Doc Day Online (November 15th – December 13th):
In addition to the in-person offering for Doc Day 2024, the Festival is hosting a series of online sessions complimenting this year’s non- fiction programme and encompassing in-depth filmmaker conversations and case studies.
SESSIONS INCLUDE:
- Career Interview | Emer Reynolds
Emer Reynolds is one of Ireland’s most established film directors and editors, with a career spanning over two decades. Her acclaimed work includes films such as The Farthest, Phil Lynott: Songs For While I’m Away and Here Was Cuba.
To coincide with Emer’s appointment as the 2024 Arts Council Film Artist in Residence at UCC, Doc Day online will present an in-depth career interview with Emer, discussing her route into the industry and her trajectory from successful film editor to director, with specific focus on her documentary work.
Speaker: Emer Reynolds
Host: Donal Dineen – Broadcaster & Filmmaker
2. Indigenous Doc-Making in Focus | Ag Lorg Hy-Brasil
Ag Lorg Hy-Brasil ruminates on an ancient, mythical island off the Connemara coast and explores how it inspired Ireland’s national pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2023.
This session will explore the making of the film, including the funding process, creative intention and learnings along the way, and the overall journey for this highly original work.
Speakers:
- Laura Cranley – Producer
- Martin Danneels – Director
- Geoff Power – Writer
Host: Derek O’Connor – Writer, Filmmaker and RTÉ Culture Editor
Presented in partnership with In Real Life
3. Sustaining long-term relationships with your subjects
Featuring the filmmakers behind Love Alone Can’t Make a Child (Der Wunsch) and Mother Vera, both screening in our international documentary programme at the festival, the fascinating process of working with, and the complexities of maintaining relationships with your documentary subjects, will be explored in this session.
Speakers:
- Judith Beuth – Director, Love Alone Can’t Make a Child (Der Wunsch)
- Cécile Embleton – Co-director, Mother Vera
- Alys Tomlinson – Co-director, Mother Vera
Host: Rohan Crickmar – Documentary Programmer, Cork International Film Festival
4. Trans Memoria | An Exploration of Personal Filmmaking
Trans Memoria is a non-fiction exploration of self-discovery, navigating womanhood through loss and introspection, weaving past regrets and future aspirations in a poetic documentation of embracing true selves.
This intimate conversation will explore the journey of making such a personal, first person film, as well as the filmmaker’s individual and collaborative creative process.
Speaker: Victoria Verseau – Director, Trans Memoria
Host: Simone James – Filmmaker
Presented in partnership with GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival
