luxury and violence behind? “Impresses with its clinical construction and still, penetrating gaze into male violence.” — Variety

This trophy girlfriend leaves the sidelines to take centre stage in a story that looks sun-kissed, fun and sexy, until the tables are turned – much like its central character. THURSDAY 12JULY

Ofﬁcial Selectoin: Sundance Film Festival, Göteborg Film Festival Director Isabella Eklöf Script Johanne Algren & Isabella Eklöf The director will attend Producers David Sorensen, Jonas Kellagher, Trent & Simon Perry Cast Victoria Carmen Sonne, Lai Yde & Thijs Römer

International Fiction All Square Thu 12 July / Town Hall Theatre / 22:30 2018 / USA / 100min

ohn Zbikowski has seen it all, and that’s not necessarily a good thing. A small town bookie who isn’t very capable of collecting debts, he’s also losing Jcustomers to the Internet. He installs drywall to have a legitimate source of funds, and as one way to cover bad debts. He’s not cynical so much as wise; he’s learned that people like him don’t get much out of life and they’re likely to get hurt trying for more. “All Square is John Hyams’ blue collar scumbag tour.” — Birth.Movies.Death.

After reconnecting with an old flame and reluctantly getting involved with her young son, Brian, John helps the boy learn some of the fundamentals of baseball and masculinity. A promising baseball player in his youth, Zbikowski also begins to see real betting opportunities in Brian’s Little League games, given the intense parental emotion surrounding the sport. It works, for a while. Director John Hyams Script Timothy Brady The producer will attend Producers Jonathan Rosenthal, Jordan Foley, Michael Kelly, Yeardley Smith & Ben Cornwell Cast Michael Kelly, Jesse Ray Sheps, Josh Lucas, Pamela Adlon, Tom Everett Scott, & Isiah Whitlock Jr. booking 091 569777 51 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh IFTN proudly supports the Galway Film Fleadh

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International First Feature International First Feature International Documentary Film Title

What the Fleadh?! Out on Film We Dead in a Tranny Fag Wij Week (or Your Money Back)

Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 22:15 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 23:00 Thu 12 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 23:00 2018 / Netherlands / 90min 2018 / UK / 89min 2018 / Brazil / 75min THURSDAY 12JULY

During a scorching summer in a William, for the first time in his Tranny Fag is a feature-length Belgian-Dutch border village, eight life, feels a weight lifted. After documentary portraying the life of teenagers play games of discovery many failed suicide attempts, a Brazilian transsexual singer called to break the listless monotony. They William decides to hire a hitman. Linn da Quebrada. She faces many challenge each other and themselves, Ageing hitman Leslie is a one-man prejudices coming from a very poor and pretty soon their sexual curiosity euthanasia clinic with a good heart, region of Sao Paulo, and also for starts to blur the lines between right but a shaky hand. being black. “A bold and explicit vision “A funny send-up of both sad “Cheeky melodrama in real- of hedonistic youth. An boys and aging assassins.” time portrait.” unapologetic debut.” — WF — The Guardian — WF

and wrong. As innocence is crushed After browsing through Leslie’s Linn’s funk music sounds like a gun in depraved games and sexual brochure “Your Death...Your Way” fired against machismo. With a strong exploitation, the teenagers soon turn William settles on “quick and painless.” and daring presence on stage, and into ruthless predators. With the contract signed, and the lyrics like “my black skin is my cloak of This raw and wild trip ask the promise from Leslie of “no garrotting”, courage” and “she doesn’t want a penis, question: what happens when a person William waits for the inevitable. she wants peace”, she constantly seeks crosses his or her own boundaries to discuss and fight paradigms and without seeing the consequences, or Official Selection: Edinburgh stereotypes. Linn is a super warrior wanting to see them? International Film Festival in Brazil – the country that most kills transsexuals in the world. Official Selection: International Film The director will attend Festival Rotterdam Official Selection: Berlin International Film Festival, Sheffield Doc Feat

Director Rene Eller Director Tom Edmunds Directors Claudia Priscilla & Kiko Script Rene Eller Script Tom Edmunds Goifman Producers Rene Eller & Julius Ponten Producers Daniel-Konrad Cooper & Script Claudia Priscilia, Linn Da Cast Aimé Claeys, Tijmen Govaerts, Nick Clark Windo Quebrada & Kiko Goifman Pauline Casteleyn, Maxime Jacobs, Cast Tom Wilkinson, Aneurin Barnard, Producer Evelyn Mab Friso Van Der Werf & Folkert Verdoorn Marion Bailey & Christopher Eccleston Cast Linn Da Quebrada

booking 091 569777 53 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Celebrating Irish Film at the 30th Galway Film Fleadh

Metal Heart I, Dolours

A Mother Brings Her Son To Be Shot The Man Who Wanted to Fly

Keepers of the Flame One Million American Dreams

The Life After Cellar Door

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Black 47 When All Is Ruin Once More

The Camino Voyage Don’t Go

Birthmarked Good Favour

The Belly of the Whale The Curious Works of Roger Doyle

Katie Taylor: The Comeback

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In our third programme of live-action shorts we explore the parallels of problems in a variety of settings: modern times to troubled pasts, urban and rural, natural and supernatural. Featuring student ﬁlm and work from more established directors, this programme hosts Irish talent and international co-productions from the UK and Canada.

That Old Feeling Early Days MOTHER Coco Dreams of Blue Early Days MOTHER Clodagh is a millennial. She doesn’t In the days following her return from Hardworking mam Grace has the want to deal with her issues. On hospital, new mother Kate is rocked by perfect happy family: a loving husband her way down from a tinder hook- post-natal trauma and hallucinations, and two wonderful children. But, when up, she gets trapped in an elevator. making her world increasingly hard her husband arrives home one day Then things get weird. The elevator to bear. Can anything pull her back to with a brand-new kitchen appliance, is stuck in a time loop. Clodagh is reality – before it’s too late? she slowly starts to realize that there forced to relive her memories and Director Nessa Wrafter (Debut) might not be room for both of them in face herself, literally. Producer Clancie Brennan this house. Director Caoimhe Clancy (Debut) Countries Ireland & UK Director Natasha Waugh

Producer Caroline Kealy Producer Sharon Cronin JULY 13 FRIDAY Countries Canada & Ireland Camlo Country Ireland A foreigner in a place he calls home, That Old Feeling Camlo lives a cyclical existence selling War Paint Daniel, a trumpet player whose best a daily newspaper when a chance The woman is an isolated, beautiful audience is his cows, must leave his encounter sets him on a journey. He narcissist. She has driven away her rural surroundings to search for the confronts stereotypical perceptions brother and is desperately searching uncle who inspired him, and the dream head on, and learns what it means to for a new ally. She finds one in Pima, which eludes him. be treated differently, challenging his a downtrodden girl desperate for Director Sean Maher (Debut) identity and acceptance as an outcast friendship. When the woman calls her Producer Cian Desmond of society. in the middle of the night with a grisly Country Ireland Director David Moody request, Pima comes running to her Producers Emma Mullen & new best friend. Crossmaglen Brian J. Falconer Director Nat Luurtsema After seeing his family blown apart Country UK Producer Diarmuid Hughes by an IRA bomb attack, young Conor Countries Ireland & UK Hurt is taken away to grow up in Manchester. In the aftermath of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Conor confesses to his role in the IRA to a reporter who is more involved in his past than she realises. Director Beau Ferris (Debut) Producers Lars Knudsen & Ethan Lazar Countries Canada & Northern Ireland

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International Documentary International Documentary International First Feature Film Title

UK Focus #Resist #Resist Fleadh Families Of Love Poisoning Old Boys and Law Paradise

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 12:00 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 12:00 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 12:30 2017 / France, Japan & UK / 94min 2017 / USA / 75min 2017 / Sweden & UK / 96min

Fumi and Kazu are partners in love Journey to the seemingly idyllic At all-boys boarding school and law – they run the first law firm world of native Hawaiians, whose Caldermount, if you’re not on the in Japan set up by an openly gay communities are surrounded by sports field, you’re a nobody. No one couple. As lawyers driven by their own experimental test sites for genetically knows this better than Amberson, a experience of being outsiders, they engineered seed corn and pesticides bookworm who’s been at the bottom attract a range of clients who reveal sprayed upwind of their homes, of the school’s social ladder for as long the hidden diversity of a country that schools, hospitals, and shorelines. as he can remember. “The fascinating and off-beat “Provides startling insight “A fun coming-of-age drama

cases lend this documentary into the depth of apathy of re-imagining Cyrano de JULY 13 FRIDAY the appeal of a drama the GMO industry.” Bergerac in an English written by David Kelly or — WF boarding school.” Robert & Michelle King.” — WF — WF

prides itself on collective obedience, Discover what’s at stake for Hawaii When the French teacher’s fiery politeness and conformity. Tired from local activists, scientific experts daughter Agnes arrives, Amberson’s of being silenced and made to feel and healthcare professionals as they life is turned upside down. He suddenly invisible, these lawyers and their expose the effects of environmental finds himself playing matchmaker for misfit clients expose and challenge the injustice on a local population. Join the Winchester, the handsome school- archaic status quo that deems them international debate about pesticides hero. Winchester has the looks to win second-class citizens. that is raging around the world, as over Agnes, but Amberson has the well as the people’s movement to wits. Will he have the courage to reveal Winner: Hong Kong International hold corporations and governments himself to Agnes and stand up for who Film Festival accountable. he really is?

Ofﬁcial Selection: Hawaii European Ofﬁcial Selection: Edinburgh Cinema Festival, Irvine International International Film Festival Film Festival The director will attend

Director Toby Macdonald Directors Keely Shaye Brosnan & Script Luke Ponte, Freddy Syborn Teresa Tico Producer Luke Morris Director Hikaru Toda Producers Pierce Brosnan, Cast Alex Lawther, Jonah Hauer-King, Producer Elhum Shakerifar Keely Shaye Brosnan & Teresa Tico Pauline Etienne & Denis Ménochet

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International First Feature Irish Documentary International Fiction

Framing Borders The Pigeon One Million Styx American Dreams

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 13:30 Fri 13 July / Town Hall Theatre / 13:45 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 14:15 2018 / Turkey / 76min 2018 / Ireland & UK / 90min 2017 / Austria & Germany / 94min

Only on the roof of his parents’ house Less than 16 miles from central Rike embodies a typically Western above the alleys of a slum in Adana Manhattan lies Hart Island, a 101-acre model of happiness and success. She is with his beloved pigeons, can Yusuf cemetery and the final resting place educated, confident, determined and find peace. Finding a foothold in the of over 1 million New Yorkers. This is committed. We see her everyday life as world outside is more difficult. the last stop on the cruel journey of an emergency doctor before she fulfils the city’s unclaimed dead. The city’s a long-held dream to sail out to sea Department of Correction employs alone. Her goal: Ascension Island in the inmates from nearby Rikers Island to Atlantic Ocean. “A beautiful art-house debut.” “A humanistic exposé of a “A lean and gripping FRIDAY 12JULY — WF scandal in plain sight.” realisation of the forced — WF helplessness one feels in the face of humanitarian crisis.” — WF

Ofﬁcial Selection: Berlin International carry out weekly interments. After a storm, she finds herself Film Festival One Million American Dreams near a stricken fishing boat. Around a follows four families trying to reconcile hundred people are about to drown. Winner: Soﬁa International Film Festival themselves to the tragic stories of Rike follows maritime law and radios their loved ones who ended up at the for help. As her request is going bottom of a Hart Island trench. nowhere, she is forced to make a fatal decision. World Premiere Winner: Berlin International Film The director will attend Festival

The director will attend

Director Wolfgang Fischer Script Wolfgang Fischer & Ika Künzel Producers Marcos Kantis, Martin Director Banu Sivaci Lehwald, Michal Pokorny, Alexander Producers Banu Sivaci & Mesut Ulutas Dumreicher-Ivanceanu & Bady Minck Cast Kemal Burak Alper, Ruhi Sari & Director Brendan Byrne Cast Susanne Wolff, Gedion Wekesa Michal Elia Kamal Producer Trevor Birney Oduor & Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda

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This selection of seven shorts ranges from modern drama and comedy to films celebrating the cinematic convergence of individual art forms. This programme features student film and work from more established filmmakers.

Her Name Is... The Gurney Skint

Boy Saint THE MUSIC ROOM Here’s Looking at You, Kid FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY

Her Name Is... The Gurney acknowledge her existence, the reality An isolated young woman moves The Gurney is a personal drama that of her situation sets in. Time is ticking erratically through the city at night. tells the story of death row warden as she decides to have an abortion but Cold, damaged and despondent, Albert Gilmore as he becomes doesn’t know which way to turn. she’s going somewhere with grim conflicted over the upcoming execution Director Tara O’Callaghan (Debut) determination. She passes various of young black woman Aleisha Edward. Producers Jack Cowhig & IADT urban inhabitants in a haze of Director Glenn Whelan Country Ireland ambiguity. The people, the lights, Producers Darrel-Kirk Lambert the sounds are tripwires that set off & Glenn Whelan Here’s Looking at You, Kid flashbacks of a man. It’s almost like Country UK 11-year-old Hubert deals with a recent she’s walking through an unpleasant tragedy the only way he knows how – dream. THE MUSIC ROOM by putting on the veneer of a private Directors Claire Byrne & Supported by his music teacher, young eye detective. Lydia McGuinness (Debut) Ben finds refuge from his warring Director Michael Lennox Producers Jo Halpin & Emma Wall parents in the most imaginative way Producer Sean Murray Country Ireland possible. His future depends on it. This Country Northern Ireland is a story about the inspirational power Boy Saint of music. The Overcoat When two adolescent boys become Director Mick Gordon (Debut) A lonely social outcast gets a glimpse aware of their budding sexuality they Producers Chris Parr & Kevin Jackson of what life is like for someone popular, uncover the pain and longing of the Country Northern Ireland but cannot let it go, even in death. human heart. Director Patrick Myles Director Tom Speers (Debut) Skint Producers Kate Turner & Mark Puddle Producer Cian Speers Shauna is an audacious young girl from Country UK Country Ireland Northside Dublin, forced to come to terms with the fact she is pregnant. When her ex-boyfriend won’t even

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UK Focus Fleadh Featurettes #Resist Fleadh Funnies Shelter Me RBG Funny Cow

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 15:00 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:30 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 17:00 2017 / Ireland / 64min 2018 / USA / 97min 2018 / UK / 102min

As the homeless problem in Ireland U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Funny Cow charts the rise of a female went unnoticed by those in power, the has created a breathtaking legal legacy comedienne through working men’s homeless, activists, celebrities and for women’s rights while becoming clubs and the stand-up circuit in 1970s the public all came together and took an unexpected pop culture icon. The and 1980s industrial Northern England. the law into their own hands. They personal and complex journey of this From her violent childhood to her broke into and took over an empty diminutive, quiet warrior’s rise to the turbulent adult relationships, she uses government building, Apollo House, nation’s highest court is revealed in this the raw material of her life experiences “A ﬂy-on-the-wall doc that “I left the theatre informed, “Peake is hypnotically

FRIDAY 12JULY brings you inside the Apollo inspired, and eager to go to belligerent as an ambitious House charitable mission on sleep at a normal hour.” club performer trampling Christmas, 2016.” — The New Yorker over prejudice and sticky — WF carpets on the 1970s comedy circuit.” — The Guardian

which was lying empty for years in inspiring portrayal. Now 84, Ginsburg to bring comedy to the stage. A Dublin’s City Centre. The public rallied, refuses to relinquish her passionate stand-up comedienne in an all-male and within a week bedding, heat, water duty, continues to have vigorous world, Funny Cow delivers tragedy and and food were supplied. dissenting opinions, and still shows off comedy in equal measure. Shelter Me is a story of defying her push-up workouts. Maxine Peake plays the role of a bureaucracy to reach out and help the lifetime as ‘Funny Cow’ with Tony Pitts less fortunate in our society. Ofﬁcial Selection: DOC NYC, Sundance as her violent soul mate ‘Bob’, Paddy Film Festival Considine acts as her middle class lover World Premiere ‘Angus’ and Stephen Graham plays her brother ‘Mike’. The director will attend The director will attend

Director Zahara Moufid Producers Zahara Moufid & Director Adrian Shergold Jim Sheridan Script Tony Pitts Cast Damien Dempsey, Jim Sheridan, Directors Betsy West & Julie Cohen Producers Kevin Proctor & Mark Dave Gibney, Glen Hansard, Producers Julie Cohen & Betsy West Vennis Matress Mick, Justin O’Malley, Hozier, Cast Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Gloria Cast Maxine Peake, Paddy Considine, Brendan Ogle & Dean Scurry Steinem & Nina Totenberg Stephen Graham & Tony Pitts

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Special Presentation Irish First Feature Around Here FilmFri 13 July / Town Title Hall theatre / 16:00 2018 / Ireland / 80min

ife in a small rural Irish community is a particular type of existence. Around Here focuses on the experiences of teenager Michael Murray and his family. LThe Murray’s run a farm and are generally dysfunctional, with limited communication. Paddy, Michael’s older brother, helps at home while Michael attends secondary school. Michael brings a sense of preoccupation into the outside world and it isn’t long before he receives unwanted attention. This comes in the form of a vulgar bunch of bullies. “An auspicious debut that is at once both a timeless portrait of rural Irish youth and evocative of a changing psyche.” — WF His efforts to garner any interest from Helen, the new girl in school, are sabotaged and ultimately he finds himself seeking some kind of direction by joining the local hurling club. Hurling Coach Carthy and his daughter, Helen, introduce some semblance of normality and Michael begins to get a sense of his identify. Gradually, Michael builds his confidence and continues to train, despite the Director Martin Beirne pressure from his father. The bullies get what’s coming to them and Michael gets Script Martin Beirne the attention he desperately seeks from Helen. The film culminates with Michael Producer Martin Beirne facing his biggest challenge: his family. Cast Conor Wallace, Emma Kearns, John Colleary, Dara Eaton, World Premiere Brid Ní Chumhall, Tim Landers, John Colleary & Tom O’Mahony The cast and crew will attend FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY

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A new programme of the best in short ﬁlmmaking from across the world. This programme of Irish premieres features a selection of documentary, live-action and animated ﬁlms.

Snow For Water SOG The Driver Is Red

2nd Class THE PRESIDENT’S VISIT JUCK FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY Snow for Water SOG The Driver Is Red This is the true story of two small After a flood, some fish get stuck in Set in Argentina, 1960, this true crime children dodging sniper bullets and some old trees and scream out sharply. documentary follows the story of mortar shells during the infamous Woken by the noise, the human-like secret agent Zvi Aharoni as he hunts siege of Sarajevo, so they can collect inhabitants of a nearby cave don’t feel down one of the highest ranking Nazi snow to have water when it melts. happy about the unintended gathering war criminals on the run. Director Christopher Villiers in their desolated land. Director Randall Christopher Producer Christopher Villiers Director Jonatan Schwenk Producers Randall Christopher Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Producer Jonatan Schwenk & Jared Callahan Country Germany Country US 2nd Class Charlotte has a new job as a second THE PRESIDENT’S VISIT JUCK grade teacher and gets attacked by a When a small coastal town of fishermen Juck is seeing one’s self, even if it’s Nazi while out on the town celebrating learns about the secret visit of the tough. Juck is not apologizing for with friends. When she returns to work President of the Republic to its local soap existing. Juck questions the positions after the hospital, she discovers one of shop, they embark on an everlasting of object & subject. Juck provokes, her pupils is the son of the Nazi. struggle of cleaning up and maintaining inspires and breaks norms. The film Director Jimmy Olsson the perfect image of their town. poses the question: what is femininity? Producer Jimmy Olsson Director Cyril Aris Directors Olivia Kastebring, Julia Country Sweden Producers Marc Fadel & Gumpert & Ulrika Bandeira Valerie Martinez Producer Dea Saračević Countries Lebanon, US & Qatar Country Sweden

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International Documentary International Fiction International Documentary

#Resist UK Focus For Vagina’s Madeline’s A Deal With Sake Madeline the Universe

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 16:30 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 19:30 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 19:30 2017 / South Korea / 84min 2018 / USA / 93min 2018 / UK / 88min

Women eat, sleep, and bleed. This Madeline is dedicated to her theatre In 2010, former BFI Flare programmer bleeding has been symbolized as workshop, much to the worry of her Jason Barker took to the stage mystery, impurity and inferiority. protective mother (Miranda July). sporting a rather impressive baby But this long-lasting taboo around She has become an integral part bump. But, while Jason’s pregnant menstruation has started to crack. of a prestigious, progressive and trans-male body was a thing of true Women all over the world raised experimental theatre troupe in the beauty, beneath the bump was a much their voices and NPR crowned 2015 city, one that emphasizes movement, bigger story dating back many years. “A cultural, historical and “Featuring a star-making “An incredible story, tenderly

FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY humorous contextualisation turn from newcomer Helena and intimately told.” of menstruation and the Howard, Josephine Decker’s — WF industry that’s been built ﬁlm deconstructs the very around it.” nature of a closed work — WF of art.” — Village Voice

as the Year of the Period. This wave commitment, and an intense focus on In his debut film, assembled entirely has arrived in Korea and women are authenticity. from home video footage which he and demanding their right to choose how When the workshop’s ambitious his partner Tracey shot over the course to bleed. For Vagina’s Sake follows the theatre director pushes teenage of a decade, Barker tells the fascinating history of bleeding and social issues in Madeline to weave her troubled story behind their journey to conceive. modern societies. history and rich interior world into their collective art, the lines between Official Selection: BFI Flare London LGBT Official Selection: Seoul International performance and reality begin to Film Festival Women’s Film Festival blur in surprising and potentially destructive ways. The director will attend Official Selection: Sundance Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival

Director Josephine Decker Script Josephine Decker Producers Krista Parris & Elizabeth Rao Cast Helena Howard, Molly Parker, Director Jason Barker Director Boram Kim Miranda July, Okwui Okpokwasili, Script Jason Barker Script Boram Kim Felipe Bonilla & Lisa Tharps Producer Loran Dunn

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Special Presentation Irish Documentary I,Film Dolours Title

Northern Exposure FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY

Fri 13 July / Town Hall Theatre / 18:00 , Dolours presents one woman’s story of life and death in the IRA, for whom 2017 / Ireland & Northern Ireland / the Good Friday Agreement brought no peace of mind. A member of a crack, 82min Isecret IRA unit run by Gerry Adams, Dolours Price led the first team to bomb the centre of London in 1973. Before this, she was a central figure in one of the most notorious and controversial IRA operations of The Troubles: the murder and dumping into unmarked graves of people whose violent deaths the IRA wished to keep secret – the so-called ‘disappeared’.

