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Fáilte DINGLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017

Welcome to our 11th Dingle InternationalFilm Festival. We’ve had 10 brilliant yearsbehind us, but we are always looking tothe future, and strive to make every yeara different and worthwhile experience.2017 promises to be the biggest yearever, filled with exceptional screeningsand talented guests.

I am delighted to welcome Ben Wheatley with our opening filmFree Fire - an action-packed and wonderfully funny feature thatwill celebrate our festival with the biggest possible bang.

Our programme is packed this year with Irish and EuropeanPremiere’s and I cannot recommend each film enough. There issomething there for everyone, with feature films coming fromIreland, UK, Denmark, Spain, USA, Armenia and indeed Kerry!

We also have our first ever Dingle Pow-Wow, which is bringingtogether industry leaders from Ireland and abroad to discusstheir careers. I extend a wholehearted welcome to the guestsfrom home and abroad to be with us for this incredible newevent.

We also have the special screening of four locally produced filmsfrom remarkable Dingle Women in Film. With stunning shots ofDingle peninsula and Dingle town, these films offer great insightinto the local talent which help make the Dingle IFF possible.

We are delighted to be presenting 24 feature films and 51 shortsfrom all over the world. We also have a special presentationshowing the winners of the short films submitted to this year’sDonal Walsh Live Life Competition.

Another new initiative, running right through the festivalweekend, ‘Meet the Filmmakers’ with the support of ScreenTraining Ireland gives audience members the opportunity tomeet and hear from the filmmakers themselves with eachfeature being introduced and followed with an insightful Q&Afrom the director and/or producers of the film.

The close relationship between the festival and our Gaeltachthometown is even stronger this year, along with the evergrowing Físín project we have, with the assistance of TheEuropean Parliament, given Irish subtitles to the oscarnominated French animated feature My Life as a Courgette.

11 years is a long time. We pride ourselves on outdoing ourprevious year, and building Dingle as the premiere location forthe international film industry. Thank you to our sponsors andfunders for your continued support, and a special thanks to ouraudience for coming out and enjoying our films - we do it all foryou!

Maurice GalwayFounder/Director

Main Funders

Cultural Partners

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Tá fás agus forbairt taghta ar Féile Idirnáisiúnta Scannán anDaingin ón am a bunaíodh í sa bhliain 2007, agus tá sí, sa lá atáinniu ann, ina dlúthchuid de fhéilire chultúrtha na hÉireann. Tá cáilidirnáisiúnta ar an Féile, agus bliain in ndiaidh bliana cuirtear fáilteroimh scannánóirí agus roimh bheochantóirí a thagann ón iasachtle páirt a ghlacadh san ócáid speisialta seo.

The Dingle International Film Festival has, since its establishmentin 2007, become a landmark event in Ireland’s cultural calendar.Its repute, of course, extends far beyond Irish shores, and everyyear Dingle plays host to filmmakers and animators who havetravelled from countries across the globe to participate in thisspecial event.

Here in Ireland we are enjoying a growing international reputationfor film making. We have a rich history associated with Irish filmand a talented and ever heroic film community who bravelyinnovate and push the boundaries as they create increasinglydiverse and exciting pieces of work. Initiatives like the DingleInternational Film Festival are critical to the nurturing of thecontinued production of such compelling and influential films.They not only allow for the showcasing of independently producedand brilliant work – from Ireland and from around the world – butalso challenge any erroneous assumption that the arts aresomething apart, peripheral, and belonging on the fringes ofsociety.

The provision, by a small but so vibrant town in West Kerry, of sucha significant platform for original, startling, thought-provoking,and even groundbreaking, film, reminds us of how the Arts thriveand grow when they are brought right into the heart of society, intothe space of the everyday.

Although an international event, the Dingle Festival remainsstrongly rooted in Irish soil and has been a vital and energisingforce in the creation of new films in our own vernacular. Theintroduction in 2011 of the Fisín prize, the first Irish language scriptcompetition, has encouraged many filmmakers to develop theirfilms in our beautiful national language, ensuring that it remains aliving source of inspiration for this and future generations, andfostering its ongoing relevance in an artistic environment thatcontinuously evolves and innovates.

It is also greatly inspiring to know that this year’s Festival will bepresenting screenings of four Irish films directed by talentedwomen through whose imagination we are introduced to thehistorical and cultural traditions of the Dingle community. UisceBeatha, Life is Short, Do Mharagadh Déanta, and A Tragedy in Kerry,do not just open a rich world for us; they also remind us of themany remarkable women working in the Irish film industry and theneed to embrace the many diverse voices and viewpoints whichmust comprise a truly inclusive artistic community.

Today, the Dingle International Film Festival attracts an impressiveroll call of widely acclaimed actors and filmmakers, who join themany enthusiastic film lovers who travel to Dingle annually to takepart in the imaginatively curated programme of events whichforms the heart of this Festival. As a nation we owe a great debt ofgratitude to those who work so hard to ensure the success, yearafter year, of this event, ensuring it remains true to its Irish rootswhile also growing its international dimension.

Mar Uachtarán na hÉireann is mian liom mo bhuíochas a chur iniúl le lucht eagraithe Féile Idirnáisiúnta Scannán an Daingin dágcuid dtiomantais do na scannáin áille, misniúla a chuirtear chuncinn anseo, scannáin a chothaíonn smaointe agus féidearthachtaínua sa lucht féachana. Is mian liom, chomh maith, buíochas aghabháil leis na cuairteoirí ar fad, idir Éireannaigh aguseachtrannaigh, a thugann tacaíocht d'Fhéile Idirnáisiúnta Scannánan Daingin agus a chuireann a gcuid rannpháirtíocht go mór lenadinimiceas agus lena tionchar.

As President of Ireland I would like to thank the organisers of theDingle International Film Festival for their dedication to thepromotion of the beautiful and courageous films which cause usto examine new thoughts and new possibilities. I also thank themany visitors, from home and abroad, whose support andparticipation are critical to the dynamism and influence of theDingle International Film Festival.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir.

Michael D. HigginsUachtarán na hÉireannPresident of Ireland

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STAFF | FOIREANNFounder/Director: Maurice GalwayEvent and Marketing Co-ordinator: Jema WalshFilm Co-ordinator and Liaison: Sean ReaPR Officer: Kevin McElligottProjectionist (St. James’ Church): Thomas MorrisseyBox Office Manager: Jeannie McGartland2017 Selectors: Maurice Galway, Mandy Kean, Gerard Stembridge, Brian Mac Evilly, Audrey O’Reilly, John Maguire, Mark Covino, Bob JacksonAnimation Dingle: Arlene FoxJAM Media: John Rice, Mark Cumberton, Alan Shannon, John Reynolds, Borja Espana, Miguel Zell, Tiago Batisa, Kieron Atkins, Patrick Kelly, Scott McDonnell, Richard Gordon, Alison CrowleyFísín Development Weekend: Tor Cotton (Cathaoirleach) Judges: Nuala O’Connor, Rachel Holstead, Enna de BuisDevelopment Weekend: Gerard Stembridge & Brenda Ní ShúilleabháinGuest Liaisons Officer: Moya FarrellyChild Officer: Catherine Galway

WEB DESIGN Kerry Net Solutions - Robert CondonPROGRAMME DESIGN Elaine Foley Design GREGORY PECK/MURAKAMI/YAOTY/AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD by Brian de StaicANIMATION DINGLE STUDENT AWARDS & FÍSÍN AWARDS by Holden Leather Goods

BOARD OF DIRECTORS | STIURTHOIRÍMaurice Galway, Michael Ryan, Ned Dowd, Mandy Kean, Míchéal Ó Dúlaing, John Benny Moriarty, Brian de Staic, Marc Flanagan, Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin.

FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS Tony & Pat Owens, Rí Galway, Archie Galway, Noah Kean, Joe O’Neil, Tyler McCarthy, Ceri Cremin, Margaret Breen, Doireann Morrissey, Ciara O’Connor, Ryan O’Sullivan, Louise Murchan, Shea Wolfe, Adam Kavanagh, Cian O’Connor, Iona O’Niel, Emma Godley, Jesse Joffe McLachlan, Liam Murray, Aidan Lynch, Sacred Heart University Media Students: Victoria Balarezo, Brian Dota and Eric Torrens

Festival Box OfficeTHE PHOENIX CINEMA, DYKEGATE LANE, DINGLEOpen 10.00am - 6.00pm

Ticket Costs | Praghas na dTicéad• FEATURE SCREENINGS: €10• SHORT FILM SCREENINGS: €8• PREMIER FILMS WITH RECEPTION: €15• CHILDREN: €5

• FESTIVAL PASS: €125• FESTIVAL PASS STUDENT/SENIORS/UNEMPLOYED: €100 Pass holders have to be at the screening in good time to be guaranteed a seat.

Contact Details | Sonraí Teagmhálawww.dinglefilmfestival.com

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12 NOON | ST. JAMES’ CHURCH | FREE

Fourth Live Life Competition SCREENING OF THE WINNING ENTRIES

In May 2013, young Donal Walsh lost his cancer battle at 16 years of age. Priorto his passing, he managed to get people, especially young people, thinkingand talking about how good life is and to focus on the positives rather than thenegatives. The Donal Walsh Live Life Foundation was set up by Donal Walsh’sfamily to promote the late Donal’s positive messages to prevent suicide. Thefoundation is being used to support teenage cancer patients and to preventteenage suicide through facilities in hospitals and hospice centres.

This year’s theme is ‘Make Every Second Count’, with three categories: Primary,Secondary and Adult. The winners of the competition were announced at theBrandon Conference Centre on 16th February, 2017.

Dingle IFF is proud to present these winners, as well as show three other filmsthat capture the uplifting nature of Donal’s message.

IRISH PREMIERE 4 Wheel Bob72mins/2016/US/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Tal Skloot

This documentary tells the story ofwheelchair hiker Bob Coomber and hisattempt to be the first wheelchair hikerto cross the 11,845 foot peak ofKearsarge Pass in the Sierra Nevada.

All the Time in the World3mins04secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Ciarán McNamaraProducer: Ashley Turbett

This is a comedy drama looking at thepassage of time with an individual who,as a child, is told by his mother that ‘he has all the time in the world’.

Dirty Laundry9mins59secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Editor: Graham Bollard

This is a documentary about a filmmakerwho travels back to his childhood homein Dublin to investigate a family mystery.

THEME: ‘Make Every Second Count’ Total Time: 95mins 03secs

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The Parting Glass17mins42secs/2015/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Alexander McNeillProducer: David Ritchie

After the death of his malicious father Frank, John (Anthony Moriarty,The Lobster) believes he and his mother Catherine can leave theirrural cottage for a happier life. However, as Catherine begins talkingto Frank’s body during the night, John begins to question his mother'ssanity.

Hide and Seek9mins20secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Ruth McNallyProducer: John McLean

Jack and Emily are taking one of their regular adventures to thewoods, a place that is their own world, where they can get away fromit all. They start to play a game but things take a turn, as one of themcannot be found. Hide and Seek explores the fear and confusion thatcomes from this disappearance.

Oleka7mins32secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Aaron StapletonProducer: Rachel Murphy

Rain ... Darkness ... hand ... a face. Blue, Sea, Red. Two Halves ... Everything. For them, for you.

The Uncharted Atlas of Iveragh11mins42secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Shane O’Neill

Documentary of South Kerry showing beautiful scenery andinteresting cultural facts.

Promises12mins35sec/2016/UK/ Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer:Edward Chettleburgh

One man’s Friday night journey home from work turns into somethingmuch more. As we witness the destruction and decay of his life infront of our very eyes, he finds out that two of his family membersmay have been directly involved in an attack.

Dear Anima7mins25secs/2016/Taiwan/ Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Robin Lu ShiehProducer: Tsai Yi Shan

After she left him as a child, he drew her day after day ...Her departure haunted him every single nightUntil one night... she came out of a paintingAnd his life started to change...

Tooth Fairy19mins20secs/2016/UK/ Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Justin SprayProducer: Tristan Noakes

Madeleine has a craving for children's teeth. While working at adentists, she identifies her prey and then creeps into children'sbedrooms at night to collect their teeth. One night Madeleine is nearlycaught, leading her to explore a new world and question who she is.

Lofa Boy22mins14secs/2016/USA/ Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Chad BlevinsProducer: Emily Blevins

Milo receives word that his already absent father will be in Africa forthe summer. Desperate to reconnect, Milo runs away from school toforce his father to take him with him. Milo must navigate through hisfather's world. This not only requires him to confront his father'sneglect, but also leads him on a path of self-discovery.

2PM | ST. JAMES’ CHURCH | €4

SHORT FILMS

In the Beginning … Selected Student Short FilmsTotal Time: 107mins 50secs

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Raymond9mins13secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: David Stephenson

Raymond is fiercely independent, with a huge curiosity about theworld. Director David Stephenson has been visiting him for threeyears, talking with him about his life and filming his amazing house,where some of the rooms have been untouched for fifty years.

Gone Viral7mins29secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Charlo JohnsonProducers: Charlo Johnson, Paul Webster

Two mental health nurses share a unique pastime by entertaininghundreds of millions of people with comedic 6 second videos.

When the Butcher Stopped Ordering Meat12mins46secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Laura Gaynor

Michael Quirke has been running an open wood carving workshop forover fifty years. We spend a day with him to learn about his unusuallife.

An Illustrated Guide to Lighthouse Spotting27mins47secs/2016/Ireland/B&W/DigitalDirector: Mike Hannon

‘An Illustrated Guide to Lighthouse Spotting’ idles with commondocumentary conventions in a kind of epistemological dilettantism,whereby the diseased triumvirate of rhetorical development, dramaand realism is inoculated by mild incoherence, mundanity andidiosyncratic fancy. Featuring Samphire Island Lighthouse in Fenit.

Property4mins/2016/USA/Colour/35mmDirector/Producer: Allison Otto

This poignant, award-winning documentary short reveals a day inthe life at the National Wildlife Property Repository - a little-known22,000 square-foot warehouse outside of Denver, where wildlife itemsconfiscated at US ports of entry are stored. This film is told throughthe eyes of Doni Sprague, an employee who has worked there for 20years cataloguing, tagging, bagging and shelving illegal wildlife itemson a daily basis.

Cecile16mins13secs/2016/US/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Peter Sasowsky

What do you do when you discover that your life's work is illegal?

Think of Calvin18mins35secs/2016/USA/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Kelly Amis

After a long week at work, Calvin Davis joined his family for aninformal gathering. While Calvin caught up with an old friend, histwo boys rode bikes around the block. When police followed his sonhome, Calvin intervened to ask ‘Why?’ and ‘What did he do?’.How these questions escalated into a night in jail for a father with noprior record will make you think of Calvin next time you questionracial profiling or how America has become the world's most prolificjailer.


DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILMS

Follow Your CuriosityA Selection of

Documentary Short FilmsTotal Time: 96mins 3secs

Cast your VOTE at each screening!Awards will be announced at theclosing film The Secret Scripture

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AudienceChoice Award

A wealth of information is in danger of being lost, as knowledgewhich has been passed down orally through the generations has never been recorded. This film tells the story of BrendanO’Sullivan, the last person with this particular wisdom born and bred and still living in the townland of Rath, a small place in the mountains near Kenmare, Co. Kerry.

62mins7secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Mieke Vanmechelen

SHORT FILM The Welfare of Tomás Ó Hallissy30mins/2016/Ireland/Colour/B&W/DigitalDirector/Writer: Duncan Campbell, Producers: David Campbell, Kelly CampbellSet against a visit by two American anthropologists to Dún Chaoin, the film sits at the interface of what theyperceive to be the terminal decline of language and customs of the past and the perspectives of the localcommunity who largely misconstrue their intentions. This is Duncan Campbell’s first film since winning the Turner Prize for his video ‘It for Others’.

Followed by festival club from 10pm

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DOCUMENTARY - WORLD PREMIERE

Rath

A raw, intimate look into the struggles of six small-townteens on the verge of high school graduation, The Other Kids is a bold and original hybrid of fiction and non-fiction in which real teenagers collaboratedwith director Chris Brown to tell their own gripping,personal stories.

95mins/2016/US/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Chris BrownProducers: Chris Brown, Brad Marshland


EUROPEAN PREMIERE

The Other Kids

“Honest and Compelling”San Francisco Chronicle

“...refreshingly well-observed…”Dennis Harvey, Variety

The film will be followed with a Q&A with directorMieke Vanmechelen, and Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin

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7PM | PHOENIX CINEMA | €15

OPENING FEATURE FILM & RECEPTION

Free Fire

The film will be introduced by director Ben Wheatley

Dingle International film Festival is proud to presentFree Fire, the new film from Director Ben Wheatley. Set in 1978, a group of IRA supporters meet a group of arms dealers for a weapons deal that not only goessouth, but starts a chain reaction that leads to a highoctane game of cat and mouse.

The ensemble cast includes Cillian Murphy, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Bergin, Sam Riley, Jack Reynor and Wheatley mainstay Michael Smiley.

The film will be followed by a Q&A with Ben Wheatley and John Maguire, film critic for the Sunday Business Post

90mins/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector: Ben Wheatley, Writers: Amy Jump/Ben Wheatley, Producer: Andrew Starke

“Wheatley continues an unbrokenrun of quality, helped by a great castand a startlingly effective premise.This is seriously cool, stuffed withgreat dialogue and riddled withbullets”Helen O’Hara, Empire

“Free Fire aims squarely for genre thrills, and hits its target repeatedly and with great gusto.”

DIRECTOR Ben WheatleyBen Wheatley is a director with unique visualflair and a darkly comic sense of humour. Withsix feature films in seven years, Wheatley isgoing from strength to strength in the filmindustry. From humble beginnings as ananimation creator online, his carefully edited

YouTube video, Cunning Stunt, hit over 10 million views andcatapulted him into viral fame. He began to direct advertisements forMoxie and the globally-operated Blink Productions. His sharpcreativity in directed the ‘AMBX’ viral for The Viral Factory won himthe Lion Award at the Cannes Advertising Festival in 2006. Thesepromotional videos, and successful stints at television shows, suchas Ideal (2009-2010), earned him the chance to direct for the bigscreen.

Wheatley’s first feature film, Down Terrace (2009), a distinctive crimecaper, was impressively shot in only eight days, and put Wheatley onthe radar of many top film producers. His next film Kill List (2011) was

an intense horror tour-de-force, and cemented Wheatley’s position asone of the most innovative new directors in British cinema. His otherdirectorial credits include the black comedy Sightseers (2012); astandout episode about vampires in the horror-comedy anthologyABC’s of Death (2013); the visceral A Field in England (2013); twothrilling episodes of Doctor Who (2014), starring Peter Capaldi; andthe ultra-stylised High-Rise (2015), a worthy adaptation of the J.G.Ballard novel.

He has justly received four award nominations for his films at theBritish Independent Film Awards. His latest film, Free Fire, is thebiggest and most audacious of his dynamic career.

The future is looking bright for Ben Wheatley, who is continuing toproduce higher standards of quality with every film. His dark Britishhumour and style is impossible to imitate, and any projects he has onthe horizon are sure to draw more attention and acclaim from theinternational film community.

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11AM | ST. JAMES’ CHURCH | €8

SHORT FILMS

Irish TalesShort Films

with an Irish Connection ...Total Time: 99mins 56secs

Fingerprints19mins58secs/2015/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector: Jimmy Smallhorne Writer: Siobhan Duffy Producer: Jeff O’Toole

A teacher tries to connect with a troubled boy; but do her actions gotoo far?

The Man with Dyed Hair4mins13secs/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Calvin DoyleProducers: Calvin Doyle, Conor English

A complete stranger begins to open up about his troubled past, overa few drinks.

Miah17mins/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Daniel Corcoran

Miah is a middle-aged widower living on a remote island off the coastof Ireland. Although he has no wish to leave, he has becomeincreasingly disconnected from the modern society.

Homecoming13mins55secs/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Sinéad O’LoughlinProducer: Laura Brennan

A young man struggles to find his place in the world after returning toIreland. A familiar face makes him wonder if things are about tochange.

Dam18mins/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector: Conan McIvor Writer/Producer: Michael J. Daly

Following the death of their friend, two teenage boys must open-upto one another in grief or risk the same fate.

Break11mins/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Brian Moran Producer: Trisha Flood

The story of Derek, isolated and alienated by modern life, and thetransformative, jarring effect that Jenny, a waitress he meets on hiscoffee break, has on him.

Digs for Pennies15mins50secs/2016/Ire/Colour/DigitalDirector: Evin O’Neill Writer: Evin O’Neill, Dara O’NeillProducer: Dawn Mac Allister

In late 1800s Ireland, a bareknuckle boxer and his manager travel thecountryside from fight to fight, making a living from bets and thesmall purses on offer. The boxer is trying to save money to emigratebut he’s starting to suspect his manager, and best friend, is rippinghim off.

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EAT, SLEEP, SHOOT, REPEAT!National Youth Film School is launching aresidential film camp in 2017Young Irish Film Makers (birthplace of Cartoon Saloon!) have beenrunning the National Youth Film School since 2002 to train youngfilm makers in all aspects of film making. This year in partnershipwith The National Film School at IADT in Dun Laoghaire and withfunding from the Irish Film Board they are bringing youth filmtraining to a new level.

NYFS LAUNCH

The National Youth Film School has limited capacity, so watch this space or log on to www.yifm.com and industry sites for updates.

A Residential Film Camp will accommodate young film makersfrom all over Ireland to immerse them in the world of film makingwith practical training workshops, intensive shooting days andlong hours in the edit suite. Script to Screen Training andmentorship through every step of the film making process;facilitating the students to actively learn the skills and job rolesinvolved in preproduction, the shoot and finally edit workflow. ThePremiere & Portfolio Workshops will be hosted at The National FilmSchool in IADT for students who are preparing to apply for collegeto study film, television or broadcast media. This unique workshopgives students the tools they need to present their work in aportfolio format.


