5th Underground Cinema

Festival Film

Over 1oo Films Free Film Workshops

Underground Cinema Expo Panel Discussions

Drive In Cinema with

Classic Films

20th Anniversary Screening of Pulp Fiction

30th Anniversary Screening of The Terminator

40th Anniversary Screening of Blazing Saddles

50th Anniversary Screening of Dr Strangelove

Other Drive In Screenings

include Reservoir Dogs, Terminator 2,

Sin City & Fight Club

Special Guest Neil Jordan who will attend the

20th Anniversary Screening of Interview with the Vampire

Other Special Guests include

Ciaran Creagh, Garret Daly, Conor Horgan, Terry McMahon

& Mark O’Connor September 11th – 14th

The Royal Marine Hotel and the Ferry Terminal Dun Laoghaire

www.ucff.ie

Mixed Bag Media presents

A Nightingale Falling Dark Secrets Of Love And War In 1920’s Ireland

Sunday (cont.) Short Film Program 1

The Martello Suite

12pm

Debs Leonard Workshop

The Laurel Suite 12pm

12pm

Paco Torres Workshop

The Kingston Suite

130pm

Underground Cinema Expo

The Carlisle Suite

2pm

Maidens of the Sea

The Martello Suite

245pm

Bittersweet Monday

The Kingston Suite

5pm

Short Film Program2

The Martello Suite

430pm

Opening Film A Nightingale Falling

The Carlisle Suite

630pm

Indigo

The Kingston Suite

715pm

Reservoir Dogs

The Drive In Cinema

830pm

Saol

The Martello Suite

915pm

The Late Men

The Carlisle Suite

930pm

Pulp Fiction

The Drive In Cinema

1030pm

Short Film Program 3

The Martello Suite

11am

Short Film Program 4

The Martello Suite

2pm

Panel Discussion

The Laurel Suite

230pm

Friday

Short Film Program 6

The Martello Suite

11am

Sean MacGabhann Workshop

The Laurel Suite

2pm

Sodium Party

The Martello Suite

2pm

Locations & Venues The Royal Marine Hotel is located on Marine Road Dun

Laoghaire. The Ferry Terminal is located on Harbour Road in Dun Laoghaire

Ticket Prices

Opening Film €10

Closing Film €8 Feature & Short Films €6

VIP Festival Pass (access to all films in the Royal Marine

Hotel) €70

Drive In Ticket Prices Student Car up to 4 €16.50

Car & 2 €18 Car plus 3 or more €20

Tickets can be purchased in our Box Office in Dun

Laoghaire Shopping Centre, front of house at each screening in The Royal Marine Hotel or online at

www.ucff.ie & www.drive-in-movies.ie

Sunday

Ciaran Creagh Workshop

The Dargan Suite

11am

Len Collin Workshop

The Laurel Suite

11am

Short Program 5

The Martello Suite

11am

Interview with the Vampire

The Martello Suite

130pm

Neil Jordan Q&A

The Martello Suite

345pm

Darkness at the Edge of Town

The Carlisle Suite - 230pm

Riffed

The Kingston Suite

4pm

Trampoline

The Martello Suite

4pm

North Circular Road

The Carlisle Suite

5pm

Stories Forlorn

The Kingston Suite

6pm

How to be Happy

The Martello Suite

6pm

Limp

The Carlisle Suite

7pm

Awards Ceremony

The Carlisle Suite 830pm

830pm

Closing Film – Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder

The Carlisle Suite 915pm

Festival At A Glance Thursday

Saturday

Sunday

Welcome to the 5th Underground Cinema Film Festival. A champion of emerging filmmakers, Underground Cinema has the belief that no matter what the film’s budget or the director’s vision it’s the filmmakers passion that drives a film. This year presents a new generation of adventurous independent filmmaking, in which boundaries are explored, pushed and often broken. The creative means employed in these films will take audiences on a wild ride towards the future of cinematic storytelling. As technology allows greater access to short and feature films as well as filmmaking tools, an increasing number of people are turning to filmmaking as a form of expression and an opportunity to explore creative freedom. The fact that we received 200 more submissions than last year is proof of this. Within these films we saw a wave of truly original and outrageously distinctive films united by their uncompromised spirit.

One again we are delighted to bring you another action packed film festival to the beautiful seaside town of Dun Laoghaire. The line up this year is incredibly strong with shorts and features in from all over the world. This years festival will also see the introduction of Underground Cinema’s new Drive In Cinema which will be located in the Ferry Terminal in Dun Laoghaire. The Drive In will begin on September 11th and will run throughout the festival and onwards until December 8th . This years opening film is the wonderful ‘A Nightingale Falling’ directed by Garret Daly. It truly is a beautiful piece of filmmaking and we are delighted to say that it will go on nationwide release directly after it’s screening in Dun Laoghaire. Our closing film this year is Jeff Doyle’s hilarious Jack and a Ralph Plan a Murder, a great film to end the festival with. For the second year we will be bringing back the Underground Cinema Expo. This is an excellent chance to meet and make contact with some of the film industry’s service providers. The Expo will run from 2pm to 5pm of the opening day of the festival and admission as usual is free. Our festival wouldn’t be the same without our various different workshops and panel discussions. This years workshops will be held by Ciaran Creagh, Len Collin, Debs Leonard, Stunt Media Services, Sean MacGabhann and Paco Torres and once again all our work shops are free of charge. Our panel discussion will take place in the Laurel Suite this year at 230pm. Joining us on the panel this year is Garret Daly (A Nightingale Falling), Ciaran Creagh (Parked), Terry McMahon (Patricks Day), Conor Horgan (One Hundred Mornings) and Mark O’Connor (King of the Travellers). The subject being discussed at this years panel is ‘low budget doesn’t not mean low quality film making. It promises to be a really interesting discussion and all are welcome. One of the highlights at this years festival will be the 20th Anniversary Screening Interview with the Vampire with special guest Neil Jordan. We are delighted to welcome Neil along to the Festival this year and we look forward to talking to him directly after the screening about his career over the past 30 years right the way up to his new film Byzantium. All that is left for me to say is to enjoy yourselves and I look forward to meeting you all over the next four days of the festival Is mise le meas David Byrne Festival Director

Festival Team Festival Director – David Byrne

Assistant Festival Director - Karen Hughes Technical Director - Kenneth McKeon Programme Co-Ordinator – John King

Festival Co-Ordinator – Paul Ward Volunteer Manager – Naomi Butler

Social Media Manager – Sean MacGabhann Marketing – Eoin Quinn

Festival Volunteers

Ester Amias, Ling Cahill, Ian Callagy, Niall Clery, Cian Doherty, Suijin Hue, Damsom Lee, Penny McGovern, Luke Molloy, Barbara Morrisey, Anna Angelica Navarro da Silva, Mark O’Sullivan, Darragh Power, Rachael Quinn, Lenka Simkova

Special Thanks Neil Jordan, Donal Farrell, Aidan Ryan, Adele Ryan, Gina Passi, Ian Keogh, Gilbert and Wrights, Aboveboard, Frewen & Aylward, Mao Dun Laoghaire, Dun Laoghaire Business Improvement District, Don McManus, Carolyn Browne, Tim Ryan, JP Montgomery, Sarah Burgess, Sven Spollen Behrens, Garret Daly, Debs Leonard, Len Collin, Terry McMahon, Ciaran Creagh, Conor Horgan, Mark O’Connor, Paul Valentine, John Sheridan, Film Equipment Ireland, Teach Solais, Jason Foran, Colin Browne, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, The Volunteer Centre Blackrock, The Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre and all of our Volunteers

Underground Cinema Film Festival 2014

Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre Proud Supporters of the

5th Underground Cinema Film Festival

Short Films

1. The Hard Way – Failsafe Films A troubled teenage girl and an unhappily married man meet in secret. They think their problems are over. But they haven't counted on each other. Directed and Written by Imogen Murphy - Produced by Simon Doyle - Running Time 12 Mins 2. To Oscar – Seven Figure Films Nicky Cunningham has been diagnosed with cancer and will not live to see the birth of his son. This is his advice to his unborn child. Directed, Written and Produced by Elijah Egan - Running Time 7 Mins 3. Around Again – Film Division Normandy in the latter part of World War II. We see the war through the eyes of a young girl. Her parents are members of the French Resistance. We join the family as they attempt to escape the destruction of Caen with war raging all around them. Directed and Written by Stewart Addison - Produced by Brendan O'Neill - Running Time 10 Mins 4. After – Hopehapp Productions A young woman, Sophie, must come to terms with the recent death of her fiancé. However, in a world interconnected through the internet and social media, death has never been so complicated. Directed, Written and Produced by David C. Lynch - Running Time 14 Mins 5. Stifle - Kerbute Productions A normal commute home or so she thinks. You always think your safe when you get close to home. Directed and Written by John Hennesy - Produced by Kerbute Productions - Running Time 7 Mins 6. In This Place 'In This Place' is a contemporary drama set in a small west of Ireland town. It follows Mark as he struggles to break out of his destructive lifestyle while everybody around him moves on with their lives Directed by Alec Moore - Written by Tristan Heanue - Produced by Tristan Heanue and Alec Moore - Running Time 20 Mins 7. Blue Burden - Sidetracked Productions Blue Burden is about the burden of knowledge that the Gardai and other emergency personnel endure. It's a modern tragic love story set in Ireland. Directed and Written by Richie Kenrick - Produced by Amy Millar - Running Time 9 Mins 8. Pedestrian Crossing - Hank Wicklow Productions A Nobel Short. Directed, Written and Produced by Colin Murnane - Running Time 5 Mins 9. Angus - Pillarstone Productions Jimmy and Ted's best friend Angus is dead. Jimmy decides to give Angus an impromptu wake. The problem? Drugs, drink, a corpse, and how to get it back to the church unnoticed. Directed and Produced by Paul Bolger - Written by Paul Bolger and Pat Daly - Running Time 22 Mins 10. Ringsend - Little Prince Productions Two writers move in together but jealousy turns things sour in this pseudo-noir tale starring Maurice Florence and Aaron Blu Heffernan. Directed Craig Reynolds - Written by Padraig Z. Molloy - Produced by Alastair Moore - Running Time 8 Mins 11. Haiku 4: Still In his kitchen, overgrown with plants and vines, Teagran keeps his dead father. Tormented by dreams, he tries several rituals to bring him back to life. Directed and Produced by Lyle Pisio - Written by Jun K. Lee - Running Time 6 Mins 12. Look Up Christy has a got an addiction, he needs to stop, but first he needs to go over everything in his head before making a decision Directed, Written and Produced by Robert Keane - Running Time 3 Mins 13. Interupted Two strangers cross paths on their darkest days. Directed, Written and Produced by Christopher Lambert - Running Time 9 Mins Origin: New Zealand