“Based on the infamous Boston Tapes interviews, this gravitational doc is, above all, a haunting portrait of radicalisation.” — WF

This documentary, based on lengthy interviews with Dolours Price and extensive reconstructions, tells the anguished story of one of the few women who rose to the top of the IRA only to be haunted by memories of what she had done to get there and the realisation that it had all been for naught. Long-held secrets are shared in this shocking story of radicalisation.

Ofﬁcial Selection: Hot Docs International Documentary Festival, Shefﬁeld Doc Fest

Director Maurice Sweeney The director will attend Script Maurice Sweeney & Ed Moloney Producers Nuala Cunningham & Ed Moloney Cast Lorna Larkin booking 091 569777 67 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

All Guddes léif Frënn ﬁr 30 Joer Zinema!

GUTLAND directed by Govinda van Maele produced by Les Films Fauves In competition – Best international ﬁrst feature #FilmFleadh30

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International First Feature GutlandFilm Title

Framing Borders FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 18:30 utland is a surrealist rural noir about a German thief who flees to a small 2017 / Belgium, Germany & Luxembourg / village in Luxembourg only to discover that the locals have secrets of their 107min Gown. Fusing pastoral crime thriller with ancient fable, Luxembourgish writer/director Govinda Van Maele’s fiction feature debut is handsome, mysterious, and spellbinding.

“An assured debut that seduces you with a rural mystery rolled out at a leisurely clip and offers our ﬁrst glimpse of the astonishing Vicky Krieps since her turn in Phantom Thread.” — WF

Gutland begins with the arrival of an outsider in the agricultural community of Schandelsmillen. Harvest season is already well underway, and Jens, a German drifter, is looking for work. He’s taken on as a farmhand, and taken off to bed by Lucy, a single mother who picks him up at the village beer hall. Taciturn and solitary by nature, Jens doesn’t ingratiate himself to the locals, yet they take an instant liking to him, bringing him along to parties, gifting him with a trumpet and inviting him to join the village band. Jens’ first days in his new home flow by with bucolic tranquillity, but over time he begins to unearth clues of Schandelsmillen’s shadowy side – just as the villagers slowly catch on to something shady about Jens’ past. Director Govinda Van Maele Script Govinda Van Maele Ofﬁcial Selection: Toronto International Film Festival Producers Gilles Chanial, Olivier Dubois & Melanie Blocksdorf The director and cast will attend Cast Frederick Lau & Vicky Krieps booking 091 569777 69 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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Special Presentation Irish First Feature CellarFilm Title Door FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY

Fri 13 July / Town Hall Theatre / 20:00 acing from young love to tortured loss and back again, this story follows 2018 / Ireland / 90min Aidie – a fighter inside and out – as she searches for her son while in the R grip of the Church. With a unique point of view on a familiar trauma, Cellar Door cuts deep into the character’s subjective experience – and exploration of love regained and loss relived.

“A layered, atmospheric and cathartic drama debut.” — WF

World Premiere

The director and cast will attend

Director Viko Nikci Script Viko Nikci Producers David Collins & Viko Nikci Cast Karen Hassan, Catherine Walker & Mark O’Halloran booking 091 569777 71 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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International Fiction International Fiction International Fiction Film Title

Mixtape Killing Jesus Steel Country Nico, 1988 Matar A Jesús

Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 20:30 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 21:00 Fri 13 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 21:45 2017 / Argentina & Colombia / 99min 2018 / USA / 90min 2017 / Belgium & Italy / 93min

Paula, a young Colombian student, Donald Devlin is a garbage man in Set between Paris, Prague, witnesses the cold-blooded murder of the former steel town of Harburgh, Nuremberg, Manchester, the Polish her father. After facing the inefficiency Pennsylvania. An autistic single father, countryside and the Roman seaside, of the police, she accidentally crosses Donny spends his days collecting the Nico, 1988 is a road movie dedicated paths with the hitman who did the job. trash of this one-horse town alongside to the last years of Christa Päffgen, Driven by her anger, frustration and his best friend Donna Reutzel. known by her stage name “Nico”. “A psychological drama “A fresh take on a “Surprisingly authentic, offering a window into backwoods mystery with with a zombie-pitch-

life in Medellín, as a career best performance perfect performance by JULY 13 FRIDAY inspired by the director’s from Andrew Scott.” Trine Dyrholm.” own experiences.” — WF — Variety — WF

pain, revenge seems to be her only When young Tyler Zeigler, a One of Warhol’s muses, singer for possible choice. But what if both of neighbourhood boy, goes missing, The Velvet Underground, and a woman them are just the victims of a violent Donny starts to fixate on finding out of legendary beauty, Nico lived a and corrupt system? what has happened to him. With second life after the story known to all. the sheriff warning him off, and the It is the story of a rebirth, of an Winner: Cairo International Film Festival, town reacting to the disappearance artist, of a mother, and of the woman Chicago International Film Festival, Palm in a variety of confusing ways, Donny beyond the icon. Springs International Film Festival determines to learn the truth. Winner: Venice Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival

Andrew Scott will attend

Director Simon Fellows Director Susanna Nicchiarelli Script Brendan Higgins Script Susanna Nicchiarelli Producers Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Leon Producers Marta Donzelli, Clarance, Mark Williams & Tai Duncan Gregorio Paonessa, Joseph Rouschop Cast Andrew Scott, Denise Gough, & Valérie Bournonville Director Laura Mora Bronagh Waugh, Catherine Dyer, J.D Cast Trine Dyrholm, John Gordon Script Alonso Torres & Laura Mora Evermore, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Jason Sinclair, Anamaria Marinca, Producer Diego Ramírez Davis, Griff Furst, Michael Rose, Jared Sandor Funtek, Thomas Trabacchi, Cast Natasha Jaramillo, Giovanny Bankens, Cory Scott Allen, Christa Beth Karina Fernandez, Calvin Demba Rodríguez & Camilo Escobar Campbell & Andrew Masset & Francesco Colella

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International Fiction International First Feature

What The Fleadh?! What The Fleadh?! Don’t Leave Home The Ranger

Fri 13 July / Town Hall Theatre / 22:15 Fri July / Pálás Screen 1 / 23:00 2018 / USA / 90min 2018 / USA / 77min

Melanie Thomas is an American artist whose latest show After a run-in with the cops at a punk show goes sideways, recounts the infamous Irish urban legend of Father Alistair Chelsea (Chloe Levine – The Transfiguration) and her pals Burke, who painted a portrait of eight-year-old Siobhan flee the city in search of a place to lay low. Running to the Callahan in 1986. Days later, Siobhan went missing on the security of Chelsea’s old, abandoned family cabin in the very morning that her figure miraculously vanished from the woods, they fall under the watchful eye of an overzealous painting as well. Though absolved of any wrongdoing, Burke park ranger (Jeremy Holm – House of Cards) who holds a abandoned the priesthood and went into self-exile. secret from Chelsea’s past. FRIDAY 13 JULY 13 FRIDAY “A wonderfully atmospheric waking “It’s appropriate that we premiere this film nightmare.” on Friday 13th as fans of that franchise will — The Verge love this love letter to 80’s slasher flicks.” After receiving a bad review before her opening, Melanie — WF is contacted by the reclusive Burke, who offers to fly her to Ireland to create a new sculpture that he will help her to sell Set to the beat of a killer punk soundtrack (FANG, The while she’s there. Telling no one where she’s going, Melanie Avengers, The Grim, Rotten UK and more) and presented never stops to consider that some urban legends may be real. in eye-popping neon colours, director Jenn Wexler’s debut offers a modern take on survivalist horror that both Official Selection: SXSW celebrates and subverts the usual tropes – with equal parts humour, glitter and gore. The director will attend Official Selection: SXSW

Director Michael Tully Script Michael Tully Producers George Rush, Aoife O’Sullivan Director Jenn Wexler & Tristan Orpen Lynch Script Giaco Furino & Jenn Wexler Cast Anna Margaret Hollyman Producers Jenn Wexler & Andrew Van Den Houten & Lalor Roddy Cast Chloe Levine, Jeremy Holm & Larrey Fessenden

74 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 International First Feature Blue My Mind FilmFri 13 July / Pálás Title Screen 2 / 22:30 2017 / Switzerland / 97min

ust before the summer vacation, 15-year-old Mia and her parents move to the suburbs of Zürich. She has long felt estranged from her parents, and when Jshe asks whether she might be adopted, her mother doesn’t reply. While Mia plunges into a wild teenager existence in an attempt to cope, her body begins to change oddly. First hardly noticeably, then with a force that threatens to drive her out of her mind. Mia’s transformation progresses inexorably and she turns into the being which has slumbered within her for years…

What The Fleadh?! “Blue My Mind brings a surreal spin to the coming of age story.” — Screen Daily

Director Lisa Brühlmann Ofﬁcial Selection: Fantastic Fest, International Film Festival Rotterdam Script Lisa Brühlmann Producer Stefan Jäger, Katrin Renz & Filippo Bonacci Cast Luna Wedler & Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, Regula Grauwiller & Georg Scharegg

Irish Talent: New Shorts Five

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00

These ﬁve short ﬁlms take us from the rugged Northern coastline, through our rural heartland and onward to the metropolitan UK. This programme examines a range of themes, including love, loss and the unyielding nature of family bonds in the face of life’s darkness.

STIGMA Backwater Storied windows unveil a tale of Tommy has been trapped in the depths which will send them each searching SATURDAY 14JULY religious guilt, sin and redemption of rural Ireland for many years. His for answers. in this short experimental drama sense of duty keeps him here looking Director Stacey Gregg (Debut) set against the dramatic and rugged after his sickly father. After the death Producers Christopher Myers & Northern Irish coastline. of his mother, his older sister Dylan Brian J. Falconer Director Helen Warner returns home. They both have callings, Countries Ireland & Northern Ireland Producer Marie McDonald both have to fulfill a promise to their Country UK mother, no matter how difficult it is. Detainment Director Brendan McCallion Two 10-year-old boys are detained by Wren Boys Producer Frank O’Malley police under suspicion of abducting In his sermon on St Stephen’s Day, a Country Ireland and murdering a toddler. A true story priest recalls the now-outmoded wren based on interview transcripts and hunting tradition. Boys would be sent MERCY records from the James Bulger case out to kill a wren, and later bury the Somewhere on the rural fringe of which shocked the world in 1993. bird. But it was cruel; and tradition, Belfast, Annie opens a window to let Director Vincent Lambe Father Conor concludes, does not the fresh air in and the ghosts out. She Producers Darren Mahon & legitimize cruelty. is supported by her irreverent, warm- Robert Dwyer-Joyce Director Harry Lighton hearted daughter Joy and ambitious Country Ireland Producer Sorcha Bacon grand-daughter Ali. A simmering Country UK dispute between Annie and Joy erupts booking 091 569777 75 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh IFB Shorts

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 12:00

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (FÉ/SI) is proud to present the World Premiere of an exciting selection of new Irish short ﬁlms funded under the agency’s Frameworks and Short Stories schemes. The Frameworks projects included in this line-up are co-funded by FÉ/SI and RTÉ.

