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Seamus Murphy Celebration
Wednesday 17th 1.15 pm Kino Cinema
In association with Cork City Council, we celebrate the centenary of Seamus Murphy with a special screening of Louis Marcus’ acclaimed documentary The Silent Art, screening on a new digital print from the Irish Film Archive.
Louis Marcus is one of Ireland’s most distinguished documentary filmmakers, winning many major international awards including two Academy Award nominations. In 2005, Cork Film Festival honoured Louis with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Louis Marcus will attend the screening and introduce The Silent Art.
A free but ticketed event
The Silent Art
1959 | 14min | Beta | B&W | General Audience
Made with borrowed money and a borrowed 16mm camera, The Silent Art is a simple and luminous tribute to the great sculptor, Seamus Murphy. Against the ringing of the Shandon bells, several of Murphy’s pieces are shown in situ in UCC, in Ballyvourney and in Cork City and the sculptor himself is seen at work sculpting a bust of his daughter Orlagh.
The film has been restored at the request of the Frank O’Connor Library, Cork City Council and Cork Film Festival and has been included in the county-wide programme of events marking the centenary of Murphy’s birth.
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Free Teenage Screening
Saturday 20th 1.30pm Kino Cinema
A free-for-teenagers screening of two locally produced documentaries dealing with teenage life and activities in Cork city. |
Mosquito Bites
Treasa O’Brien 2007 15mins
Mosquito Bites explores the phenomenon of the ‘mosquito’ - an ultrasonic sound used as a ‘deterrent’ against loitering teenagers in Cork City’s Rory Gallagher Square. Privatisation of public space, corporate policing, youth social networks, consumer culture and more are explored.
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Rebel Underground
Emma Bowell 2007 30 mins
Rebel Underground provides an insight into the sub-culture of skateboarders, BMX bikers and inline skaters in Cork city. Through a mixture of interviews and live action footage, those featured in the film talk about their passion for the sport and about their campaign to get a skatepark for the city. |
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John Dahl Public Interview
Saturday 20th 12.30pm Crawford Gallery Lecture Theatre |
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| Our Special Guest this year is American director John Dahl, master of the modern film noir and director of such acclaimed films as Red Rock West, The Last Seduction and Rounders as well as his latest film, You Kill Me, which is screening in Cork Opera House on Friday 19th. John will take part in a public interview covering his career to date and his experiences of working with such as Jonathan Demme, Bill Pullman, Val Kilmer, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, Nicolas Cage, Ray Liotta and others. |
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Talk on Algerian Cinema
Unfortunately, Professor Roy Armes is unable to attend due to ill health. His presentation on Algerian Cinema on Saturday 20th will not take place.
However, the Q & A with director Merzak Allouache will go ahead. Dr. Tony Langlois of U.C.C. will host this Q & A following the screening of Bab El Oued City on Saturday October 20th at 6pm in the Upper Bar of Cork Opera House.
All are welcome to attend.
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Talk by John Smith
Sunday 21st 2.00pm Triskel Arts Centre
Award-winning filmmaker John Smith will talk on his Hotel Diaries series, which is screening throughout the festival in a hotel room in Jury’s Hotel.
Free admission tickets to the screenings are available from the Festival Box-Office.
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