12.40PM | ST. JAMES’ CHURCH | FREE

IRISH PREMIERE

Las Furias

Marga, a 65-years-old woman, announces to herthree sons that she has the strong intention tosell their family holiday home, with the purposeof undertaking a long and mysterious journey. The woman invites the three of them to spend alast weekend at the house in order to pick up asmany things as they want and to enjoy it togetherfor the last time.

127mins/2016/Spain/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Miguel del ArcoProducer: Pedro Hernández

“There is no hell warmer than the family ...”Jesús Villaverde Sánchez, Cine

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

We Are Moving - Memories of Miss Moriarty

The film will be introduced by director Claire Dix

An intimate portrait of Joan Denise Moriarty, a visionary who overcame enormous odds bydoggedly following her dream of bringing ballet to every corner of Ireland. A pioneer ofearly 20th century Irish dance, Joan Denise Moriarty dared to create a uniquely Irish formof ballet inspired by her love of nature and Irish folklore. Her life’s work has been largelyoverlooked since her death.

52min/2016/US/Colour/DigitalDirector: Claire Dix, Producers: Alan Maher, Roisin Geraghty

SHORT FILM A Numbness in the Mouth17mins32secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalWriter/Director: Kevin Gaffney, Producers: Kevin Gaffney, Jacinta Lynch

Set in an Ireland of the near-future; a self-sustaining, militarized island where climate change has benefitedagricultural production. A spokesperson for the government’s Ministry of Food- speaking in the Irishlanguage- informs us that due to a record crop yield of wheat there is a surplus of flour on the market, and the economic balance between supply and demand must be retained. To this end, rations are beingenforced with each citizen requested to consume more than five pounds of flour per day.

Boat People28mins/2016/Austria/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Paul MeschùhProducer: Therese Seemann

On his journey from Somalia to Europe, shipwrecked Moussa ispicked up by a wealthy couple on their luxurious catamaran. Theonly survivor of a disaster in the Mediterranean Sea, he asks Hannesand Gerlinde to smuggle him across the border. QuestioningMoussa’s true intentions, the yacht owners are torn betweenmistrust, fear and the urge for helping a fellow human being.

Love is a Sting18mins21secs/2015/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Vincent GallagherWriter: Benjamin ClearyProducer: Ian Hunt Duffy

The story of struggling children’s book writer Harold Finch whogains an unexpected house guest in the form of an ageing, hyper-intelligent mosquito named Anabel. Anabel has literally been thefly on the wall throughout history, but has never managed tocommunicate with a human being. She will attempt to do so now,even if it kills her and teach Harold that the smallest voice can makethe biggest noise.

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SHORT FILMS

Out of this WorldStories to entrance

and get you thinking ...Total Time: 95mins 16secs

Forest of Echoes30mins/2106/Austria/Colour/DigitalDirector: Luz Olivares CapelleProducers: Olivares Capelle,Grummer, Kato, Váncsa, Thaler

A teenager, Christina, loses her friends in the forest and finds thebodies of three drowned kids on the shore of a lagoon. Deep in thewoods, three kids are playing around a lake when they find adrowned woman drifting in the water. What is real and what is amirage? Who is dreaming and who is being dreamed?

Lightningface18mins55secs//2106/USA/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Brian PetsosProducers: Brian Petsos, Cary Flaum, Milos S. Silber, Todd Wiseman, Jr.

An origin story, of sorts - Lightningface stars Oscar Isaac as BasilStitt, who in the aftermath of an inexplicable incident, decides tosequester himself inside his apartment, setting the stage for aprofound transformation.

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FEATURE FILM

Personal Shopper

Nominated for the 2016 Palme d’Or award and winner of Best Director inthe 2016 Cannes Film Festival for Olivier Assayas, Personal Shopper tellsthe story of Maureen (Kristen Stewart), who after recently losing her twinbrother, sets out to try and contact him from the grave.

110mins/2016/France/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Olivier Assayas, Producer: Olivier Assayas

“Kristen Stewart's psychic spooker is a must-have ...” The Guardian

SHORT FILM St. Patrick’s Day15mins08secs/2016/Ireland/ColourWriter/Director: Gary Shore, Producers: Gary Shore/Louise Shore/Jonathan Loughran

Beware of what you wish for ... Especially near St. Patrick’s Day! From Director Gary Shore (Dracula Untold),comes this nightmarish short film about wishes, snakes and the true meaning of horror holidays.


IRISH PREMIERE

Hopper: In His Own Words

Film will be introduced by director Cass WarnerA feature-length documentary about Dennis Hopper, one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, features no talking heads or pundits, but only the legendary ‘wild man’talking candidly about his long, yet erratic film career.The Academy Award® nominated actor passed away on May 29th, 2010, but shortly before discovering he was terminally ill, gave this in depth interview detailing his nearly six-decade career.

There will be a Q&A Session with director Cass Warner after the screening

52min/2016/US/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Cass Warner, Writers: Cass Warner, Susan Morgan Cooper

SHORT FILM Gasper20mins35secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/Digital Director: Bryony Dunne

Deep in the Irish countryside, lives a young Slovenian man named Gasper. Each day he walksthe mountains on the open moors, surrounded by purple flowered heather and ancient oakforests. He forages for frocken berries and garlic leaves, catches wild trout from a nearbystream, and takes a bath in a vintage famine pot over an open fire. Resourceful andcomposed, Gasper appears to be content with the isolation of his idyllic world ...

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IRISH PREMIERE & RECEPTION

Stanley a Man of Variety

Stanley finds himself in prison for a crime thathe believes that he didn’t commit. After manyyears in solitary confinement he begins to talkto his comedy heroes from the past as each onetries to help him remember what he’s done.

82mins/2016/UK/B&W/Colour/DigitalDirector: Stephen CooksonWriters: Stephen Cookson and Timothy Spall (Screenplay), Falcon Fields (Original Script)Producers: Stephen Cookson, Peter Keegan

ACTORTimothy SpallTimothy Spall, OBE is an English characteractor and occasional presenter. He becamea household name in the UK afterappearing in the 1983 ITV comedy-dramaseries Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. Spall receivedcritical acclaim for his performance in

Secrets & Lies (1996), for which he was nominated for the BAFTAAward for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Subsequently, he starredin supporting roles including The Last Samurai (2003), PeterPettigrew in the Harry Potter film series (2004-2010), AlbertPierrepoint in Pierrepoint (2005), Beadle Bamford in SweeneyTodd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Peter Taylor in TheDamned United (2009) and Winston Churchill in The King'sSpeech (2010). Spall has also starred in the televisiondocumentary Timothy Spall: ... at Sea (2010–2012). In 2014, Spallwon the Best Actor award at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival forportraying J. M. W. Turner in Mike Leigh’s biographical film Mr.Turner.

DIRECTORStephen CooksonStephen Cookson is an English filmdirector/writer based in London. Some ofhis most notable feature films have beenMy Angel starring Brenda Blethyn, CeliaImrie and Mel Smith, which won Best Filmand Best Director at the Monaco

International Film Festival. He directed the musical Journey ToThe Moon, the first movie since Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone tofeature an entire cast of children playing adults. Cookson alsodirected The Mumbo Jumbo starring Joss Ackland, Brian Blessedand Richard O’Brien. He directed and co-wrote Stanley a Man ofVariety starring Timothy Spall, and he is currently in post-production on Edgar Allan Poe's Tell Tale Heart, starring StevenBerkoff, Henry Goodman and Dudley Sutton. He is also shootinga feature length documentary about film actress Sarah Miles,the star of Ryan’s Daughter.