Short Film Program 1 - Thursday September 11th at 12pm - The Martello Suite

1. The Last Fare The Last Fare is a short preformative documentary that examines the struggles facing a female taxi driver in the dark landscape of Dublin, Ireland. It takes one woman's experience and question the dangers of picking up strangers. Directed and Written by Siobhan Perry - Produced by Thomas Heffernan - Running Time 10 Mins 2. This Is It - Seven Figure Films A close up look at the intimate moments and interactions between a couple which form the memories of their relationship. Directed, Written and Produced by Elijah Egan - Running Time 10 Mins 3. Eating In - Landsleaving Media Celine and Kevin are having some... issues... in the bedroom... a short comedy. Directed, Written and Produced by James Keating - Running Time 6 Mins 4. Skunky Dog - Stand Mantra Productions/OIC Media 'Skunky Dog' tells the tragic story of Flick, a nineteen year old alcoholic boy who spends his time drinking and dreaming of a better life. Directed and Written by James Fitzgerald - Produced by Paddy Slattery - Running Time 25 Mins 5. Nostalgia.exe - Constant Moon Pictures The near future. Dream recording has now become a reality, so has dream-splicing; the illegal and dangerous altering of dreams for subconscious playback. Paul Wheatley seeks out a dreamsplicer, forging a bond which may be his salvation or damnation. Directed and Written by Aidan Duffy - Produced by Aidan Duffy and Victor MacGowan - Running Time 17 Mins 6 Living Pictures A Tatiana - Skorlupkina Film An original score sets the mood and rhythm for the films, bringing the artist's paintings to life, and forming a three-part story. Directed, Written and Produced by Tatiana Skorlupkina Running Time 8 Mins 7. I am Jesus - Park Pictures In a world of following and followers there is one man with one mission and one sandwich board Directed by Emmet Harte - Written by Smart Blondes - Produced by Kevin Cassidy - Running Time 6 Mins 8. Cough Liberty was yesterday. Civil freedom is curtailed when a viral outbreak turns into a pandemic. Weary of constant food shortages and invasive health officials, George questions how necessary his government-enforced lifestyle really is. Directed and Written by Jason Kempnich - Produced by Jordan Glew and Jason Kempnich - Running Time 11 Mins 9. Idle - Ego Pictures Five unemployed teenagers come together to rob a corrupt government lobbyist. Directed and Written by Alan Dunne - Produced by Alan Dunne and Alan Sherlock - Running Time 20 Mins 10. Deadbook – Belleville Pictures Gordon and Michael come up with an innovative business idea – namely, a social network called DEADBOOK, to stay connected with friends and loved ones forever. But not all is what it seems once they join forces with a group of investors, whose sole purpose is to make money, be it dead or alive. Directed by Richard Scobie - Written by Francois Farrugia & Derek O'Connor - Produced by Francois Farrugia & Edwina Forkin - Running Time 15 Mins 11. Torn Mount Venus Productions & Smart Blonde Productions What happens when two women want the same thing? What happens when one of the two, not naturally inclined to assert herself now decides to defend her patch? Directed by Karen McGrath - Written by Caroline Grace Cassidy - Produced by Sorcha Furlong - Running Time 6 Mins

Short Films

Short Film Program 2 - Thursday September 11th at 515pm - The Martello Suite

1. Adam A little boy withdraws from the wonder and magic of his childhood as he witnesses the disintegration of his family life, his only place of refuge, hiding his face beneath his father's motorcycle helmet. Directed by Denise Pattison - Written by Caroline Farrell & Denise Pattison - Produced by Denise Pattison Running Time 6 Mins 2. Stolen - Epic Productions Lily (9) awakens screaming in a strange house not knowing how she got there. An unknown couple try desperately to calm and contain her despite frequent escape attempts. Then they decide it's too risky to keep her. Directed and Written by Yvonne Keane - Produced by Chris Cullen - Running Time 11 Minutes 3. Bridge of Kindness - RCA Media Productions A young girl begs on a Dublin bridge, but what are her motives Directed, Written and Produced by Stephen Gibson - Running Time 4 Mins 4. Neighbourhood Watch A man makes his way home from work, but something lurks in the shadows. Directed and Written by Alan Buckley - Produced by Richard Bolger and Aoife Sweeney - Running Time 10 Mins 5. High Hopes - The Jahalin Association 1997-1998, many Bedouin refugees living under Israeli Occupation were forcibly displaced by Israel to a garbage dump. During this entire period, the Oslo Peace Process was ongoing, with "high hopes" for peace. During today's peace talks, a plan exists to forcibly displace some 30,000 Bedouin refugees for settlement expansion. Directed by Guy Davidi - Written by Archive material BBC/AP - Produced by Angela Godfrey-Goldstein Running Time 14 Mins 6. Fracture - Guerrilla 12 Productions In the midst of a raging war, 2 people are hiding in the woods. Waiting for someone to come along. A target. Killing this person could change everything. But do they have what it takes to take the shot? Directed by Fiona Graham - Written by Patrick Murphy and Fiona Graham - Produced by Fiona Graham - Running Time 7 Mins 7. Comfortable Chaos - Dynamic Ranger Productions Comfortable Chaos is a short film that analyses the relationship between a self-destructive Irish male and alcohol. We spend the morning with Darren, who has just awoken confused from a drunken coma unable to piece together the last twenty four hours. As he tries to establish phone communication with his girlfriend, we take a trip with Darren to an early house pub. Here we meet Dave, a wisdom spouting lonely bar man, and Emma, a seductive temptress that catches Darren'€™s eye. Directed and Written by Graham Early - Produced by Martin Curley - Running Time 15 Mins 8. They Call Me The Kid - Lillywoot Pictures On the eve of his thirteenth birthday, James is taken to the fair by his mother – along with his imaginary cowboy friend. As the day wears on, James realises the immature fun he shares with the gunslinger may not be preparing him for the reality of his parents' imploding relationship, and makes a heart-wrenching decision to begin his journey toward growing up. Directed by Mark Tehnsuko - Written by Alan Power - Produced by Sej Davé - Running Time 15 Mins 9. Broken - Unscene Production Company Troubled by an attack on his family, a man is forced to seek revenge. Directed by Paul Kozinski - Written by Paul Kozinski and Colin Little - Produced by Paul Kozinski and Janis Marshall Reilly Running Time 30 Mins 10. The Gully - Greensea Productions While trying to avoid detection, two young women search for a hidden cache of stolen money. Directed, Written and Produced by John Gigrich - Running Time 7 Mins 11. Cavalier - A Sean Clancy Film A directionless young man questions his life after a chance encounter with his ex-girlfriend Directed, Written and Produced by Sean Clancy - Running Time 12 Mins

