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‘Shem the Penman Sings Again’ to premiere at Galway
18 Jun 2015 : Seán Brosnan
‘Shem the Penman Sings Again’ directed by Pádraig Trehy
More details have been released on the programme of the Galway Film Fleadh (July 7-12) with James Joyce inspired feature ‘Shem the Penman Sings Again’ set to premiere at the festival.

Produced by Pooleen Productions, ‘Shem The Penman’ is an imagined archive of the actual and much fabled, friendship of James Joyce and John McCormack. The renowned writer and superstar tenor first met in 1904 when Joyce still had hopes of becoming a professional singer himself. They reconnected in Paris in the 1920s and Joyce was to use his first hand knowledge of McCormack to create the character of Shaun the Post in Finnegans Wake. As Joyce struggled with the book for seventeen years, he portrayed himself in it as Shaun's lowly twin brother, Shem the Penman.

The film is directed by Pádraig Trehy, written by Trehy and Peter McCarthy and produced by Rossa Mullin. Crew members include editor Tony Murphy, cinematographer Eimear Ennis Graham, composer John O'Brien and Production Designer Stephanie Clerkin. Louis Lovett, Hugh O’ Conor, Frank Prendergast, Brian Fenton and Martin Lucey lead the cast.

Other titles announced for the Fleadh so far include Simon Fitzmaurice’s ‘My Name is Emily’ and the Cartoon Saloon’s IFTA Best Picture winner ‘Song of the Sea’, while Oscar-nominated actor John C. Reilly will be the focus of a Public Interview.

The World Premiere of ‘Shem the Penman Sings Again’ takes place on Thursday 9th July at 2pm in the Town Hall Theatre. Tickets can be booked by clicking here.





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