The feature will be followed by a Q&A with Peter Keegan and Stephen Cookson

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IRISH PREMIERE

Bakerman Film will be introduced by director David Noel Bourke

Jens (Mikkel Vadsholdt) has accepted far too much for too long. Being theshy night-owl he is, he keeps to himself, but the world will not let him be.The new master baker's quality starts slackening, and when a bunch of yobs one day smash the window of Jens’s car, he takes one of them out.Intoxicated by his own new unexpressed vigour, Jens comes out of hisshell, but the destructive driving force leads him towards a free fall.

83mins8secs/2016/Denmark/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: David Noel Bourke

“ ... The direction is rock solid and when it comes to thevisuals they do a superb job maintaining the mood. And not to be overlooked is Mikkel Vadsholt’sremarkable performance in the role of this film’sprotagonist Jens.”Michael Den Boer, 10kbullets.com

The feature will be followed by a Q&A session with the director David Noel Bourkeand Dingle screenwriter Brian MacEvilly

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Dingle POW-WOWDingle Pow-Wow is bringing together professional industry leaders fromIreland and abroad to discuss their careers, and will be held in The BlasketCentre on March 25th 2017. Pow-Wow provides a unique and inspiringopportunity for enterprising filmmakers to gain more insight andknowledge about the global film and television industry. The guestspeakers are some of the best in the business and will present theirchallenges and successes in film and television for this unmissable event.

Small Talk with Paddy Slattery and Tristan HeanueChair: Audrey O’Reilly (Director/Writer), Wait; Chicken; and currently developing her first feature film Miles To Go. She is also a selector for Dingle IFF 2017.

Paddy SlatteryFilmmaking: Writer/Director/ProducerMusic: Singer/Songwriter (www.myspace.com/paddyslatterymusic)Other: Lecturer/Life-coach/FilmOffaly Board of Directors/School and College Speaker (Mental Health & Well-being, Road Safety, This-Ability Awareness, Film, Music)

Paddy is an IFTA nominated filmmaker who fell in love with filmmaking during an uncertain time inhis life, after he was restricted to a bed for almost a year, following a serious car accident. He suffereda severe spinal cord injury and subsequently remains quadriplegic. In Paddy’s words ‘my bodyswitched off and my imagination switched on’. Not one for sitting still, he now channels his energytowards the most obvious form of escapism: film.

Being inspired by greats of the film world such as David Lean, Stanley Kubrick, Andrei Tarkovsky,Sergio Leone, PT Anderson among others, Paddy feels it’s his time to take a step towards emulatinghis hero’s work.

Tristan HeanueTristan Heanue is a filmmaker from Connemara, Co. Galway. He started out as an actor in 2010 beforemoving into producing & writing in 2013 with his debut short film ‘In This Place’. It went on topremiere at the 26th Galway Film Fleadh and screened at various other festivals both at home andabroad. 2015 saw him writing and directing for the first time on the short film ‘Today’ starring JohnConnors and Lalor Roddy, which went on to win the award for ‘Best first Short Drama’ at the GalwayFilm Fleadh that year.

10.30am: Bus Departs Dingle(from The Marina Car Park)

11.00am: Welcome Tea & Coffee

11.30am: Opening remarks with Teresa McGrane, Deputy Chief Executive, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board

11.45am: Small Talk

12.30pm: Independent Journeys, A Bit of Banter

1.30 - 2.30pm: Networking Lunch

2.30pm: 3 Great Scenes with Jonathan Coleman

3.00pm: Bar Stool Talk with Todd Komarnicki

4.00pm: The Rise of American Television, A Chinwag!

5.15pm: Finish (Bus Back to Dingle)

11AM | BLASKET CENTRE | €50 (Students/Seniors/Unemployed €35)

11.45AM

Small Talk

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David Noel BourkeDavid is the director and writer of Bakerman, which is screening in St.James’ Church, Friday 24th March. An efficient writer, director, andeditor, David has made three independent feature films: Last Exit(2003), No Right Turn (2009) and Bakerman (2016). These films havebeen launched around the world from US, Germany, Sweden andDenmark. Bakerman was screened at CPH:PIX 2016, the biggest filmfestival in Denmark.

Stephen CooksonStephen is an English film director/ writer based in London. Some ofhis most notable feature films have been My Angel (2011), starring-Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie and MelSmith - My Angel won ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’ at the MonacoInternational Film Festival. Stephen directed the musical Journey tothe Moon (2008), the first movie since Alan Parker’s Bugsy Malone tofeature an entire cast of children playing adults. Stephen also directedThe Mumbo Jumbo (2000) starring Joss Ackland, Brian Blessed andRichard O’Brien. He directed and co-wrote Stanley a Man of Variety(2016), starring Timothy Spall, which is showing at The PhoenixCinema on Friday 24th March. Stephen is currently in post-productionon Edgar Allan Poe’s Tell Tale Heart starring Steven Berkoff, HenryGoodman and Dudley Sutton. He is also shooting a feature lengthdocumentary about film actress Sarah Miles, the star of Ryan'sDaughter. Stephen will also be joined with his producer Peter Keegan.

Aisling O’HalloranAisling, a producer from Cork, has always been passionate about filmand storytelling, and decided to make the leap from StructuralEngineering to film, and follow her dreams. In 2014, she studied Film,TV & Video Production in St. John’s Central College Cork, and ontothe Masters of Digital Feature Film Production in Filmbase. Aisling isthe producer of The Randomer, which is screening at St. James’Church on Sunday 26th March.

Cass WarnerCass is the director and producer of Hopper: In His Own Words, whichwill be screening in St. James’ Church, Friday 24th March. Cass is athird-generation filmmaker - her writer/producer father, MiltonSperling was nominated twice for an Oscar; and her grandfather,Harry Warner, was the president and one of the founders of WarnerBros. Studios. Cass carries on the original Warner Bros. motto by making films that‘educate, entertain and enlighten’ with her independent productioncompany, Warner Sisters. While raising her four children, Cassauthored a definitive, best-selling biography, ‘The Brothers Warner’,on the Warner family. The award-winning feature documentary, TheBrothers Warner (2007) was directed, written, produced and narratedby Cass.

Tom Ryan Tom began his career in New York on the set of Todd Solondz’s DarkHorse (2011) at the age of 23. After working on US indie movies, Tomdeveloped his craft as a camera assistant on shoots in London andDublin, before writing and directing his first feature film Trampoline,made on a budget of less than €1,000. Premiering at the Indie CorkFilm Festival, Trampoline has since gone on to receive wide acclaim.Tom’s second feature Twice Shy has recently being completed and isplaying the festival circuit. He won the ‘Rising Star Award’ at the IrishScreen America festival in Los Angeles in September 2016.

Fionn GregerFionn is a producer and director of many short films. He worked as aproduction runner on the Johnny Depp horror-musical Sweeney Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and the Nicholas Cageadventure flick National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). Twice Shy isFionn’s first produced feature film, and is screening at The PhoenixCinema on Sunday 26th March.

12.30PM

Independent Journeys

Jonathan ColemanVice President at Guy Walks into a Bar. For nine years Jonathan has worked to support and develop thecompany’s film and television projects, including Sully (Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks) The Greatest Gift(Gulfstream Productions), as well as forthcoming television projects Mercury 13 (Jessica Chastain) and OracleYear (Tomorrow Studios).