Short Film Program 3 - Friday September 12th at 11am - The Martello Suite

Short Films

1. The Finger - ECAL & Close Up Films Two brothers. One sister. One dead: their father. His funeral. The opportunity to settle accounts, and maybe more. Directed and Written by Malika Pelliciolli - Produced by Jean-Guillaume Sonnier and Flavia Zanon Running Time 14 Mins 2. Beneath the Tides - Dogbolt Films When a distressed young woman reluctantly returns to a beautiful windswept beach, painful and tragic events are finally replaced by memories of that perfect first kiss. Directed, Written and Produced by - Rupert Miles Running Time 20 Mins 3. Loss - Terrace Films Kate and Mark are a young affluent couple who seem to have everything, but when they lose the child they have tried so hard for a deep rift opens between them and they struggle to rebuild their relationship. Directed and Written by Malachy Campbell - Produced by Paul Christie Running Time 11 Mins 4. Frankie and the Ant Franky is a methodical, professional killer who believes that loyalty trumps all in this crime thriller ignited by betrayal and driven by vengeance. Directed, Written and Produced by Billy Hayes Running Time 9 Mins 5. Bound - OIC Media BOUND tells the story of a young boxer with nothing to loose, faced with a decision that he is forced to make. Directed by Gerard Walsh - Written by Shane Coules - Produced by Gerard Walsh and James Fitzgerald Running Time 23 Mins 6. Letterbox Letterbox is the story of Imani, a second generation Muslim girl from Bradford, who lives for her music. When her mother finds her and her brothers ticket’s to Glastonbury Festival, she rips them up, saying the only way she would be going to Glastonbury is in a Burka. So that's exactly what the feisty and determined Imani does. In an act of rebellion against her mother and a conscious provoking of the culture she so badly wants to fit in to, she dons her mum's ill fitting niqab and hitch hikes her way to her very own music heaven, forcing the cultural rubber of her young British Pakistani life to meet the road. This is a road movie played out in the most enchanting of playgrounds. Imani's eye opening adventure brings her fun, eccentricity, music from the soul, and friendships that cross stereotypes and break social barriers. Directed by Annibal Annison Written by Annibal Annison and Yasmin Khan Cheema Produced by Yasmin Khan Cheema Running 23 Mins 7. Sweet Dreams Out of the Blue/Paws on Cam Sweet Dreams portrays a day in the life of Paula Richards. Paula works the street as a prostitute in order to feed her drug addiction. It is the day of her daughter Becky's First Holy Communion and Paula struggles against the odds to make it to church for her daughter's bug day. Is the love that she feels for her daughter enough incentive to turn her life around? Or will the harsh reality of her tragic circumstances destroy any chance of a relationship with her daughter forever. Directed by Rachel Sian O'Connor Written by Sean Ronan Produced by Out of the Blue in Association with Paws on Cam Running Time 29 Mins 8. Da Cheryl must come to terms with the relationship she had with her father on the day of his funeral. Directed and Written by Jamie Harty Produced by Denise Ní Chulain Running Time 16 Mins

Short Films

Short Film Program 4 - Friday September 12th at 2pm - The Martello Suite

1. Bound - Non Cents Films A man plans to kidnap a young woman, but who is the victim? Directed and Written by Len Collin - Produced by Mike Lacey and Len Collin - Running Time 15 Mins 2. The Stand Up - Lost Prophet Pictures & Oracle Films Tony has always prided himself as a non-compromising purist. However after twenty years on the grueling comedy circuit he is left exhausted, exasperated, creatively and financially frustrated. In a moment of utter clarity or utter madness he decides on an extreme course of action that will forever change his life, much to the amusement of his flatmate. Directed and Written by Sean Murphy - Produced by Sean Murphy and Simon Murphy - Running Time 19 Mins 3. Normal - Floor Unit Productions Why do we only see other people strengths and only see our own weakness Directed by Stephen Brady - Written and Produced by Mark McCabe and Eddie Jackson - Running Time 22 Mins 4. Beth BETH tells the story of a young woman who is haunted by her childhood doll and the memories that accompany it. Directed and Written by Joanne Bracken - Produced by Patrick O'Connor Running Time 5 Mins 5. Countdown - Big Idea Films Abbigale falls for Becker - but they don't have much time. Directed and Produced by Kevin Glynn - Written by Oliver Drew - Running Time 3 Mins 6. An Cat A bereaved man, who wants to be left in peace is harassed by his late wife's beloved pet cat. Directed and Written by Helen Flanagan - Produced by Trisha Flood - Running Time 13 Mins 7. When the Dog Barks A couple worries about the safety of their home. A motorcycle courier cuts between the streets of the city to make deliveries. Among security cameras, windows which are shut during traffic lights and a door that sleeps unlocked, this urban chronicle exposes what happens When the Dogs Bark. Directed by Rafael Farina - Written by Rafael Farina and Tainá Muhringer - Produced by Kevin O'Callaghan, Bruno Illa Borin, Guilherme Severo and Fabricio Gallinucci - Running Time 15 Mins 8. Roulette An intense short film about a young woman’s struggle to be heard, knowing salvation may lie just one phone call away Directed by Christine Kelly - Written by Randy Turner and Christine Kelly - Produced by Randy Turner Running Time 15 Mins 9. The Heebie Jeebies After a young boy and girl hear a frightening bedtime story, they become convinced there is something scary under their bed. They may be right... Directed and Written by Todd Slawsby - Produced by Roz Reisberg - Running Time 9 Mins 10. Mirror Image - Reckoner Productions A tale of a mans journey into madness in a world of catfish statuses and cropped to perfection ideals online. How does it affect the meek and fragile members of society. Directed, Written and Produced by Eamon Tutty - Running Time 5 Mins 11. The Brotherhood - Grey Ghost Films Abandoned as an infant and raised in an Irish orphanage, Raghnall counsels his protege from a hospital bed in Los Angeles. 'Rags' (52) observes the parallel between his own chequered past and that of Pike's current dilemma. His turbulent teenage years in 1970's Dublin unveil an adolescence of abandonment and isolation. A chance encounter with some bikers catapults Rags a€™ life on a course of adventure, motorbikes and brotherhood. Directed and Written by Louise MacSweeney - Produced by Louise MacSweeney & Cainneach McKeon Running Time 15 Mins