Frida Think The Wiremen Procession

Honest Q4L (quest for love) An Gabhar Dubh

Frida Think The Wiremen Procession A woman walks into a party dressed When electricity is first brought to A bedraggled community of misfits as Frida Kahlo, only to find that her rural Ireland, a six-year-old girl believes gather to mourn one of their own version of unique has mass appeal. an actual faerie has entered her the only way they know how – an Director Maya Derrington home with ‘the Light’. Her attempts elaborately eccentric folk music Producer Paul Rowley at capturing it unwittingly cause a funeral. blackout and ultimately summons the Director Jeda De Bri Honest sinister, ghoulish creatures who haunt Producer Claire McCabe SATURDAY 14JULY A mischievous young boy’s the surrounding countryside. confrontation with Jesus helps restore Director Jessica Patterson An Gabhar Dubh his honesty. Producer Dave Minogue A young man and his senile father are Director Matthew Roche terrorized by a mysterious black dog in Producer Hazel Cullen Q4L (quest for love) Connemara in 1910. Eve moves to Paris, but does Eve want Director Pádraig Fagan motherhood or freedom? A quest is to Producer Louise Ní Chonchúir challenge the nature of the relationship with her child – a quest for love. Director Antonia Campbell-Hughes Producer Flaminia Iacoviello

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Psychic is funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and Sky Arts. The Overcoat is an Ireland-Estonia co-production, supported by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, BocPix, The Estonian Film Institute and the Estonian Cultural Endowment Fund.

Mary Psychic The Overcoat Mary Psychic The Overcoat When he manages to destroy the A charismatic psychic and his two A lonely office worker saves up to buy town’s beloved Virgin Mary statue, manipulative sons are gaining a cult a new coat at Christmas in an effort to Charlie O’Connor does the only thing he following. Only a determined TV show make new friends, only for fate take a can do; frame his older brother. host, and their own dark history, ghostly hand. Director Shaun O’Connor stands in the way. Directors Sean Mullen Producer Sharon Cronin Director Brendan Gleeson & Meelis Arulepp Producers Brendan Gleeson Producers Jonathan Clarke & Juliette Bonass & Kristel Toldsepp

Psychic Frida Think Procession SATURDAY 14JULY

Mary The Overcoat Honest

The Wiremen An Gabhar Dubh Q4L (quest for love)

Celebrating the World Premiere of New Irish Shorts www.screenireland.ie

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International Documentary Irish Documentary International First Feature

Fleadh Families Galway on Film #Resist Tongue Town Of The Sounding Cutters Strangers

Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 12:00 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 12:00 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 12:30 2017 / Norway / 80min 2018 / Ireland / 80min 2018 / USA / 93min

Hidden between a row of fishermen Town of Strangers takes the audience On a remote island off the coast of gutting fish, standing on a floor full of on a journey in the company of Maine, Liv, having never spoken, blood and intestines, we find nine- ‘outsiders’ making their home in Gort – begins to weave a language out year-old Tobias in front of a big box a small town in the West of Ireland. of Shakespeare’s words. A driven filled with cod heads. With an almost These tales were inspired by an open neurologist, brought to the island to frightening pace, he cuts the tongues invitation from filmmaker Treasa O’Brien, protect her independence, commits her from the heads, and puts them on a who wanted to be told a story, a dream, to a psychiatric hospital. She becomes big nail. a lie, a memory or a piece of gossip. a full-blown rebel; her increasing “A disarmingly charming “An interesting transient “A gentle protest against doc about some of narrative between author social conformity and a Norway’s surprisingly and subjects.” treat for literary viewers.” independent youth.” — WF — WF — WF

Many other children work as cod The volunteers who come to the violence threatens to keep her locked tongue cutters, and Tobias’ girlfriend casting call are a blend of migrant up for life as she fights for her voice Ylva and her friend will spend their workers, hippies, Travellers, blow-ins and for her freedom. . SATURDAY 14JULY winter up North to learn the art of and newly-arrived refugees, and we At a time when the world is at cod tongue cutting. The girls are are ushered into their private worlds. a tipping point regarding women’s also eager to attend the World voices, The Sounding champions them. Championship of cod tongue cutting, World Premiere where the child cutting the most Winner: Woodstock Film Festival tongues in two minutes becomes the The director will attend new World Champion. The director and screenwriter will attend Ofﬁcial Selection: CPH:DOX

Director Treasa O’Brien Directors Catherine Eaton Producers Martha O’Neill & Treasa Script Catherine Eaton & Bryan O’Brien Delaney Cast Hamid Fakhri & Chloe O’Donovan, Producers Caitlin Gold & Jessica Vale Director Solveig Melkeraaen Josie Carvalho, Ralf Perkins, Ana Oliveira, Cast Catherine Eaton, Teddy Sears, Producer Giske Ingvil Diane (Dido) Rogerson & Rosa Silva Harris Yulin & Frankie Faison

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Galway On Film Virus Tropical When All is Ruin Once Again Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 13:45 Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 14:00 2017 / Colombia / 97min 2018 / Ireland / 77min

Born in a not-so-conventional family, Paola grows up At the beginning of the Anthropocene – an epoch defined between Ecuador and Colombia and finds herself unable to as the period during which human activity has been the fit into any mould. dominant influence on the natural world – a rural community With a unique feminine vision of the world, she will have carves out their lives while a motorway ploughs forth through to fight against prejudice and struggle for her independence the landscape. It goes no further than the town of Gort in the while her universe is struck by a series of crises. West of Ireland, halted by the dawn of a financial crisis. “Fans of Persepolis will enjoy this intricate, “An effectively poetic ﬁlm assembled from line-art animated, graphic novel adaptation.” docu-portraits that weave a tapestry — WF through time and Irish landscape.” — WF Winner: SXSW

In this poetic documentary from director Keith Walsh – who lives in the area where the documentary was made – a myriad of personalities weave an epic tapestry through SATURDAY 14JULY the bog lands, farms, fire-sides, race tracks and hurling pitches of recession Ireland. A storyteller by a lake defines the importance of folk tales living on in collective memory long after the death of the protagonist. Also attesting to the impermanence of our existence; whatever we do, say or make during our lives, will eventually be forgotten while nature will reclaim all evidence of our civilisations.

World Premiere

The director will attend

Director Santiago Caicedo Script Paula Gaviria (as Powerpaola) & Entique Lozano Producer Carolina Barrera Quevedo Cast Maria Cecilia Sanchez, Martina Toro, Alejandra Borrero, Diego Leon Hoyos, Camila Director Keith Walsh Valenzuela, Javiera Valenzuela & Zoraida Duque Producer Jill Beardsworth

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Fleadh Featurettes UK Focus Damsel Five Red Roses - This Weekend one for every Will Change syllable of Your Life your name

Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 14:00 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 15:45 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:15 2018 / USA / 113min 2018 / Ireland / 64min 2018 / UK / 101min

It’s the age of the Wild West, circa Máirín deBurca has lived a life shaped, A group of urbanites are seduced by 1870. An affluent pioneer, Samuel but never governed, by external a brochure offering change, personal Alabaster, ventures deep into the events. A key element of her personal growth, and a break from overcrowded American wilderness to reunite with life is the capacity to question and and polluted London. They will be and marry the love of his life, Penelope. a willingness to switch tack if the ensconced in yurts and tipis on a farm, For his journey he brings Butterscotch, answers she finds require it. This is the far away from the city. a miniature horse intended as a dynamic that roused her interest in the The weekend is facilitated by “An unexpected deadpan “A love letter to an Irish “A darkly comic glamping comedy from the directors Women’s Lib pioneer.” psychodrama from the of Kumiko, the Treasure — WF director of Mad to be Hunter, which starts out as Normal.” one kind of movie and then — WF becomes something else.” struggle for Ireland’s independence a husband and wife combo who — New York Post and then propelled her towards immediately confiscate all mobile pacifism. It sparked her deep thirst phones. While their female host wedding present for his bride, and for social justice, which eventually genuinely seeks to help unpack the

SATURDAY 14JULY enlists drunkard Parson Henry to concluded in her exit from the world group’s emotional baggage, her conduct the ceremony. As they of politics. husband is less amenable, confidently traverse the lawless frontier, their once quoting from the poet Rumi and the simple journey grows treacherous, World Premiere psychologist Carl Gustav Jung. He also and the lines between hero, villain, and targets the damaged, vulnerable and, damsel are blurred. The director will attend. of course, the physically attractive. Their lives change, but not in the way Ofﬁcial Selection: Sundance Film planned or imagined. Festival, Berlin International Film Festival, SXSW World Premiere

The director will attend

Director Robert Mullan Script Robert Mullan Directors David Zellner Producer Phin Glynn & Nathan Zellner Director Cathal Black Cast David Bamber, Adam Paul Script Nathan Zellner & Chris Ohlson Script Therese Caherty Harvey, Caitlin Innes Edwards, Producer Chris Ohlsen Producers Cathal Black & Lucie Glynn, James Utechin, Kate Cast Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Catherine Black Sissons, Niky Wardley, Tom Richards David Zellner & Nathan Zellner Cast Máirín deBurca & Hannah Nicholas

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A new programme of the best in short ﬁlmmaking from across the world. This programme of Irish premieres features a selection of documentary, live action and animated ﬁlms.

Fuse Matria Manivald Careful How You Go Matria Manivald A darkly comic three-part short film Ramona lives with her husband, Manivald, a fox, is turning 33. about malevolent women in a world with whom she barely talks, and Overeducated, unemployed and where sadism is a hobby, casual works in a cannery run by a despot generally uninspired, he lives with violence is a way of passing the time, manager. Faced with the challenges his overbearing, retired mother. It is and where these women secretly tend presented by her daily routine, an easy life, but not a good one. This to their darker impulses. Ramona tries to take refuge in the unhealthy co-dependence changes Director Emerald Fennell relationship that unites her to her when the washing machine breaks Producers Chris Vernon & Claire Oxley daughter and granddaughter. down and Toomas, a sexy wolf Country UK Director Álvaro Gago repairman, arrives to fix it – and them. Producers Álvaro Gago, Mireia Graells, Director Chintis Lundgren My Dead Dad’s José Gago & Alberto Gago Producers Chintis Lundgren, Porno Tapes Country Spain Draško Ivezic & Jelena Popović Countries Canada, Croatia & Estonia My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes is Green as provocative an examination When a street altercation turns into of life as it sounds. Prompted an assault, Green draws the police to by his father’s death, director the apartment that he shares with his Charlie Tyrell pursues a deeper brother and several undocumented understanding of his emotionally- Middle Eastern men, unwittingly SATURDAY 14JULY distant father in this documentary putting them all at risk. short, starting with what he left Director Suzanne Andrews Correa behind – a rather kitsch collection Producers Mustafa Kaymak of pornography on VHS tapes. & Michael Peters Director Charlie Tyrell Country USA Producer Julie Baldassi Country Canada Fuse A mousetrap snaps shut, a market Hunger Keeps Walking place awakens, and a group of men In a world where we fight for feminism heatedly discuss how to kill the animal and equal opportunities, what is the in the little box. One after the other, perception of pain in men now? Charles they try to trump each other’s sadistic pins his hopes on an imaginary love fantasies. But, as the macabre game story, hoping to escape the dramatic unfolds and spirals out of control, both relationship he has with his body and victim and tormentor may suffer the with food. same fate. Director Giulia Canella Director Shadi Adib Producer Giulia Canella Producer Stefan Michel Country Italy Country Germany