He is a graduate of Wheaton College where he studied film and created several award winning shorts.In addition to his film and television work, Jonathan is an accomplished voiceover artist, producing work forIMAX Corporation, Vanderbilt University, Kickstarter, and many others.

He makes his home in Manhattan, with small statues of himself littered throughout his nine-bedroomapartment. He’s also a scratch golfer, and one of the few Americans to actually understand cricket.

2.30PM

3 Great Scenes with Jonathan Coleman

Chair: Gerard StembridgeWriter/Director (About Adam) selector for Dingle IFF 2017

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3.00PM

Creative Minds presents Todd Komarnicki

4.00PM

The Rise of American Television

Daphne PollonDaphne is a long time writer-producer oftelevision comedy and has worked on suchshows as It’s Gary Shandling’s Show, MurphyBrown, The Job, and Sullivan and Son, as wellas created several original pilots.

She’s currently writing her first novel whileteaching Graduate Television Comedy at USC. In response to her waitlisted classes, she started Clever Crow Writing & Consulting, becauseshe thinks finding funny, interesting solutions to writing problems is... fun and interesting.

Daphne is madly in love with Ireland for its beauty and ‘fierce lyrictruth’, however Dylan Moran, Butler’s Chocolates and a good pub arealways worth the flight. (Daphne wrote this bio herself and knowsshe’s not kidding anyone with this third person thing.)

Leslie TolanLeslie has been a prolific editor and produceron American television for twenty years. Shewas nominated for three Primetime EmmyAwards for her editing on The Larry SandersShow (1992-1998). She won an ‘AmericanCinema Editors’ Award for an episode of TheLarry Sanders Show in 1996. She also was an

editor of an episode of the acclaimed TV series Rescue Me in 2004.

Marc FlanaganMarc is a producer and writer known for hiswork on The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1990),Tracey Takes on New York (1990), and Ink (1996-1997). Marc won a Writers Guild of America(WGA) Award for his work on Tracey Takes onNew York (1993). He was also nominated for animpressive ten Primetime Emmy awards for

writing on the Tracey Ullman series, winning one in 1989 and one in1990.

Michael UppendahlMichael is an American television and filmdirector. Since 2008, he has been a recurringdirector on many of the most beloved Americantelevision shows in history, including: Mad Men(2008-2015); American Horror Story (2011-2016);Glee (2012); Ray Donovan (2013-2015); TheWalking Dead (2013); Daredevil (2015); Legion

(2017), and Fargo (2014-), including two episodes of the upcomingSeason 3 this year. Michael also made his feature film directorial debutwith Quad (aka Grounded) (2013), about a hard-living salesman whobecomes a quadriplegic after an accident. The film starred Aaron Paul,Oscar-nominated Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Tom Sizemore, andOscar-nominated Lena Olin.

Todd Komarnicki A prolific writer, producer and directorof film and television as well as anacclaimed novelist. Komarnicki’sscreenplays include Sully directed byClint Eastwood and starring TomHanks, which opened at #1 in the boxoffice to rave reviews from critics andaudiences alike. The film went on toearn over $240 million worldwide.Komarnicki has also written PerfectStranger starring Bruce Willis and Halle

Berry, an adaptation of the international bestseller; The Professor andthe Madman, starring Mel Gibson and Sean Penn, and The GreatestGift, the true story behind the film classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, amongmany others. He has also sold pilots to ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, and TNT.

Komarnicki has also directed the international production,Resistance, starring Julia Ormond and Bill Paxton, which Komarnicki

adapted from an Anita Shreve novel. This World War II epic love storywas released in 2003 and is currently available on DVD worldwidefrom Paramount and Lionsgate Entertainment. Komarnicki is set todirect The God Four in 2017, which he adapted from the novel FlatWater Tuesday.

Komarnicki is the president and founder of the production companyGuy Walks Into A Bar. Komarnicki and Guy Walks partner Jon Bergproduced the Christmas blockbuster Elf, starring Will Ferrell anddirected by Jon Favreau. The film amassed over $220 millionworldwide, and has become a perennial favorite every Christmasseason. To date, Guy Walks Into A Bar has been involved in films whichhave earned over half a billion dollars at the box office, worldwide.

He is represented by CAA (Creative Artists Agency). Komarnicki lives inNew York City with his wife, Jane, and their daughter, Remy, and son,Dashiell.

Barstool Talk with Todd Komarnicki

Chair: Mary Kate O’FlanaganScreenwriting consultant in the film and television industry

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Incoming Call11mins20secs/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Eoin ClelandProducer: P.J. Hart

Nervous Kerri is about to go on stage to make her debut at anopen mike night when her phone rings. It's her future self, tellingher to leave before she gets on stage. She's very grateful for thewarning, but as the calls keep coming, she learns that a littleknowledge can be a dangerous thing ...

The Evans Girl13mins54secs/2016/USA/Colour/DigitalDirector: Val JashariWriters: Val Jashari, Kadriya Gizatullina

Eliza Evans, a quiet thirteen-year-old girl, learns how to become a woman from her distraught mother who abandoned her twoyears ago.

Compost19mins/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Jamie HughesProducers: Ashwin Desa, Jamie Hughes

Love can grow in the strangest places. A horror/fantasy short film about love and loneliness.

One Last Dance13mins24secs/UK/Colour/35mmDirector: Luke Losey, Writer: Glen LakerProducer: Dorigen Hammond

‘One Last Dance’ is the story of three generations of men, of lostlove and the intimacy of a dance. A reluctant visit to hisgrandson’s dance group gives an old man an unexpected chanceto reconnect with his past and reignite his passion for life.

Animal15mins29secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Niall OwensProducers: Paraic English, Ian de Brí, Timmy Creed, Ger Murphy

Having escaped from his captors, a modern-day slave leads his rescuer back to the camp where he was imprisoned.

Narcan20mins/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Peter McNamaraProducer: Peter Halpin

Sean Ryan is an Irish paramedic working in New York. He struggles every day to manage a fractured home life as well as death and depravity of the New York City streets.

11AM | ST. JAMES’ CHURCH | €8

SHORT FILMS

Ones to WatchFantastic films and where to find them ...

Total Time: 93mins 07secs

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SHORT FILMS

International TalesWonderful shorts from around the world ...

Total Time: 94mins 10secs

The Other Place11mins30secs/2016/France/B&W/Colour/DigitalDirector: Mareike EngelhardtWriters: Mareike Engelhardt, Andrew Bampfield

Producers: Mareike Engelhardt, Films Grand8, Pauline Seigland

One evening an elderly hair dresser locks her salon. While talkingto herself in front of her mirror, she drifts deeper and deeper intoher fantasies, memories and regrets …(Inspired by Samuel Beckett’s ‘Rockaby’)

Test of Courage19mins28secs/2016/Germany/B&W/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Rena Dumont

During WWII, 11-year old Anton and his younger brother Rudi,meet up with a bunch of children at the cemetery. They regularlyhave tests of courage. As it is Rudi´s turn, he makes his way,armed with a knife, to the grave of a child murderer, where thenight ends in terror.

Sticky13mins06secs/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Richard TurleyProducer: Natalie Blass

Lost in fantasy, Karen’s crush on the postman is about to getsticky. A suburban tale of lust, parcels and chewing gum.