Short Films

Short Film Program 5 - Saturday September 13th at 11am - The Martello Suite

1. The Key - DKIT A man revisits a dance hall that holds the key to his memories Directed and Written by Federico Rea - Produced by Jason Fergus Forde - Running Time 6 Mins 2. The Rift - A Film by Holly Sheridan Andy is Stephen's father; they share a property in Dublin, where Stephen lives with his wife, Terri, and two daughters. For almost twenty years, Andy has not spoken to either Stephen, or Terri, yet continues to have a relationship with both daughters. Directed & Produced by Holly Sheridan and Shane Stokes - Written by Holly Sheridan - Running Time 13 Mins 3. GraffEire - LVD Films A culturally significant documentary which features unique interviews with top Irish graffiti writers and insights by respected commentators. Directed, Written and Produced by Louis Deacy - Running Time 24 Mins 4. Seven Minutes With Beibhinn – Colaiste Dhulaigh What if every bad date you ever had was crammed into one evening? Bryan is a young man who is always trying just a bit too hard to be one of the guys. Beibhinn is a woman who will know what (or who) she wants when she sees it! Directed by David Wolfe - Written by David Wolfe and Stephen Ralph Fennesy - Produced by Stephen Ralph Fennesy - Running Time 10 Mins 5. Trevor - IADT Trevor'€™s close relationship with his mother's becomes strained when his mother invites her date back to their home. When Trevor's unleashes his jealousy it changes their lives forever. Directed and Written by Zoe Dunlop Doyle - Produced by Zoe Doyle Dunlop and Colman McCionnaithe - Running Time 8 Mins 6. Tonn Nua - DKIT At the 2012 Galway Film Fleadh, writer/director Mark O'€™Connor read out loud a manifesto, which he detailed to be a new wave of Irish cinema. A new breed of films and filmmakers, which Irish cinema has only recently seen. Tonn Nua? Directed by Peter McKeon - Written by Peter McKeon and Niall Clery - Produced by Niall Clery - Running Time 29 Mins 7. Downwinder - Melvin Productions A young soldier struggles with drug addiction and his own mortality in a post nuclear fallout Ireland Directed, Written and Produced by Jason Coyle - Running Time 10 Mins 8. Kinds of Blue - DKIT Kinds of Blue visually explores the lives of two young people, living with depression. Using a mixture of abstract imagery and intimate interviews, it examines both the internal and external sides of depression. Directed by Catherine McGrath - Written by Joske Slabbers - Produced by Catherine McGrath - Running Time 7 Mins 9. Unfold - IADT Mark's life has taken a turn for the worse and he'€™s doing everything he can to hide his problems from the world around him. Directed and Written by Steven Daly - Produced by Oisin O'Driscoll - Running Time 14 Mins 10. Marcus Ryan - Direwolf Productions In the near future, time travel has become a reality, but due to the dangers of rewriting the past it has been deemed illegal and a special agency put in place to chase down rogue time travellers.. Directed, Written and Produced by Kiefer McGinn - Running Time 11 Mins 11. Dorchadas - Alonze Productions When a Serial Killer loses control of his latest capture, no amount of talking can change what will happen next. Saving a girl she doesn't know means facing the evil she knows all too well. Set in Ireland and in Irish, this short film is subtitled in English. Directed and Written by Noel Anthony Malone - Produced by Kilian Hanratty - Running Time 12 Mins 12. One Thousand Yards - IADT Evan is unhappy. He spends his days in a mind numbingly repetitive job. However, on his way home from work one day, memories from his past begin to haunt him. Directed and Written by Michael Caroline - Produced by Jonathan Hughes - Running Time 15 Mins

Short Film Program 6 - Sunday September 14th at 11am - The Martello Suite

Short Films

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Maidens of the Sea KK Films/AML Pictures/RCA Media A lonely sailor discovers a mysterious island full of secrets. Directed by Kerri Kutcha Written by Kerri Kutcha Produced by Kerri Kutcha, Andre Lomav & Stephen Gibson Running Time: 73 Mins Origin: Ireland & USA

The Martello Suite at 245pm

Feature Films Thursday September 11th

Bittersweet Monday - Just2Me Productions When longtime best friends, Jeremy and Monica say their goodbyes before Jeremy’s big move, they find themselves holding onto more than just their friendship. Separately in committed marriages, the two experience an overwhelming emotional shift, exacerbated by the circumstances that bring them together and alone again. Directed by Jaimie Lee Written by Jaimie Lee Produced by Jaimie Lee & David Park Running Time 87 Mins

