19th 22nd Oct 2017
Féile Scannáin Chiarraí Deireadh Fómhair 19-22 2017
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
Welcome to the 18th Kerry Film Festival Welcome to the 18th Kerry Film Festival. We are delighted to present outstanding short film from around the world along with national and regional programmes. Our Kerry made shorts programme is growing each year demonstrating the talent creating film in the county. Kerry connections abound in the feature films with our opening film, THE CREST filmed in Kerry and our closing film A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID from Killarney film maker Charlie O’Brien. Kerry Film Festival will host the Irish Premiere of LIES WE TELL starring Gabriel Byrne and we bring SONG OF GRANITE, SCORE and KEVIN ROCHE: THE QUIET ARCHITECT to the Kerry audience. In 2017 we are introducing DISCOVERY FEATURES, a platform for first time feature film makers and we were overwhelmed with submissions for this developing platform. After the success of our industry day last year, this will continue in 2017 with panel discussions, In Conversation events and Q & A sessions. I would like to thank all our funders and our headline sponsors, Kerry County Council, Randles Hotel,
Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, Fáilte Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland. To all the patrons, sponsors, venues, accommodation partners and businesses who support the festival, your generosity is much appreciated. I especially want to thank Tom Cooper at Cinema Killarney for his ongoing generous support and hosting of the festival. We look forward to welcoming those who make film and those who come to see our programme. Film makers are the lifeblood of the festival and the audience are our valued friend I personally want to thank the creative and admin team in KFF, our Jury Panel, our volunteers and the Board of Kerry Film Festival. Go Raibh Míle Maith Agaibh, Have a great KFF 2017 Maeve McGrath Artistic Director.
MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD 2017 Kerry Film Festival are delighted to present the Maureen O’Hara Award for 2017 to Emer Reynolds to celebrate her contribution to the film industry and in admiration for her work which continues to engage audiences and inspire fellow filmmakers. The Kerry Film Festival inaugurated the Maureen O’Hara Award in 2008 to celebrate outstanding women in cinema. The award was named in honour of O’Hara, one of Hollywood’s best loved and most inspiring actresses.
Director Emer Reynolds is an Emmy nominated multiaward winning documentary director and feature film editor, based in Dublin, Ireland. Her feature film, The Farthest continues to captivate audiences worldwide and will screen at the Kerry Film festival in October.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STAFF:
Grace O’Donnell (Chair) Yvonne Murphy Seán Mulchinock Ailbhe Keogan Áine Moriarty Elaine Kinsella Alex Fegan
Artistic Director: Maeve McGrath Programmer: Declan Mc Steen Programmer: Neasa NíBhric Publicity: Heather Mackey Technical: Tadhg Flynn Technical: Jake Summers Graphic Design: Brainstorm Design
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SHORT
THE WELFARE OF TOMÁS Ó HALLISSY The Welfare of Tomas Ó Hallissy is filmed in and around the Kerry village of Dún Chaoin and directly integrates newly scripted material shot with actors with footage from The Village which was also set in Dún Chaoin.
See Website / Social Media for more details Director: Duncan Campbell. 40 Mins, 2015, Ireland, Digital, Black And White
This new film is set against a fictional visit by two American anthropologists to Dún Chaoin, mirroring the premise of Hockings and McCarty’s 1968 documentary. Campbell’s original material also echoes key scenes from documentary that captured the day to day routine of the village; the creamery, turf cutting, rabbit hunting and gatherings in the local pub.
INSTALLATION See Website / Social Media for more details
is a surreal observation of existence set to an original experimental score. The narrative follows supernatural occurrences within routine events over the course of day into night. Footage surveils various cities around the world, though specific location is never acknowledged or particularly discernible. The film’s title, , is an astronomical symbol used to represent the Sun. It was chosen to reflect the universal, non-linguistic nature of the experience, as influenced by the solar cycle. Dir: Keke Boyman. 2017. 96 mins. CANADA/WORLD
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THURS 19TH OCT
LE VOYAGE DE FANNY An award-winning tale of courage, determination and survival set in
FEATURE
October 19th
occupied France. Jewish thirteen-year-old Fanny finds herself in charge of a band of children forced to flee the children’s home where they live. Filled with heart-stopping moments, we watch as the children dodge authorities and real terrors as they make for the Swiss border, under the leadership of the fearless, determined girl. This screening is presented in association with IFI Education
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Venue Cinema Killarney Time 11am Price €5 Age 12+ France/Belgium • 2016 • English subtitles • Drama • 94mins Director: Lola Doillon
THURS 19TH OCT
SHORTS October 19th
GLOBAL SHORTS Contractor 014352 (UK)
A daydreaming office worker reaches through his computer screen, in search of a friend.
Cautionary Tales (UK)
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 11am Price €5
Kill Off (AUS)
A woman with an intellectual disability forms an unlikely friendship with a Sudanese refugee, through their mutual love of “Krumping”.
A disfigured man seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts.
Every Bit Counts (AUS)
Kill the Engine (USA)
The Legend of Bob Leonard (UK)
Jon (UK)
Ganjy (CAN)
Three men’s suicide attempt is foiled when the vehicle of their demise fails to start. An Irish inmate’s parole is threatened two weeks from release.
THURS 19TH OCT
Billy must perform an act of kindness by stealing from his favourite charity. After a Norman procession is captured, a minstrel trades his life for a song. Contending with dementia pugilistica, a reclusive boxer is on the ropes until he’s visited by three old friends.