TATA22mins/2016/Austria/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Markus E. MüllerProducers: Therese Seemann, Stefan Mladenović

The story of Marko, a single father, struggling in the post wareconomic crisis in Nineties Belgrade. His main goal is to secure hisdaughter Azra's future and to buy her a prom dress. After severalunsuccessful attempts to earn honest money, Marko is forced toadmit a devil’s deal to make the ultimate sacrifice for Azra.

Maria15mins/2016/Italy/Colour/DigitalDirector: Francesco Afro de FalcoWriter: Fabrizio NardiProducers: ASCI Cinema, Al-One srl

Anna, a school teacher, never had children, but working with kidsis her reason to live. Antonio her lover, works at an astronomicalobservatory and observing the universe is his reason for living.After a series of extraordinary events, Antonio discovers a newsupernova. As for Anna, the pregnancy test is positive ...

Pregnant Pause13mins06secs/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Alice SeabrightProducer: Anna Hargreaves

Pee. Wait. Panic. Steph is in a happy, long-term relationship, butnow she might be pregnant, and she has no idea what she wants.

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Saturday

IRISH PREMIERE

Apricot Groves

80mins/2016/Armenia/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Pouria Heidary OurehProducers: Pouria Heidary Oureh, Ali Sadraei

Aram, an Iranian-Armenian youth who had immigrated to theUS in childhood, returns to Armenia for the first time to proposeto the Armenian girlfriend Aram met and lived with in the US. Aram sees many cultural, religious, and national differences on the one day trip, but harder obstacles lay ahead.


EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Scene Queen

89mins/2015/US/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Janet HarveyProducers: Janet Harvey, Skip Middleton

The film will be introduced by director Janet Harvey

Scene Queen is a movie about teen girls who get into fights and post them on the internet.

Will our heroine stop them, or become their victim?

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SHORT FILM Delicate Things17mins/2016/UK/ Colour/DigitalDirector: Patrick Maxwell, Writer: Maire Campbell, Producer: Joan Burney Keatings

Delicate Things follows a family in Northern Ireland, and how they cope with the troubles.‘Sometimes in life, it's the delicate things that can save you’.

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EUROPEAN PREMIERE

Wilderness

81mins/2017/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector: Justin John DohertyWriter: Neil Fox

The film will be introduced by writer Neil Fox

John is a touring jazz musician who has never met a woman like Alice. That’s because there aren’t many women like Alice. Their love is urgent andphysical and they have made heady declarations of devotion to each other.

Blowing out of the city like a whirlwind in the night, Alice and John flee to thecoast. However, over the course of this romantic weekend getaway, they comeinto contact with strangers and friends and the bubble threatens to burst asthey discover the vulnerabilities, flaws and manipulations that were previously masked by the blissful waves of new love.


IRISH PREMIERE

The Karamazoffs

86mins/2016/Spain/Colour/B&W/DigitalDirectors/Writers/Producers: Juan Gamero, Carmen Rodríguez

The film will be introduced by director Juan Gamero and producer Carmen Rodriguez

In the 1960s, the abandoned factories of New York’s SoHo were occupied by artists from around the world, sparking thebeginning of one of the most colourful periods in contemporaryart. A group of Barcelona artists, The Karamazoffs recall, alongwith colleagues and pioneers from that era, their personalexperience and the artistic atmosphere through the 60s, 70sand 80s in SoHo’s neighborhood.

The feature will be followed by Q&A session with Neil Fox - hosted by Gerard Stembridge



With exceptional vintage footage featuring, among others, Jonas Mekas, Yoko Ono, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground, George Maciunas, Fluxus, Charlotte Moorman, Andy Warhol, Jaime Davidovich and The Karamazoffs.

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FEATURE FILM

Sully

96mins/2016/USA/Colour/DigitalDirector: Clint EastwoodWriter: Todd KomarnickiExecutive Producers: Steven Mnuchin, Kipp Nelson

The film will be introduced by writer Todd Komarnicki Legendary Hollywood actor/director Clint Eastwooddirects two-time Oscar® winner Tom Hanks in theextraordinary true story of Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger, a US pilot, who successfully landed a damaged plane full of passengers on the Hudson River in 2009.

This, along with the subsequent investigation and mediacircus, is documented in this hugely entertaining film.

‘Todd Komarnicki’s screenplay is exceptionally well-crafted’ Nell Minow, The Movie Mom

‘Eastwood's Sully is a deeply humanistic movie in the best possible way’ Paul Assay, Plugged In

Todd Komarnicki will take part in a Q&A session following the film - hosted by film critic John Maguire



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SHORT FILMS

Dingle Women in Film


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Total time: 73mins 27secs

Life is Short15mins27secs/2016/Ireland/Dingle/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Colleen Grace Herlihy

On a pilgrimage to Ireland to scatter her recently deceasedgrandmother's ashes, a young American woman realizes herown life is at a crossroads as she discovers a secret in hergrandmother's past.

A Tragedy in Kerry20mins/2016/Ireland/Dingle/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Áine Ní Chíobháin

A Tragedy in Kerry investigates the circumstances of the deathof Tomás Ó Suilleabháin, a young Volunteer killed by the FreeState Army during the Irish Civil War.

This documentary film examines all the different versions andaccounts of the killing of Tomás. Through this personal story,the viewer gets a snap shot into the very uncivil war fought inKerry in 1922 - 1923, a very different war to the one fought inDublin.

Dingle IFF is proud to present the screening of locallyproduced Irish films, this event showcases historical and cultural traditions of the local community throughthe imagination of remarkable women directors.

Do Mharagadh Déanta27mins/2002/Ireland/Dingle/ColourDirector/Producer: Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin

A documentary about the now-dead tradition of arrangingmarriages. A nostalgia for a time when lifelong bonds werebargained over by families around a kitchen table, throughnegotiations about dry cattle, hillside grazing rights, seaweedrights, sand and gravel; and then settled through a trip to thelocal solicitor followed by the pub.

Uisce Beatha 11mins/2016/Ireland/Dingle/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer/Producer: Elaine Kennedy

On a visit to see her parents who have returned from London totheir original home in West Kerry, Bebhínn struggles with herfather's choice of returning to rural Ireland to farm as opposedto the London lifestyle that she's used to. Through anunexpected event, Bebhínn sees her father in a very differentlight, which changes their relationship forever.

The four filmmakers will take part in a Q&A after the screening with journalist Majella O’Sullivan

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Físín Físín 2017 Live Pitches

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Gheobhaidh an buaiteoir seans scannán a dhéanamh le cabhair duais airgid €5,000mar aon le luach €2,000 fearais léirithe ó Vast Valley Ltd. Gabhaimid buíochas chomhmaith le Gerry Stembridge agus le Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin a reachtáil an deireadhseachtaine forbartha sa tSamhain agus leis an bpainéal measúnaithe: Nuala O’Connor, Éanna de Buis agus Rachel Holstead

The winning pitch will go forward to make their film with a cash prize of €5,000,and €2,000 worth of filming equipment from Vast Valley Ltd. We would also like to thank Gerard Stembridge and Brenda Ní Shúillebháin for overseeing The FísinDevelopment weekend last November and to our Físin judges: Nuala O’Connor, Éanna de Buis and Rachel Holstead.

See Uisce Beatha and Life is Short later today in St. James’ Church; both director’swere finalists at Físín in 2016, and pitch their films.

Art Parkinson will announce the 2017 winner at the closing film The Secret Scripture in The Phoenix Cinema at 8.00pm.

Dingle International Film Festival are delighted to announce the 5 finalists for Físín 2017.