The Kingston Suite at 5pm

Feature Films Thursday September 11th

Official Opening Film - A Nightingale Falling - Mixed Bag Media Set in Ireland during the War of Independence, two sisters' lives are changed forever as they care for a wounded soldier. What transpires is a tragic love story of a household & its inhabitants, caught in the crucible of dark deep secrets. Directed by Garret Daly & Martina McGlynn - Produced by Garret Daly, Martina McGlynn & PJ Curtis - Written by Garret Daly based on the novel by PJ Curtis Running Time 107 Mins - Origin: Ireland Ticket to the opening film includes drink reception in the Pavilion Bar at 630pm. - Cast and Crew will be in attendance

The Carlisle Suite 630pm

Indigo - Tim Butt 2 Productions Eli Casey, an up-and-coming photographer and recovering heroin addict, implodes after his son is kidnapped. He separates from his wife. He stops working. He gives up. As a favor to his agent, Eli begrudgingly agrees to shoot a wedding. While there, he takes a picture of a suspicious couple who offer to bribe him in return for deleting certain photos. Eli refuses. The next day, Eli discovers that the flower girl at the wedding disappeared and Eli sets out to conquer his demons and save the girl. Indigo has won De grote Prijs van de Jury at the Amsterdam Film Festival, Best Feature at the Art All Night and Trenton Film Festivals, and Best Actor at RxSM V for Skyler Pinkerton Directed by John Hawthorne Smith - Written by John Hawthorne Smith Produced by John Hawthorne Smith, Courtney McManus, Caitlin Gold & Collen Doyle Running Time 92 Mins - Origin: USA

The Kingston Suite at 715pm

Feature Films Thursday September 11th

Saol - Zanzibar Films and RCA Media Productions A perspective on a young girl trapped in her own house and in her own life after losing her dad a year before. Another Christmas arrives, but everything has changed. She has got a tremendous Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with a fear of leaving the house to meet other people. Her Mother, a Doctor, is trying everything to back to normality, but things are not moving on, specially living also with her dad, a 70 years old man with Alzheimer. This is a film about anxiety, about a family with no direction and how this anxiety and fear affects human relations. What is the meaning of life when you have OCD? Directed by Paco Torres - Written by Paco Torres Produced by Edwina Forkin & Stephen Gibson Running Time 84 Mins - Origin: Ireland The Martello Suite at 915pm

The Dún Laoghaire Music Weekend will showcase the very best of both emerging and established talent in the contemporary Irish music scene. It will take place over 3 days, from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st and be held in a wide variety of venues throughout the town. The festival hopes to attract around fifteen thousand people to the town over the weekend. It will also be a great platform to showcase the quality bars and restaurants in offer in our town at night.

20th Anniversary Screening of

Interview with a Vampire – The Vampire Chronicles Q&A with Director Neil Jordan after the film

Interview with the Vampire – The Vampire Chronicles It hadn't even been a year since a plantation owner named Louis had lost his wife in childbirth. Both his wife and the infant died, and now he has lost his will to live. A vampire named Lestat takes a liking to Louis and offers him the chance to become a creature of the night: a vampire. Louis accepts, and Lestat drains Louis' mortal blood and then replaces it with his own, turning Louis into a vampire. Louis must learn from Lestat the ways of the vampire. Directed by Neil Jordan – Written by Ann Rice – Produced by David Geffen and Stephen Wooley Running Time 123 Mins

The Martello Suite on Saturday September 13th at 130pm

Director Neil Jordan

Underground Cinema are delighted to have local film maker and writer Neil Jordan along to the 5th Underground Cinema Film Festival to speak to us about his work on Interview with the Vampire over 20 years ago. ‘Ultimately, I think vampires are really like people who have entered a spell. They endure eternity in some way because of a choice, or something that’s happened to them. That’s why they’re so popular; they come out of the repository of fairy tales.’ Neil will talk to us in the Martello Suite directly after the Interview with the Vampire screening

Feature Films Sunday September 14th

Sodium Party A Michael McCudden Film Sodium Party follows Claire through a harrowing childhood to university where she meets Danny, a frequently intoxicated photographer who exposes her to real life through a cocktail of love and drugs. Their relationship is tested when ghosts of Claire's tumultuous past manifest through super 8 home movie footage causing her world to unravel. Directed by Michael McCudden Written by Michael McCudden Produced by Alison Scarff & Richard Waters Running Time 83 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Martello Suite at 2pm

Darkness on the Edge of Town Lagoon Pictures On the plains of southern Ireland, Cleo Callahan, a troubled teenage sharpshooter, strives to avenge the murder of her estranged sister, blind to the fact that the killer is her best and only friend. Directed by Patrick Ryan Written by Patrick Ryan Produced by Lisa MacKintosh, Patrick Ryan & Tommy Fitzgerald Running Time 87 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Carlisle Suite at 3pm

Feature Films Sunday September 14th

Trampoline - Trampoline Productions Angie Corbett moves back to her hometown in Tipperary where she gets a job teaching in her old school. Struggling with her class, Angie must also reconnect with her family and the life she thought she had left behind. Directed by Tom Ryan Written by Tom Ryan Produced by Tom Ryan and Claire Gormley Running Time 73 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Martello Suite at 4pm

Riffed Red Kremlin Films Drama based in a modern office in Dublin at the height of the recession. Staff discover the office is to close and their jobs are all under threat. Directed by Ray Hyland Written by Ray Hyland Produced by Ray Hyland Running Time 58 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Kingston Suite at 4pm