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International First Feature International Documentary International First Feature

Fleadh Funnies Northern The Gospel Killing God Wind According Matar A Dios Vent du Nord to André

Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 17:00 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 17:30 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 18:45 2018 / Belgium, France & Tunisia / 2017 / USA / 94min 2017 / Spain / 90min 91min

Hervé’s factory has been relocated André Leon Talley has been a fixture Carlos and his wife Ana invite Carlos’ abroad. He’s the only worker ready to in the world of fashion for so long that brother and father to spend the accept it’s closing because he has other it’s difficult to imagine a time when he holidays with them at an isolated plans – to become a fisherman and wasn’t defining the boundaries of house in the countryside. A strange pass this passion on to his son. great style. dwarf crashes the party claiming to In the suburbs of Tunis, Tunisia, Kate Novack’s intimate portrait, be God, and announces that all of where the factory has been relocated, The Gospel According to André takes humanity will perish at dawn with the “A heartfelt and wry “In The Gospel According “A shrewd, minimalist debut work.” to André, a star isn’t born. dark comedy.” — WF He gives birth to himself, — WF through sheer force of will.” — The Washington Post

Foued, unemployed, believes he has viewers on an emotional journey exception of two survivors – to be found a way to look after his sick from André’s roots growing up in the chosen by the dinner party. This film mother and win over the woman segregated South to become one of will have you giggling at the quirks of he loves. the most influential tastemakers and humanity and the wickedly dark sense

SATURDAY 14JULY fashion curators of our times. of humor that plays, but it will also Novack’s film draws fascinating, touch your heart. heretofore unexplored connections, between the elegance of André’s Winner: Sitges – Catalonian beloved grandmother and the Black International Film Festival Church of his youth, and his later iconic, barrier-breaking work at publications like Women’s Wear Daily, W and Vogue.

Ofﬁcial Selection: Toronto International Film Festival, CPH: DOX Director Walid Mattar Script Claude Le Pape, Leyla Bouzid & Walid Mattar Producers Saïd Hamich, Imed Marzouk Directors Caye Casas & Albert Pintó & Anthony Rey Script Caye Casas & Albert Pintó Cast Philippe Rebbot, Mohamed Amine Producer Norbert Llaras Hamzaoui, Kacey Mottet Klein, Corinne Directors Kate Novack & Andrew Rossi Cast Eduardo Antuna, Itziar Castro, Masiero & Abir Bennani Zarouni Producer Kate Novack & Andrew Rossi Boris Ruiz, David Pareja & Emilio Gavira

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Special Presentation Irish Documentary KatieFilm Title

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 16:00 atie Taylor has won six amateur European championships, five world 2018 / Ireland / 85min amateur championships and is an Olympic Gold Medal winner from the KLondon 2012 Olympic Games. She turned professional after a disastrous campaign at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, which saw her crash out in the first round despite being favourite to win. “A terriﬁc sports doc with such visceral ﬁght scenes, you sometimes feel like you are watching a new take SATURDAY 14JULY on the Rocky franchise.” — WF

This film unravels the deeply personal reasons behind the career low, and shows the champion’s grit and determination to start over as a professional. Taylor won her first world title within a year and became the first woman in history to headline her own Sky Sports show. She added the IBF title to her WBA crown and is now one of only seven professional women boxers to hold unified titles across the different weight divisions in the sport.

World Premiere

The director will attend Director Ross Whitaker Script Ross Whitaker Producers Ross Whitaker, Aideen O’Sullivan & Andrew Freedman Cast Katie Taylor booking 091 569777 83 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Irish Documentary A Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 18:30 2018 / Ireland & UK / 83min

ne night Majella O’Donnell took her teenage son Philly to be shot in both legs. Majella, Philly, and his shooters all live within an extraordinary Ocommunity in Derry, Northern Ireland. “The Troubles” officially ended in 1998, but this community is still at war. They do not accept the government or police; all this happens within the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom.

Northern Exposure “An examination of how conﬂict transformation has affected the lives of people in Northern Ireland, now coming to terms with a new normal.” — WF

How do you bring your son to be shot? What happens afterwards? How does family life continue? How does a community respond? When do wars really end? For five years Sinéad O’Shea has filmed this shocking portrait of a post- conflict society. Director Sinéad O’Shea Script Sinéad O’Shea Ofﬁcial Selection: Belfast Film Festival, CPH: DOX Producers Figs Jackman, Ailish Bracken & Sinéad O’Shea The director will attend SATURDAY 14JULY

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Special Presentation Irish First Feature MetalFilm Title Heart

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 18:00 raternal twin sisters Emma and Chantal are worlds apart. Emma is self- 2018 / Ireland / 90min conscious, and unsure of which path to take in life – she dreams of starting Fa band with her best friend Gary, who secretly has a crush on her. Chantal, meanwhile, is beautiful, confident, and knows exactly where her life is headed. When their parents go away for the summer, their simmering sibling rivalry threatens to boil over, especially when the mysterious boy next door moves back in. SATURDAY 14JULY “Jordanne Jones is a nimble headliner, and Moe Dunford continues to display impressive range, in this coming- of-age tale for Gen Z-ers.” — WF

World Premiere

The cast and crew will attend

Director Hugh O’Conor Script Paul Murray Producers Claire McCaughley, Rebecca O’Flanagan & Robert Walpole Cast Jordanne Jones, Leah McNamara, Moe Dunford, Séan Doyle & Aaron Heffernan booking 091 569777 85 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

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Special Presentation Irish Fiction Don’tFilm Title Go

Galway on Film

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 20:15 en and Hazel are a married couple who have recently lost their young 2018 / Ireland / 95min daughter. After relocating to a small beach-side town in Ireland, Ben begins Bto have vivid, mysterious dreams about his little girl, which he starts to suspect may hold the key to bringing his daughter back to life.

“David Gleeson brings a Stephen King vibe to Spiddal SATURDAY 14JULY in this gorgeously shot mystery/drama.” — WF

World Premiere

Director David Gleeson and Melissa George will attend

Director David Gleeson Script David Gleeson & Ronan Blaney Producers Nathalie Lichtenthaeler & Fiona Bergin Cast Stephen Dorff, Melissa George, Simon Delaney, Aoibhinn McGinnity, Grace Farrel, Gavin O’Connor, Lalor Roddy, Des Cave, Luke Griffin, Charlotte Bradley, Sean Mahon, Lauren O’Fuarain, Sahar Ali & Ella Connolly booking 091 569777 87 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh

International First Feature International Documentary International Fiction

Framing Borders Fleadh Funnies Out On Film Daha Standing Up Cola De Mono More

Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 19:30 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 20:45 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 21:00 2017 / Turkey / 115min 2017 / USA / 77min 2018 / Chile / 100min

Gaza is a 14-year-old boy who lives on Three unlikely aspiring comedians risk Borja is almost 17. He’s a hardcore film- the Aegean coast of Turkey. Together everything to find their voices in the buff who inherited a collection of VHS with his domineering father, he helps cutthroat New York stand-up scene. tapes from his late film critic father. smuggle refugees into Europe, giving David Finklestein risks expulsion from Today is December 24th in them temporary shelter and scant his ultra-Orthodox Jewish community Santiago, Chile, and it´s scorching hot. food until they attempt their crossing. with every performance. Sara Parks There is too much cola de mono – the Gaza dreams of escaping this life of moved to New York to become a star, local eggnog made of milk, nutmeg, “An unapologetically “A hilarious documentary “A unique, atmospheric cynical coming-of-age tale, that has universal thriller that mixes of traversing the grey areas of resonance for anyone who elements of Cruising, morality and circumstance.” has ever attempted to It Follows and Call Me — WF pursue a creative goal.” By Your Name.” — WF — WF

crime, but can’t help being drawn into a but is barely scraping by. Raafat Toss pisco and coffee. Borja is waiting for dark world of immorality, exploitation is a successful lawyer, bored with his his gifts. This Christmas will be special SATURDAY 14JULY and human suffering. Can you avoid career, and now finally ready to follow for him and his family as it seems becoming a monster when you’ve been his passion. everyone has a secret. raised by one? As their love of comedy is tested, Too much heat, too much cola de Adapted from the award-winning each must ultimately decide just how mono, and too much sexual repression novel of the same name by Hakan far they’re willing to go to get a laugh. is a bad mix. What exactly will be Günday, Daha is the gripping story of unwrapped this Christmas? a boy that gets to grow up in a world Ofﬁcial Selection: DOC NYC where there is no room for innocence. World Premiere

Ofﬁcial Selection: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Stockholm International Film Festival

Director Onur Saylak Director Alberto Fuguet Script Hakan Günday, Onur Saylak Director Jonathan Miller Script Alberto Fuguet & Dogu Yasar Akal Producers Colin Bernatzky, Katharine Producer Nicolas Arenas Producers Kerem Çatay & Accardo, Greg Henry Cast Santiago Rodriguez Costabal, Ziya Cemre Kutluay & Kimberly Woodard Cristobal Rodriguez Costabal, Carmina Cast Hayat Van Eck, Ahmet Mümtaz Cast David Finklestein, Sara Parks & Riego, Diego Nawrath, Benjamin Bou, Taylan & Turgut Tunçalp Raafat Toss Daniel Morera & Mauricio Vaca

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International Documentary International Fiction International First Feature Film Title

Image curtesy of Park Circus / Studiocanal Mixtape Fleadh Funnies What the Fleadh?! Here to Bill & Ted’s Luz be Heard: Excellent The Story of The Slits Adventure

Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 22:00 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 22:45 Sat 14 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 23:00 2017 / UK / 86min 1989 / USA / 91min 2018 / Germany / 70min

Here to Be Heard tells the story of The Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu On a rainy night, dazed and numb, Luz, Slits, the world’s first all-girl punk rock Reeves) are high school buddies a young cabdriver, drags herself into group, from their original formation starting a band. However, they are the brightly-lit entrance of a run-down during the pioneering days of punk about to fail their history class, which police station. rock in mid-70s London, through their means Ted would be sent to military In a nightclub, Nora seductively individual stories of struggle, to when school. They receive help from Rufus engages police psychiatrist Dr. Rossini the band reformed in 2005. This era (George Carlin), a traveller from a in a conversation. She tells the doctor “With an archivist’s eye “History’s about to be re- “Tilman Singer’s debut and adopting a progressive written by two guys who marks a bold new voice in vantage, director William E can’t spell.” horror cinema that plays out Badgley jigsaws The Slits’ like a feverish nightmare.” legacy back together.” — WF — Little White Lies

ends in 2010 when singer Ari Up died future where their band is about her old schoolmate Luz’ rebellious of cancer while trying to make this film. the foundation for a perfect society. past at a Chilean school for girls. Nora is The film is a mix of archival With the use of Rufus’ time machine, possessed by a demonic entity, longing

footage, never-before-seen images Bill and Ted travel to various points for Luz – the woman it loves. SATURDAY 14JULY and interviews with The Slits along in history, returning with important When called to the police station, with punk rock royalty, extraordinary figures to help them complete their the now possessed doctor puts Luz in producers, scholars and those final history presentation. a state of hypnosis to help her recall influenced by The Slits. the events predating her arrival at the police station. But the entity that Ofﬁcial Selection: London Film Festival has taken control of the doctor wants something more. Bit by bit it slips into Luz’ re-enactment and makes old memories come to light. Director William E Badgley Ofﬁcial Selection: Berlin International Script William E Badgley Film Festival Producers Mark Vennis & William E Badgley Cast Viv Albertine, Dennis Bovell, Director Stephen Herek Hollie Cook, Jeni Cook, Paul Cooke, Script Chris Matheson & Ed Solomon Director Tilman Singer Kate Corris, Viven Goldman, Zoe Howe, Producers Scott Kroopf, Script Tilman Singer Don Letts, Palmolive, Tessa Pollitt, Michael S Murphey & Joel Soisson Producer Tilman Singer Helen Reddington, Bruce Smith, Cast Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter Cast Jan Bluthardt, Julia Riedler Ari Up & Allison Wolfe & George Carlin & Luana Velis

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Special Presentation Irish First Feature TheFilm DigTitle

Sat 14 July / Town Hall Theatre / 22:30 fter serving fifteen years for murder, Callahan returns home to find Sean, 2018 / Ireland / 184min his victim’s grieving father, searching for the body on an endless bog. AWhen Callahan asks the local police officer to remove the man from his land, he soon realizes that the police officer and community want the killer in their midst gone for good. “A remarkable blend of thriller and European art-house. What the Tohill brothers achieved with just four actors SATURDAY 14JULY and a bog deserves to be applauded.” — WF With no memory of the murder and no way of stopping Sean, Callahan’s only option is to join The Dig. Sean’s disapproving daughter Roberta watches this uneasy alliance unfold and, as they dig closer to the truth, Callahan hopes he will soon find the closure he has been searching for.