The finalists are:• Helena O’Connor - An tSiúlóid Fhada• Danny MacEachmharcaigh - Shea• Glenn Gannon - Diddley-DIe!• Barry O’Donoghue - Gan Caoirigh, Gan Chodladh• Neasa Ní Bhric - Misneach

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66n/An Fhrainc/An Eilbhéis/Daite/DigiteachStiúrthóir: Claude BarrasScríbhneoirí: Céline Sciammal, Claude Barras, Germano Zullo, Morgan Navarro.Léiritheoirí: Armelle Glorennec, Éric Jacquot, Marc Bonny

MO SHAOL MAR COURGETTE: scéal leaidín óig darbh ainm Courgette. Déanannpóilín, Raymond, caradas leis. Imíonn máthair Chourgette as radharc go hobann,agus tugtar go teach altramais ina bhfuil dílleachtaithe dá chomhaois é. Cé gur deacair leis socrú i láthair namhdach nua, foghlaimíonn sé conas iontaoibha chur i ndaoine, agus glacadh le grá fad is atá teaghlach nua á lorg aige.

Ainmníodh an beochan seo mar ‘Best Animated Feature’ i gcomhair AcademyAward ag Féile Idirnáisiúnta Beochan Annecy 2016. Fuair My Life as a Courgetteaitheantas forleathan as a chneastacht agus as a dhaonnacht. Dúirt an Hollywood Reporter go n-insítear an scéal ‘go grámhar agus go gleoite’.

Le tacaíocht ón bPairlimint Eorpach agus Le tacaíocht ó Ambasáid na Fraince in Éirinn

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FEATURE FILM

Late Blossom Blues89mins/2016/Austria/US/Colour/DigitalDirectors/Producers: Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer, Stefan Wolner

The film will be introduced by director Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer

Born in 1932 in rural segregated Mississippi, blues and gospelsinger Leo ‘Bud’ Welch has been a poor man all his life,working hard in the cotton fields and the woods. Until in 2013,after decades of missed opportunities and gigs in local JukeJoints and churches, a Gulf War veteran management rookieteams up with him to take the blues world by storm.


FEATURE FILM

Making It

81mins/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Eamonn NorrisWriters: Eamonn Norris, Fred O’Connor

The film will be introduced by director Eamonn NorrisFamily man Mike McMahon loses his job and decides to enter a filmmaking competition to win a big cash prize. With little talent and large ambitions, his efforts soon land him in hot water with both sides of the law and the whole thing is a massive disaster with shootouts, car chases andplenty of local Kerry characters.

SHORT FILM Nein7mins56secs/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Malcolm Willis, Writer: Tom Reidy

Exploits of a young junkie couple trying to get money for their next fix.

Feature will be followed by a Q&A from Wolfgang Pfoser-Almer, hostedby Emmy Award Winning Nuala O’Connor (Bringing It All Back Home)

The film will be followed with a Q&A with the director Eamonn Norris and screenwriter Brian Mac Evilly

‘...Late Blossom Blues is a film of historic dimension for all music-lovers’ BLUESMAGAZINE.NL

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Twice Shy

77mins/2016/UK/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector/Writer: Tom RyanProducer: Fionn Greger

The film will be introduced by director Tom Ryan

Twice Shy is a modern coming-of age-drama, centering arounda young couple on a road trip from Ireland to London becauseof an unplanned pregnancy.

The film features legendary Irish comedians Ardal O’Hanlonand Pat Shortt in prominent roles.


FEATURE FILM

The Randomer

82mins/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirectors: Caoimhe Clancy, Iseult Imbert, Naji BecharaProducers: Emma Carlsson, Aisling O’HalloranWriter: Gerard Stembridge (About Adam, Ordinary Decent Criminal)

Film will be introduced by co-director Caoimhe Clancy, and producer Aisling O’Halloran

The last thing Meg wants is a child. Her and bohemian boyfriend, Teddy, live a liberated life in the heart of Dublin. When she findsherself confronted by her 39th birthday, she starts to see motherhood in a different light. After rejecting her sister’s conventionalapproach to family, she decides to find a way to be a mother on her own terms. When Teddy doesn't share her new found desire, she must go out and find the right guy to spend a perfectly random night with. If only she can avoid the pitfalls of modern dating, she might discover that one random night could leave her expecting more.

SHORT FILM The Five Wives & Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg16mins56secs/2016/UK/Colour/DigitalDirector/Producer: Damian Samuels, Writers: Damian Samuels, Mark Eccleston

Dumped on his wedding day, Melvyn Pfferberg wonders how he can find true love. Then he sees a TV advert for a gadget that guarantees romantic success, the ‘Cupidatron’: a helmet allowing the wearer to see the future of themselves with anyone they shake handswith. So, over the course of a speed-dating night, Melvyn is presented with visions of a dozen potential relationships... for better or for worse.

This feature will be followed by a Q&A with Tom Ryan, producer Fionn Greger, and Pat Shortt

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FEATURE FILM AND RECEPTION

The Secret Scripture

108mins/2016/Ireland/Colour/DigitalDirector: Jim SheridanWriters: Jim Sheridan, Johnny FergusonProducer: Noel Pearson

Based on the 2008 novel by Sebastian Barry and adapted for cinema by Jim Sheridan andthe late Johnny Ferguson, a woman keeps adiary, recounting her stay in a psychiatricinstitution and the events which led her there.

Tá foireann Mhaigh Eo tríd arís go dtí Cluiche Ceannais Craobh na hÉireann agus tádílseachataí Dr. Donal Green curtha faoi bhrú nuair a fhoglhaim sé go bhfuil ceann do achuid othair an h-imreoir deireanach den fhoireann cáiliúil mallachta 1951.

Tá an cliar lán le réaltanna téilifís agus scannanaíocht Seamus Hughes, Peadar Ó Treasaigh,Peadar Cox, Marcus Lamb agus Yvonne Ní Laife; tá an dráma dúghrinn seo bunaithe ar dhádearthár agus an Mhallacht cáiliúil ó1951 agus an éifeacht atá aige air saol s'acu - go dtígo bruíonn sé iad go dtí an pointe go téann siad in éadan gach rud a creideann siad ann.

Mayo are once again in the GAA All Ireland Final - Dr. Donal Green has his loyalties testedwhen he discovers that one of his comatose patients is the last living player from theinfamous cursed Mayo team of 1951.

With a cast that includes TV and film actors Seamus Hughes, Peadar Ó Treasaigh, PeadarCox, Marcus Lamb and Yvonne Ní Laife; this dark comedy drama revolves around twobrothers and how the Mayo GAA Curse of 1951 affects their daily lives - pushing them tothe point where they go against all they believe to be true.


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‘…Sheridan, reuniting with producer Noel Pearson (My Left Foot, The Field), shapes the drama with a suregrasp of the injustice that courses through Rose’s story’SHERI LINDEN – THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

‘... Showcases Mikhail Krichman’s breathtakingcinematography’INDIEWIRE.COM

FÍSÍN PREMIERE, WINNER 2016

An Mhallacht17mins/2017/Ireland/Colour - B&W/digitalStiúrthóir: Cóilín Ó ScolaíScríbhneoir: Antoin Beag Ó CollaLéiritheoir: James Ryan

To be announced before the screening: • Físín Winner 2017• Audience Choice Award Best Feature 2017• Audience Choice Award Best Short 2017

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go raibh míle maith agaibh go léir. michael d. higgins...

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