Feature Films Sunday September 14th

North Circular Road Dark Window Media The film tells the story of Janice and Matthew, a young couple about to buy their dream home on Dublin’s North Circular Road. Janice is one of Ireland’s best-known weather forecasters. Having been through some difficult times, she is now trying to getting her personal and professional life back together. Her sense of progress comes to an abrupt halt, however, when she encounters ghosts in her new home. Soon she finds a chilling drama being played out before her, as previous owner Peter psychologically tortures his wife and attempts to drive her to suicide. Directed by Donal Nugent Written by Donal Nugent Produced by Michael Parle & Kathy Horgan Running Time 98 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Carlisle Suite at 5pm

Stories Forlorn Struggling to find answers to his brother's questionable suicide, a sixteen year old aspiring writer is lured into the underground world of Hong Kong, as the Chinese march their way over the border during the last summer under British rule, 1997. Directed by Uri L. Schwarz & Jason A. Sankey Written by Uri L. Schwarz & Jason A. Sankey Produced by Uri L. Schwarz, Jason A. Sankey & Jason Tobin Running Time 85 Mins Origin: China

The Kingston Suite at 6pm

Feature Films Sunday September 14th

How to be Happy Filmbase Following a bad breakup, relationship councillor Cormac Kavanagh starts sleeping with his clients in a misguided attempt to reignite their passions. His bedroom adventures soon lead him into dangerous territory and he starts falling for Flor, the attractive young private detective assigned to investigate his affairs. Flor’s speciality is entrapping married men in honeytrap stings. In a twisting comedy of misunderstandings, deceit and danger it’s going to take a lot before everyone recognises true love and discovers the secrets of How To Be Happy. Directed by Michael Rob Costime, Mark Gaster and Brian O'Neill Written by Conor Horgan Produced by Richard Bolger Running Time 80 Mins Origin: Ireland View trailer here

The Martello Suite at 615pm

Limp - Crooked Creations The film follows the deterioration of a relationship told through the eyes of a man whose brain has been curdled by isolation. So desperate for companionship the man plays out a relationship between himself and a woman that he has killed but it isn't long before the corpse begins to deteriorate and the relationship follows suit. As the world the Man has built around himself begins to spiral out of control he watches on helplessly as it unravels the grim reality and the devastating truth of what he has done and what he must do… Directed by Shaun Ryan - Written by Shaun Ryan Produced by Kevin Minogue & Shaun Ryan - Running Time 62 Mins - Origin: Ireland

The Carlisle Suite at 7pm

Feature Films Sunday September 14th

Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder Natures Gentlemens Productions Jack is being bullied in work, so with a little help from his imaginary friend, Ralph, he begins to plot the murder of his bully, Pat. Directed by Jeff Doyle Written by Jeff Doyle Produced by Jeff Doyle Running Time 85 Mins Origin: Ireland

The Carlisle Suite at 915pm

Awards Ceremony 5th Underground Cinema Film Festival

The 5th Underground Cinema Festival Awards will be presented in the Carlisle Suite before we officially close the festival with this years closing film Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder. The awards will be presented at approximately 830pm. All are welcome.

Paco Tores Paco Torres is an awarded director known for his creativity, strength and guerrilla style and full member of Screen Director Guild Of Ireland. Torres has worked in advertising and films over a decade, between Ireland, Spain, Oman and Dubai and based in Ireland since 1997. Torres has a huge sensibility in all his work as director and writer, with great performances and stunning vissuals. He has made two feature films, The Magic of hope and Saol, first ever feature film made in 14 hours, with not script and all improvisation. Torres has done several shorts during his career as multiawarded "The Rattle of Benghazi" and "Halowin", selected by Lars Von Triers for his project film Gesamt.

The workshop - "Low cost filmmaking; from short to feature films" This workshop "Low cost filmmaking" is designed for newcomers and stablish filmmakers that want to explore the Guerrilla style. A Guerrilla filmmaker is a filmmaker who may be short of money but not on passion and vision and has an attitude of creativity and freedom. In this three hours workshop, Torres will go from the idea, to preproduction, production, postproduction and distribution, from short to features, from script to improvisation. Guerrilla filmmaking means taking advantages of new technologies and friends. this masterclass covers the techniques, equipment, music, legal, cast, locations, finance, blocking, cuts, sales agents, festivals, distribution and all the essentials of directing at both level and two formats, from the small brother (shorts) to the big one (features). Paco’s workshop will take place in the Kingston Suite on Thursday September 11th at 130pm. Places can be reserved on the festival website www.ucff.ie

Debs Leonard All you need to know about me, Deborah (Debs) Leonard (aliases include The Debonator, Debatron (my desire to be a Transformer is not so well renown) Debilicious (maybe its coz I’m yummy or just a ‘foody’), Super Freak (well coz I iz aint I (love using bad grammar just to annoy the literati and last known alias Da Beauty Geek (Coz I love Beauty and I’m a Total Geek!) First off, I have been a skin care and beauty junkie since the age of sixteen and I can honestly say I never went to bed with my makeup on, even when I stumbled into bed slightly tipsy I would drag myself out of it and clean my face. The thoughts of waking up with a mucky pillow and dirty face never appealed to me

First off, I have been a skin care and beauty junkie since the age of sixteen and I can honestly say I never went to bed with my makeup on, even when I stumbled into bed slightly tipsy I would drag myself out of it and clean my face. The thoughts of waking up with a mucky pillow and dirty face never appealed to me. I tumbled into the industry in my early twenties. After waking up one morning at the desk of my then 9 to 5 office job, with my face in a pool of saliva, and clumps of legal documents stuck to my face I realised office life was not for me, so off I stumbled to find something more to my liking. My penchant for the creative and the idea of making a living drawing on people’s faces really appealed to me, and so it was I went about learning all there was to know about becoming a makeup artist and/or beauty professional. Presently, my job as a makeup artist and skin consultant is flourishing and considering the times we live in I am eternally grateful for my work. I also write and research and I am now the Beauty Editor for the Irish Wedding Diary Magazine as well as there online Blog. Deb’s makeup workshop will take place at 12pm in the Laurel Suite. To book a place just visit the workshop page on www.ucff.ie

Film EXPO - Thursday September 11th 2pm - 5pm

Carlisle Suite - Royal Marine Hotel Admission Free

The Underground Cinema Expo is back again for a second year. We have invited some of the leading service providers in the country to promote their services to the film industry. Meet and talk to film equipment suppliers, lighting companies, make up artists, stunt experts and much much more at the Expo. The Expo is there to help create new business relationships with both service providers and filmmakers alike. The Expo will take place in the Carlisle Suite in the Royal Marine Hotel from 2pm to 5pm

Workshops, Expo and Panel Discussions

The Workshop Scripting a short story. As most writers know scripting a short film is quite difficult as such a film has all the characteristics of a feature but everything is condensed down to a tenth of its size. A hands on discussion with real scripts written by the attendees will give the participants the opportunity to get feedback on the writing, the story, the characters and hopefully will contribute to the skill and ongoing development of the writer. The class is limited to ten attendees and all are encouraged to submit a short film of their own. The idea will be that Ciaran will pick a number of the scripts to review and discuss with the group. This will be a discussion group and all attendees will be expected to participate. Ciaran’s workshop is limited to 10 and will take place in the Dargan Suite on Saturday September 13th at 11am. Places can be reserved on the festival website www.ucff.ie

Ciaran Creagh Irish playwright and screenwriter Ciaran Creagh rose to attention in the film industry last year when his screenplay ‘Parked’ was made into a cinema-released feature film starring Colm Meaney (The Snapper) and directed by Darragh Byrne. Picking up numerous awards internationally, ‘Parked’ came after Creagh had three of his plays publicly performed.

Just recently I have just taken up the position of Senior Lecturer in Screenwriting and Media Production at Northumbria University. The Workshop - ' Running the Room' - A Screenwriting Workshop The best TV shows run writer’s rooms. A place where creativity is king, writers are listened to, and no idea, no matter how outlandish, is discarded. Whether you are a new writer, or an experienced writer “Running The Room” is a crash course in creative thinking that can be applied to any screenwriting project, be it a movie, TV series, serial or webseries. This two hour workshop is run by Len Collin an experienced TV and Film writer with experience of running the room. “In this two hour workshop we will go from the blank page to creating something new and original. It’s an accelerated process that is designed to help writers re-engage with their creativity., and interact with each other.” Along the way you’ll learn Len’s approach to story, character and dramatic truth. Just bring your ideas and enthusiasm. Len’s workshop will take place in the Laurel Suite on Saturday September 13th at 2pm. Places can be reserved on the festival website www.ucff.ie

Len Collin I guess I’m best known as a writer, though if you recognise the face it’s either because you saw re-runs of A Touch Of Frost – or you rented out High Heels and Low Lifes. I started out as an actor and I still get in front of the camera on occasion. Mostly however I write and direct film, TV or internet productions. Some of the productions I have written for include The Bill, Ultimate Force, Londons Burning, Thief Takers, Soldier Soldier, Holby City and Eastenders.

Workshops, Expo and Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion – Subject Low budget doesn’t have to mean low quality for independent film making Panel: Garret Daly ( writer and director A Nightingale Falling), Mark O’Connor (writer and director Between the Canals and King of the Travellers), Conor Horgan writer and director (One Hundred Mornings and How to be Happy), Terry McMahon (writer and director Charlie Casanova and Patricks Day), Ciaran Creagh writer and director (Parked and The Note). The panel discussion will take place in the Laurel Suite on Friday September 12th at 2pm. All our welcome.

Sean Mac Gabhann Sean teacher in the further education sector (DDLETB, FAS and VEC’s) and teaches in various aspects of I.T., social media and I.T. Applications. Sean runs workshops and has worked on various projects building and restructuring complete social packages in the hospitality and sports sectors throughout Ireland. Originally from an engineering background he is a graduate of DIT and NUI Maynooth. The social media workshop intends to show people the inner workings of social media and how to use better for their business. The theme of the work shop will be using “building social tools

and using them effectively” while the focus of this workshop will be on the main stream media feeds and how, with the knowledge people already have, can be used to grow and showcase their businesses. You may bring a laptop, pad or phone to the workshop as applications will be given a live demonstration on site. Sean’s workshop will take place in the Laurel Suite on Sunday September 14th at 2pm

Stunt Media Services Paul Valentine & John Sheridan have collectively worked in the stunt action industry for over 20 years with countless award winning films & TV credits, to name but a few. They pride themselves on their professionalism, knowledge and proficiency and most importantly their 100% safety record. The Workshop Lecture & Narrative/Video Showreel presentation including a Q&A Session. Content of the workshop includes:

What production staff and A.D’s need to know about costing and timing of stunt scenes. What Writers & Directors need to know prior to developing/staging stunt action scenes. Stunt Action staging and blocking, an insight for D.O.P’s and camera opts. What physical skills and agility actors need for stage fighting. Choreographed fight displays, weapons techniques and high falls. Health and safety awareness The Stunt Media Service workshop will take place in the Kingston Suite on Sunday September 14th at 230pm. Places can be reserved on the festival website www.ucff.ie

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