The cast and crew will attend

Directors Ryan Tohill & Andrew Tohill Script Stuart Drennan Producer Brian J Falconer Cast Moe Dunford, Emily Taaffe, Francis Magee & Lorcan Cranitch booking 091 569777 91 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Congratulations to Galway Film Fleadh on Celebrating their 30th Anniversary!

Brown Bag Films are proud to have screened our short films for 24 years of the Fleadh and we look forward to celebrating many more.

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92 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 1010– – 15 July 2018 Irish Talent: New Shorts Seven, Film Title Animation Sun 15 July / Town Hall Theatre / 10:00

This programme of shorts celebrates the creative cornerstone of Irish ﬁlm: the animation industry. We showcase the latest work from established directors and the best in new Irish animation from the country’s recent graduates. This programme features home-grown animation, international co-productions and Irish talent from the USA and the UK.

Moss + Daisies Under The Weather Two Balloons

Feline Fiesta The Usual believed to be the queen of a magical An ordinary man’s slumber is A day in the life of a barman and world by seemingly friendly creatures. interrupted by a raging house party, patron in an Irish pub. Narrated by a Director Sadhbh Elliott (Debut) hosted by his pet cat. He throws his voice-over compiled of interviews with Producer Sadhbh Elliott selfish cat roommate out with the John B. Keane and Richard Burton, in Country Ireland riffraff. But all is not what it seems… which they discuss their relationship Director Aoife Magee (Debut) with alcohol. Yunshí Producers Richard Glynn, Ed Smith Directors Eabha Bortolozzo (Debut) A tiny sphere falls to Earth from space, & CDCEF &Jack Kirwan (Debut) then searches for signs of her own kind. Country Ireland Producers Eabha Bortolozzo, When confronted with the rejection of Jack Kirwan & IADT her existence, she uses her ingenuity to Moss + Daisies Country Ireland get to a friendly face in the night sky, A woman reflects upon the beauty and where she encounters challenges she pain in the natural cycle of growth and Under The Weather could never have imagined. decay within human relationships. During a seemingly normal day, Ed Director James W. Griffiths (Debut) Director Dearbhlá Reid discovers a secret room, a crazy old Producer Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly Producers Dearbhlá Reid & LSAD man, and a conspiracy that sets him on Countries Ireland & UK Country Ireland course for a life-changing decision. Director Patrick O’Mahony Two Balloons Skin sold 4 gold. Producer Royal College Of Art Two adventurous lemurs navigate their This is a short film about the decisions Country UK balloons halfway around the world to we would have to make after selling a place where happenstance and fate our skin for gold, and the limited choice Champ threaten to disrupt their reunion. that we would have. Focusing on the impact of PTSD, this Director Mark C. Smith (Debut) Director Dermot Lynskey story features a character living with Producer Mark C. Smith Producer Dermot Lynskey the affliction day to day. We get a Country Ireland & USA Country Ireland glimpse of the loneliness and isolation one endures after a traumatic life- AURORA Not the End of the World altering experience, and also the This visually rich VR short follows the

Joe Connoly’s life takes an unexpected reasoning people may have for turning lives of a young family and who inhabit SUNDAY 15JULY turn when a mysterious note arrives to substance abuse. a vividly coloured VR landscape. on his desk in school. Take a trip down Director Tom Clancy (Debut) Director Aoífe Doyle memory lane to the awkward and Producers Tom Clancy & LSAD Producer Niamh Herrity confusing days of school romances Country Ireland Country Ireland as Joe does his best to cope with his This is an animated VR short. While burgeoning adolescence. Regalia it is part of our animation selection, Director Jack Bennett While playing in her grandmother’s attic, it will be screened separately. See Producer Jack Bennett 12-year-old Jade finds a mysterious galwayﬁlmﬂeadh.com for booking Country UK magic crown. She is mistakenly information booking 091 569777 93 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Irish Talent: New Shorts Eight, Documentaries Sun 15 July / Town Hall Theatre / 11:45

In this programme of short documentary ﬁlm we explore different themes through a variety of styles – in English, Italian and the Irish language. This programme showcases work from debut ﬁlmmakers and more established directors.

The Red Tree Taking the Water Inhale Johnny Pigsy Daddy Issues As a young man from the Travelling Pigsy tells the story of an artist who Daddy Issues is a short documentary community, Johnny Maughan always has struggled his whole life with about a young woman on a journey felt different. Growing up all around severe dyslexia. Being dyslexic brought of discovery. Who is her father? Ireland and the UK, he experienced feelings of shame and inferiority, How many dads does she have? She discrimination wherever he went. but Pigsy took those feelings and uncovers these truths through the But as Johnny got older, he began channeled them into creating art to voices of close family members and feeling different, even within his own express himself. finally confronts the reality of her community, as he started to realise he Director Mike Andrews (Debut) complex family relationships. was gay. Producer Mike Andrews Director Fia Karma Wren (Debut) Director Hugh Rodgers Country Ireland Producer Fia Karma Wren Producers Zlata Filipovic & Country Ireland Anna Rodgers EDEN Country Ireland What has been lost with the Brand Ireland: modernization of indigenous cultures The Best Little The Red Tree and minority groups in our ever- An elderly man returns to the remote connected communities? The central Whorehouse In Texas prison island of San Domino where, metaphor of this film is “the eternal When the Icon Factory honoured the 60 years before, during Mussolini’s campfire”, an ancient place where makers of two multi-award-winning Fascist regime, he was imprisoned with culture and heritage have been Irish feature films, nobody knew how hundreds of other Italian men for being passed down through generations for badly those filmmakers had been homosexual. millennia. What happens if these fires treated by the people paid to protect Director Paul Rowley are extinguished in our constant drive Irish culture. Until now. Producers Nicky Gogan & Paul Rowley for progress? Director Terry McMahon (Debut) Countries Ireland & Italy Director John Connors (Debut) Producer Jeff Doyle Producer Tiernan Williams Country Ireland Grá & Eagla (Love & Fear) Countries Ireland & Morocco We follow Galway-based comedian Áine Inhale Gallagher as she prepares material for Through horses, a man feels an SUNDAY 15JULY Taking the Waters her bilingual stand-up comedy shows. Taking the Waters is a short film about irrepressible duty to move in harmony This film offers fresh insight into what it an 80-year-old tidal pool in Margate with his pain. This film explores the means to be an Irish speaker in modern and the swimmers who find solace infinite momentum of life via an energy Ireland, and gives encouragement to and community in these waters during never destroyed, only transformed. future Irish speakers. turbulent times. Director Sean Mullan (Debut) Director Caitríona Ní Chadhain (Debut) Directors Kathryn Ferguson Producer Chris Martin Producers Caitríona Ní Chadhain & Anna Hart (Debut) Country UK & Slip Jig Media Producer Shabana Mansuri Countries Ireland & Scotland Country UK

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International Documentary International Fiction Irish Documentary Film Title

Fleadh Featurettes The Eyes of Birthmarked The Man with Orson Welles the Hat - The Life & Revolutionary Times of Sean Garland Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 12:00 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 12:00 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 12:00 2018 / USA / 115min 2018 / Canada & Ireland / 88min 2018 / Ireland / 55min

The Eyes of Orson Welles reveals an In 1976, two respected scientists, Ben Based on a series of intimate exclusive new perspective on one of Morin and his wife Catherine O’Neal, interviews with former Workers’ the 20th century’s greatest creative quit their university jobs to conduct an Party president and Official IRA figures, through his private drawings experiment they think will revolutionize Chief of Staff Seán Garland, The and paintings. our understanding of human identity. Man with the Hat delves into the Welles trained as an artist, The project aims to prove that everyone heart of political upheaval in Ireland and continued to draw and paint has the potential to become anything. and beyond. “Mark Cousins’ whimsical “Won’t answer the time “Moving from Dublin but heartfelt love letter honoured debate of nature to Belfast, Moscow to to Welles connects the vs. nurture but will give you Pyongyang, The Man with director’s ﬁlms to his some laughs along the way.” the Hat shines a light on paintings and drawings.” the secretive world of spies, — The Guardian republicanism and radical revolutionary politics.”

throughout his career – character Maya, adopted from feeble-minded Taking the viewer from the sketches, storyboards, set designs, parents, is raised to be smart, while tenements of early 20th century and pictures of the people and places Maurice, adopted from anger-prone Dublin, through the Soviet Bloc, that inspired him. These artworks are parents, is raised to be a pacifist. North Korea and major political a sketchbook of his life, never before Finally, their own biological son, Luke, developments in Irish public life from made public. Now, for the first time, is raised to become an artist. The the Border Campaign of the 1950s to Orson’s daughter, Beatrice Welles, has experiment will reveal little scientific the Peace Process, this documentary granted Mark Cousins access to this truth, but rather lead Ben and explores how one man felt while the treasure trove of imagery, and invited Catherine to discover the true value world raged and shifted around him. him to make a film about what he of family. Now at the age of 83 and still active in finds there. politics, Seán looks back at the events in his tumultuous life. Ofﬁcial Selection: Cannes Film Festival SUNDAY 15JULY World Premiere

The directors will attend

Director Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais Director Mark Cousins Script Marc Tulin Directors Graham Seely Script Mark Cousins Producers Pierre Even & Susan Mullen & Kevin Brannigan Producers Mary Bell & Adam Dawtrey Cast Matthew Goode, Toni Collette, Producer Tim Gannon Cast Mark Cousins & Beatrice Welles Fionnula Flanagan & Michael Smiley Cast Sean Garland

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rawing from her own experience as a wartime evacuee, British actress and campaigner Vanessa Redgrave tells the story of refugees fleeing DEuropean war zones throughout the last century. She also draws parallels between government attitudes towards refugees in the 1930s and now, focusing on minors who urgently need care and security.

“Six decades into her career, still restless with feeling and fury, Vanessa Redgrave clearly Framing Borders isn’t done surprising us.” — Variety

Ofﬁcial Selection: Cannes Film Festival

Director Vanessa Redgrave Producer Carlo Nero Cast Ralph Fiennes & Emma Thompson

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Fleadh Funnies UK Focus Framing Borders Miracle Postcards The Reports on Stebuklas from the 48% Sarah & Saleem Al-Taqareer Hawl Sarah Wa Saleem

Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 13:30 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 14:00 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 14:00 2017 / Bulgaria, Lithuania & Poland / 2018 / UK / 114min 2018 / Germany, Mexico, Netherlands 91min & Palestine / 127min

The lives of the owners of a On the June 23rd, 2016, the UK voted Sarah is Israeli and runs a café in West nationalised pig farm are turned 52% to 48% in favour of leaving the Jerusalem. Saleem is Palestinian, upside down when a handsome European Union. from East Jerusalem, and works American arrives. But, as Irena begins Despite both Remain and Leave as a deliveryman. Despite being to fall for his charms, she realizes that campaigns being widely accused of worlds apart, Sarah and Saleem his intentions may not be entirely relaying information ranging from risk everything as they embark on innocent... the distorted to the unashamed lie, an illicit affair that could tear their “An excellent Kaurismäki- “An impassioned call for “A taut, psychosocial drama.” ian comedic debut from sanity in the midst of — Variety Lithuania.” political and social decline.” — WF — WF

Ofﬁcal Selection: Toronto International neither side presented the information unsuspecting families apart. When a Film Festival, Talinn Black Nights that should have been expected when risky late-night tryst goes awry and Film Festival, Hong Kong International addressing such a momentous change. threatens to expose them, the two Film Festival This film is an attempt to inject look on helplessly and try frantically facts and points of view from to salvage what’s left of their lives. Remainers into a landscape where the Caught up in the occupying machinery only voices to be heard come from and socio-political pressure, Sarah and those completely ignoring the views of Saleem find themselves trapped in a nearly half the electorate. web of deceit, where even the truth seems unlikely to help them. Ofﬁcial Selection: Edinburgh International Film Festival Winner: Rotterdam International Film Festival SUNDAY 15JULY

Director David Wilkinson Script David Wilkinson & Emlyn Price Producer David Wilkinson Director Muayad Alayan Director Eglė Vertelytė Cast Bob Geldof, Mark Durkan, Vince Script Rami Rami Alayan Script Eglė Vertelytė Cable, Helena Kennedy, Patience Producers Muayad Alayan Producer Lukas Trimonis Wheatcroft, Alastair Campbell, & Rami Alayan Cast Eglė Mikulionyte, Vyto Ruginis, Nick Clegg, Miriam Margolyes, Cast Adeeb Safadi, Sivane Kretchner, Daniel Olbrychski & Andrius Bialobzeskis Joan Bakewell & Lesley Riddoch Ishai Golan & Maisa Abd Elhadi

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#Resist Co-Creators: Syria - The One Minute The Rat Impossible Film Festival Queens Story Revolution

Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 15:30 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:30 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 16:45 2018 / Canada / 87min 2017 / France, Turkey, UK & USA / 45min 91min

Co-Creators: The Rat Queens Story Three years in the making, this feature- 30 one-minute films have been is a warts-and-all documentary of length documentary not only offers selected from both experienced the comic book community’s once unique insights into the roots of the and first-time filmmakers with all favourite co-creators. Syrian Revolution, but also shows the genres covered, including comedy, Director Lonnie Nadler follows regional context in which it developed. drama, documentary, art-house and Kurtis Wiebe, writer of the New York In particular, how the country has been animation, with cash awards for the Times bestselling comic book series transformed into a proxy battlefield winning films. These super-short films pack a punch, proving that a “The simple act of “A vital documentary that really great story can be told in just documenting the making of spells out the history, one minute! a comic book becomes an context and geo-political examination of the pitfalls circumstances of the conﬂict of creative partnerships, in Syria.” problematic favourites and — WF the relationships between creators and their fans.” — WF

Rat Queens, as he builds a successful for world powers, as well as regional feminist comic book while dealing with powers such as Saudi Arabia and Iran. publishing deadlines, a somewhat This is the first international rabid fandom, and the pressures feature documentary to attempt to of starting a family. At the height uncover the historical roots of the of the book’s popularity, artist and peaceful uprising in 2011, and how and co-creator Roc Upchurch is arrested why it quickly turned into a revolution. for domestic abuse. From there, things get increasingly more complex. SUNDAY 15JULY Ofﬁcial Selection: DOXA Documentary Film Festival

Director Lonnie Nadler Director Ronan Tynan Producer Lonnie Nadler Script Ronan Tynan & Anne Daly Cast Kurtis Wiebe & Roc Upchurch Producers Ronan Tynan & Anne Daly

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Special Presentation Irish Animation Captain Morten and theFilm Spider Title Queen

Sun 15 July / Town Hall Theatre / 16:00 2018 / Belgium, Estonia, Ireland & UK / 79min

orten Viks is a 10-year-old boy. He has no mother and his father is away at sea, aboard his ship, The Salamander. Morten is being brought up Mby his aunt, Anna, the owner of a café which overlooks the harbour. Anna takes out her frustrations on Morten and he retreats into a world of childish fantasy. He dreams of being a sea captain like his father and constructs a toy boat from bits and pieces that he finds, crewing it with insects.

“Ireland’s first stop-motion animated feature film is a Director Kaspar Jancis beautiful and charming family film with a stellar Irish cast.” Script Kaspar Jancis, Robin Lyons, — WF Andrew Offiler, Mike Horelick & Paul Risacher A strange illusionist appears in the neighbourhood at the same time the water Producers Paul Cummins, Kerdi pipes in the café become disconnected. Morten finds himself shrunk down to the Oengo, Mark Mertens, Jan Goossen, size of an insect on board his very own toy ship, afloat in the flooded café. Heather Grace Mills, Robin Lyons The ship is controlled by a spider who looks and acts remarkably like his aunt. & Anders Mand In fact, everything on the ship is a grotesque version of his actual life. Morten Cast Brendan Gleeson, Pauline begins to win the respect of the other crewmembers by saving the ship from one McLynn, Ciarán Hinds, Susie Power, disaster after another as the water level rises in the café. Michael McElhatton, Tommy Tiernan, Jason Byrne, Neil Delamere, Mario Official Selection: Annecy International Animation Film Festival Rosenstock, Patrick Fitzsymons & Cian O’Dowd The cast and crew will attend

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Out on Film #Resist Mixtape Disobedience We Blew It The Go-Betweens: Right Here

Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 1 / 17:45 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 2 / 18:00 Sun 15 July / Pálás Screen 3 / 18:45 2017 / UK / 114min 2017 / France / 118min 2017 / Australia / 95min

Happily single and living a rich life as Shot in CinemaScope and featuring The Go-Betweens: Right Here is a a photographer in New York, Ronit interviews with Michael Mann, Peter heartfelt story of discovery, uncovering is very much the black sheep of her Bogdonavich, Tobe Hooper, Jerry the intensely passionate, creative and London-based Orthodox Jewish family. Schatzberg, Bob Rafelson, and Michael fraught relationships that formed When her revered rabbi father dies, Lang (co-founder of Woodstock), one of the most loved and influential Ronit returns home. alongside ordinary Americans, We bands in Australian rock history. The Surprises await, chief among Blew It is a personal journey through universal story of a great creative “Cuts deeper than your “We Blew It is far from “Stenders has made an standard forbidden- being a routine run-through emotional, rolling thunder love story.” of a decade whose legacy of a ﬁlm.” — TIME Magazine continues to divide.” — Guardian — Hollywood Reporter

them the news that Dovid, the heir the roots of American culture, meeting adventure that spanned decades, apparent to Ronit’s father, has married great filmmakers, iconic figures of through countless successes, failures, her childhood friend Esti. While Dovid counter-culture and ordinary people romances, break-ups, betrayals, prepares to take over the hallowed – all trying to come to grips with the triumphs and tragedies. place at the synagogue, an old flame is assertion that We Blew It. The Go-Betweens: Right Here is reignited between Ronit and Esti – one a compelling investigation into the that could torch everything this family exhilarating, unpredictable, and most cherishes. precarious lives of musicians, revealing the true price they pay to Ofﬁcial Selection: Toronto International pursue their art. Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival Ofﬁcial Selection: Sydney Film Festival SUNDAY 15JULY

Director Jean-Baptiste Thoret Director Kriv Stenders Director Sebastián Lelio Script Jean-Baptiste Thoret Script Kriv Stenders Producers Frida Torresblanco, Producer Julien Dunand Chris Hilton & Joe Weatherstone Ed Guiney & Rachel Weisz Cast Michael Mann, Peter Bogdanovich, Cast Robert Forster, Grant McLennan, Cast Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz & Tobe Hooper, Jerry Schatzberg, Bob Lindy Morrison, Robert Vickers, Alessandro Nivola Rafelson & Michael Lang Amanda Brown & John Wilsteed

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It’s been said that a film is not a film until it’s been seen by an audience. The Fleadh has always had a passionate, outspoken following and we are proud that it is they, the audience, who decide the award-winning films each year.

Feature Film Awards

• Best Irish First Feature in association with • Best International First Feature Troy Studios and Ardmore Studios

• Best Irish Feature in association with VOLTA • Best International Feature

• Best Irish Feature Documentary • Best International Feature Documentary

• Best Human Rights Feature in association • Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature with Amnesty International in association with Teach Solais

• Pitching Award in association with 101 Films International

Short Film Awards

Oscar Qualifying Categories: Since 2011 the Fleadh has been recognised as a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards Short Film Category. Recipients of the James Horgan Award for Best Animation and the Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Fiction will qualify for consideration.

• James Horgan Award for Best Animation • Best First Short Fiction in association with Mazars

• Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Fiction • Best Short Documentary Award in association with Network Ireland Television

• Don Quijote Award is awarded for Award for Best Animated Sequence in a short film best animated short film • in association with Brown Bag Films

• Donal Gilligan Award for Best Cinematography • The Best First Short Animation Award in association in a short film in association with the Irish Society with An Púcán and the Connacht Hotel of Cinematographers (ISC) SUNDAY 15JULY • One Minute Film Festival Award

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International Short FilmFilm Awards Title This year, for the first time, we have broadened our borders and invited short filmmakers from across the globe to present their work to Galway audiences. Celebrating this, we are introducing three new award categories recognising excellence in short film making from around the world.

• Best International Short Documentary • Best International Short Animation

• Best International Short Fiction

The Bingham Ray New Talent Award in Association With Magnolia Pictures

The Bingham Ray New Talent Award nominees are:

Martin Beirne – Director – Around Here Aislinn Clarke – Director – Brian J. Falconer – Producer The Devil’s Doorway – The Dig

Jordanne Jones – Actor – Metal Heart Viko Nicki – Director – Cellar Door SUNDAY 15JULY

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Sun 15 July / Town Hall Theatre / 20:00 t’s 1847 and Ireland is in the grip of the Great Famine, which has ravaged the 2018 / Ireland & Luxembourg / 96min country for two long years. Feeney, a hardened Irish Ranger, who has been Ifighting for the British Army abroad, abandons his post to return home and re-unite with his estranged family. He’s seen more than his share of horrors, but nothing prepares him for the famine’s hopeless destruction of his homeland.

