Film eagerly awaited films from Irish directors are confirmed for the Fleadh and more to be announced.
Patrick’s Day (Terry McMahon)
Patrick’s Day follows the story of Patrick (Moe Dunford), a warm-hearted twenty six year old virgin schizophrenic, who falls in love with a soon-to- be redundant, alcoholic air-hostess, Karen. Maura, who is Patrick’s obsessive mother, has a need to control her son which blinds her to the reality that sometimes the only thing more damaging than hate is ill-advised love. A provocative love story about the right to intimacy for everyone, Patrick’s Day suggests that when it comes to love, we can all go a little crazy. Directed by Terry McMahon (Charlie Casanova).
The Canal (Ivan Kavanagh)
The Canal tells the story of David Williams and his wife Alice, who move into a picturesque period house by the canal, along with their small child Billy. The story develops when David begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair, and also starts to have nightmarish visions of an evil presence he believes lives in his home. An original Irish ghost story directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Tin Can Man), The Canal is a shocking journey into the unknown.
Gold (Niall Heery)
Gold is a ‘feel good’ offbeat comedy written and directed by IFTA-winning Niall Heery (Small Engine Repair). The story centres around a wandering loner, Ray (played by David Wilmot) who tries to track down his estranged ex-partner (Kerry Condon) and teenage daughter played by Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), so that his dying father can get to see his grand-daughter one last time. The comedy quickly develops when Ray realizes that his daughter and her mother have built a new life with former P.E teacher (James Nesbitt).
A Nightingale Falling (Garret Daly)
The film, based on the novel of the same title by PJ Curtis, is a historical drama set against the backdrop of a turbulent, war-torn Ireland in the early 1920s. It is a story of a household and its inhabitants caught in the crucible of the merciless politics, cruelties and hardships of the period. It is also a story of love, and the dark secrets that lead to broken hearts. Starring Tara Breathnach, Muireann Bird and Gerard McCarthy, it was filmed entirely on location in Co. Offaly. The Ulster Orchestra recorded the soundtrack for the feature length film in Belfast – joining a small a handful of film scores to be recorded entirely in Ireland.
An Bronntanas (Tom Collins)
The closing film at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, An Bronntanas (The Gift) is a contemporary thriller set against the background of a local independent lifeboat crew working off the coast of Connemara. With a cast that includes Dara Devaney, John Finn (Cold Case, Catch Me If You Can), Owen McDonnell, Michelle Beamish and Charlotte Bradley, An Bronntanas is a film not to be missed at this year’s Fleadh. An Bronntanas, directed by Tom Collins (Kings) is the first ‘Celtic Noir’ thriller of its kind as Gaeilge.
Details of many more premieres will be announced in the coming days. For further details and information, log onto http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com
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