“Ireland – 1847. Set during the Great Famine, Feeney, a hardened ranger, deserts his post with the British Army and returns home to ﬁnd his family slain by the brutal hand of the English.”

Feeney discovers his mother starved to death and his brother hanged by the brutal hand of the English. With little else to live for, he sets off on a destructive path to avenge his family, systematically working his way up the political and social hierarchy of 19th Century Ireland. Hannah, an ageing British soldier and famed tracker of deserters, is sent to stop Feeney before he can further stoke the

Director Lance Daly fires of revolution. SUNDAY 15JULY Script Lance Daly, PJ Dillon, Hannah and Feeney are old army comrades with a mutual respect, forged Pierce Ryan & Eugene O’Brien by their times fighting together. Personal bonds and shifting allegiances cause Producers Macdara Kelleher, both men to question their motives as they are tested to the limit by the hellish Jonathan Loughran, Tim O’Hair & landscape of “the Great Hunger”. Arcadiy Golubovich Cast Hugo Weaving, James Frecheville, The cast and crew will attend Stephen Rea, Freddie Fox, Barry Keoghan, Moe Dunford, Sarah Greene & Jim Broadbent booking 091 569777 105 10 – 15 July 2018 30th Galway Film Fleadh Fleadh Credits

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The Fleadh would like to thank

Adrian Devane / Aerly Bird Transglobal / Alan Esselmont / Alan McQueen / Alison Crosbie / Cúirt / All the gang at Foleys NY / Amber O’Connor / Andrew Lowe / Andrew Scott / Andy Lyon / Anna Allen / Anne Melia at Failte Ireland / Aoife O’Sullivan / Audrey Shiels / Bernard at the Rowing Club / Bob Quinn / Brian J. Falconer / Caroline Gannon / Cathal Gaffney & Darragh O’Connell at Brown Bag Films / Celine Haddad / Charlene Lydon / Charlie Byrne / Christine Morrow / Chris McLeod / Cian De Buitlear / Ciara Sweeney at Corrib Travel / Ciaran Walsh / Claire Sheehan / Cliona Ruiseil, Writers Guild / Craig Kestel / Criona Sexton at Screen Training Ireland / David Burke / David Durkin / Deborah Molloy / Declan Varley / Deirbhile Ni Churraighin / Deirdre Hopkins at IFTN / Deirdre O’Connor / Derry O’Brien at Network Ireland Television / Dominic & Gang at Galway Street Club / Doug Leddin & all at An Pucan / Eamon Quinlan / Eamonn Bowles at Magnolia Pictures / Eamonn Day / Easy Living / Ed Guiney / Ed Solomon / Eibhlin Ni Mhunghaile / Elise Bardey / Emma, Dan, Dylan & Abby Allen Eden / Eoghan Burke at 101 Films / Eoin Butler Thornton / Esther McCathy / Eugenio Triana / Fastnet Films / Fionnuala Sweeney at the Arts Council / Fnord / Francoise Lentz / Frank Mannion / Gale Wilson / Galway County Council / Galway Tourist Office / Gar O’Brien / Gary Hoctor / Gerry Kelly at Tribeton / Gregg Schwenk / Heidrun Rottke at the Goethe-Institute Irland / Isabel Davis & Attica Dakhil / James C. Harrold / James Hickey / James O’Brien / Jamie Tuohy / Jane Hanberry / Jessica & Phillip Murphy / Jess Tell / Jill Caulfield / Jim Glynn / Jim Vaughan / Jimmy McGuire at Tig Neactain / Joanna & Ivan Brophy / John & Ros Hubbard / John Collins / John Leahy at 24-7 Drama / Jonathan Allen / Josh & Siobhan Dervan / Judy Murphy at the Connacht Tribune / Justin McCarthy / Katie Finnegan / Katie Walsh / Keith Finnegan / Keith Kehoe / Kernan Andrews at the Galway Advertiser / Larry Howard / Legacy and Tradition / Leila Doolan / Liam, Fidelma & Josie Fitzgerald / Madeleine Olnek / Maeve Cooke at Access Cinema / Mags O’ Sullivan / Maire Ni Chonlain / Marcus Quinn / Maria Griffin / Mark Byrne / Mary Deely, Liz and Ramona at Galway Film Centre / Mary Dooley / Mary Ellen Ni Chualain / Mary Hitchens & Roger Simmons / Mary Kate O’Flanagan / Maura & all at Fahy Travel / Mella, Ollie & Ian Malone / Michael Collins / Micheal O Meallaigh / Michele Maheux / Miriam Ni Neill / Molly Cowan / Mothers Ruin / Moyra Lock at Northern Ireland Screen / Nell Roddy / Niall McKay & Marisa Aroy / Niall Murphy / Niall O’Thuathail / Nick Costello / Orla Nix / Orlagh Heverin / Oscar Alonso at Ladito films / Padraic O’Raighne at TG4 / Pat McGrath / Patrick O’Neill / Paul McGowan / Paul Mee & Betty Conlon at Mazars / Peadar King / Peccadillo Pictures / Philip Hoile / Philip Molloy / Philip Murphy at Celtic Grips / Rory Cashin / Ros & John Hubbard / Roslyn Martyn / Sara Mackie, Mary & Kevin Thornton / Sarah Comer / Sarah Dillon / Seamus Lowry / Sean O’Connell / Siobhan Hennessy / Stephen Kelliher / Sunniva O’Flynn / Susan McGrady / Teresa Mannion / Teresa McGrane / The Eventival team / Towen / Tristan Orpen Lynch / Una Feely / Vinny Browne at Charlie Byrnes Bookshop / Wildcard Distribution / Zoe Bella McVey

106 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com 30th Galway Film Fleadh 10 – 15 July 2018 Film Index Film Title A All Square 51 G Generation Wealth 31 P Pigeon, The 60 American Animals 49 Go-Betweens: Right Here, The 101 Poisoning Paradise 59 Around Here 63 Good Favour 43 Possum 37 Gospel According To André, The 82 Postcards from the 48% 97 B Battle Of Soho 26 Green Lie, The 26 Behold My Heart 48 Gutland 69 R Ranger, The 74 Belly Of The Whale, The 23 RBG 62 Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 89 H Hear My Voice 43 Reports on Sarah and Saleem, The 97 Birthmarked 95 Heiresses, The 37 Retablo 31 Black 47 105 Here to be Heard: Rust 34 BlacKkKlansman 35 The Story of The Slits 89 Blue My Mind 75 Holiday 51 S Satan & Adam 50 Science of Ghosts, The 36 C Camino Voyage 33 I I, Dolours 67 Sea Sorrow 96 Captain Morten IFI: Local Films for Local People 47 Searching 50 and the Spider Queen 99 Image You Missed, The 42 Shelter Me 62 Carnivore’s Dilemma, The 42 In The Aisles 31 Sooner or Later 34 Cellar Door 71 Incredibles 2 29 Soufra 43 Co-Creators: The Rat Queens Story 98 Sounding, The 78 Coast to Coast 42 K Katie 83 Standing Up 88 Cola de Mono 88 Keepers of the Flame 27 Steel Country 73 Cold November 41 Killing God 82 Styx 60 Complicit 30 Killing Jesus 73 Syria – The Impossible Revolution 98 Curious Works of Roger Doyle, The 48 L Life After, The 44 T Tehran Taboo 44 D Daha 88 Lomax in Éirinn 34 This Weekend Will Change Your Life 80 Damsel 80 Lucid 47 Tongue Cutters 78 Dead in a Week Luz 89 Tourists 37 (or Your Money Back) 53 Town of Strangers 78 Deal With the Universe, A 66 M Madeline’s Madeline 66 Tranny Fag 53 Devil’s Doorway, The 36 Mahin’s Issue, Maliheh’s Problem 30 Dig, The 91 Man Who Wanted to Fly, The 41 U Under The Tree 50 Disobedience 101 Man with the Hat, The 95 Unquiet Graves 33 Don’t Go 87 Men Don’t Cry 26 Don’t Leave Home 74 Metal Heart 85 V Virus Tropical 79 Miracle 97 E Evening With Beverly Luff Linn, An 24 Mother Brings Her Son to Be Shot, A 84 W We 53 Eyes Of Orson Welles, The 95 We Blew It 101 N Nico, 1988 73 We Ourselves 49 F Five Red Roses - one for every Northern Wind 82 When All is Ruin Once Again 79 syllable of your name 80 Wild Nights With Emily 35 For Vagina’s Sake 66 O Obey 44 Women of the Venezuelan Chaos 30 Funny Cow 62 Of Love and Law 59 Old Boys 59 Y Year in Burgundy, A 36 One Million American Dreams 60 One Minute Film Festival 98

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2nd class 65 G Go Home 39 Q Q4L (quest for love) 76 11th, The 39 Grá & Eagla (Love & Fear) 94 Green 81 R Rapacious 39 A A Curious Burial Arrangement 25 Gurney, The 61 Red Tree, The 94 American Wake, The 39 Regalia 93 An Gabhar Dubh 76 H Her Name Is... 61 Remembering to Forget… AURORA 93 Here’s Looking at You, Kid 61 Forgetting to Remember 25 Honest 76 Right Night, The 45 B Backwater 75 Hunger Keeps Walking 81 Ronnachaí Buí (Smoked Mackerel) 25 Bittersweet, The Rise of Diabetes 25 Boy Saint 61 I Inhale 94 S Sam Did It 45 Brand Ireland: The Best Little Sisters in Arms 39 Whorehouse In Texas 94 J Johnny 94 Skin sold 4 gold 93 Buttered Up 39 JUCK 65 Skint 61 Just Molly & Me 39 Snow for Water 65 C Camlo 57 STIGMA 75 Careful How You Go 81 L Lakeside Stories 25 Champ 93 Leave The Road Behind You 25 T Taking The Waters 94 Coco Dreams of Blue 57 That Old Feeling 57 Connection Interrupted 25 M Manivald 81 Troubles 39 Console My Heart 40 Mary 77 Two Balloons 93 Crossmaglen 57 Matria 81 Mercy 75 U Under The Weather 93 D Daddy Issues 94 Moss + Daisies 93 Usual, The 93 Dead Beat 39 MOTHER 57 Uzma the Greatest 45 Denis 25 Mother & Baby 40 Detainment 75 Music Room, The 61 V View From Up Here, The 45 Driver Is Red, The 65 My Dead Dad’s Porno Tapes 81 W War Paint 57 E Early Days 57 N Not the End of the World 93 Wiremen, The 76 EDEN 94 What Happened to Evie 45 O Overcoat, The 77 Wren Boys 75 F Feline Fiesta 93 Overcoat, The 61 Fire in Cardboard City 45 X Xavier Corbero: Frida think 76 P Pathway 25 Portrait of an Artist in Winter 40 Fuse 81 Pigsy 94 PRESIDENT’S VISIT, THE 65 Y Yunshíˇ 93 Prisoner of Society 45 Procession 76 Psychic 77

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110 www.galwayfilmfleadh.com Screen Training Ireland is proud to support the Actors Masterclass with Andrew Scott and the Directors Masterclass with Madeleine Olnek at the Galway Film Fleadh 2018.

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