FEATURE & SHORTS
NICKEL FILM FESTIVAL TOUR
October 19th Venue Cinema Killarney Time: 11:30am Price: Shorts €5 / Feature €5
The Nickel Independent Film Festival was founded in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada in 2001. In the last 17 years, it has promoted and screened local productions alongside Canadian and International films. For over a decade, Kerry Film Festival has exchanged some of its best films, allowing a wonderful opportunity to see the best and brightest that each festival has to offer from “across the pond.”
The Special Newfoundland & Labrador • 4 Mins
Beat Around the Bush Country: Canada • 12 Mins
The Big Crunch Canada • 11 Mins
The Tour Newfoundland & Labrador • 7 Mins
Flight of the Fisherman Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada/China • 11 Mins
Crocuses Newfoundland & Labrador • 7 Mins
RIVERHEAD
Irish Feature Premiere
A sectarian feud divides a small community in rural Newfoundland. Based on true stories and featuring searing performances from a cast of locals, Riverhead is an aggressive and claustrophobic rural drama seen through a textured lens.
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October 19th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 1pm Price €5 Director, Writer: Justin Oakey • CANADA
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THURS 19TH OCT
SHORTS
WHAT CHILDREN SEE
October 19th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 1pm Price €5
It’s just A Gun (USA)
Imagine in the life time of a gun, all the hands it passes through. This is just one chapter in that story.
With Trees (GER)
A young girl seeks comfort from the spirit of her deceased mother in a dark mystical forest.
Strays (UK)
Children take over a forgotten terraced street, devoid of adults, with no rules or boundaries.
Little Devil (IRL)
Ritchie, an autistic teenager, leaves his Dublin home to visit his dying Grandmother in Athlone.
Stranger At The Door (UK)
Living with her reclusive father, a girl is tempted by a knock at their door.
Casey (USA)
An altercation with local schoolgirls reveals that Casey’s life is based on a lie.
The Brother (USA/FRA)
Three sisters go about their everyday life in the absence of their missing brother.
Girl At The Door (South Korea)
Hye-ri practices the arm bar manoeuvre to fight against her drunk father’s abusive behaviour.
THURS 19TH OCT
SHORTS October 19th
UNFORESEEN
Time 3pm Price €5
Litterbugs (UK)
Mum I’m Back (Greece)
Roake (UK)
Buzz (USA)
A young inventor and pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpected friendship.
One shot from Roake will guarantee fame, but at a terrible price.
Move [MUDANZA] (SPAIN)
A couple see their relationship tested by the use of new technologies.
Modern Houses (USA)
From inside her greatest creation, a star architect hears the whisper that every artist fears.
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Venue Cinema Killarney
A trans woman returns to the village where she was born. The cause is the death of her mother.
A co-dependent woman hatches a plan to keep her servile best friend from moving out of their isolated mountain home.
Greetings in the Afternoon (STH KOREA)
A young woman who works at a bowling alley is visited by ghosts who pop in and out of her world.
Serving Joy (AUS)
If you can’t handle the heat...get out of Joy’s kitchen!
SHORTS
THURS 19TH OCT
October 19th
DOCUMENTARY
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 5pm Price €5
Absence Heard (POR/IRL)
A discussion between filmmaker and stranger leads to the contemplation of youth’s evanescent simplicity.
Throwline (IRL)
Uniquely positioned to patrol the night, Irish taxi drivers form a suicide prevention group.
Martin (IRL)
Exploring the development of a relationship and our search for happiness.
Antigone (USA)
“Son, I want you to write my obituary,” she said. And so he did.
Blood And Ink (PHL/UK)
A meditation on themes of identity, through an indigenous tattooist and her visitors.
The Truth About Irish Hip Hop (IRL)
Exploring Ireland’s changing attitude to hip hop music, featuring a hive of talent from the scene.
Lady Eva (USA)
Meet the irrepressible Eva Baron, a Tongan transgender woman and beauty-pageant contestant.
THURS 19TH OCT
FEATURE / SHORT
DISCOVERY FEATURES Time: 12:45pm Price: €5
October 19th Venue Cinema Killarney
Time: 4:45pm Price: €5
WIN BY FALL (GER)
SOULSMITH (IRL)
JESSZILLA (USA)
MY FATHER MY BLOOD (IRL)
A coming-of-age documentary about four teenage girls who leave their homes to become professional wrestlers.
Jesselyn “JessZilla” Silva at 10 years old trains seriously with dreams of becoming a professional boxer.
Time: 2.30pm Price: €5
I HATE THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT (USA) After his wife’s death, Claude
struggles to appear normal while living with a Secret.
BURGLARS (IRL)
Two burglars decide to break into a countryside house revealing a final shocking truth.
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The trials and tribulations of a volatile young playwright as he traverses a contemporary Ireland.
A man and his child live a nomadic existence. After he murders a woman in cold blood, their relationship begins to break apart.
Time: 6:45pm Price: €5
WAITING FOR YOU (UK/FRANCE)
Compelled by grief and curiosity a young Englishman travels to France where he meets an eccentric older woman and unearths truths about the father he never really knew.
THE WAKE (UK)
A young man interviews his family at his fathers wake.
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THE CREST Opening Feature Two descendants of an Irish king journey to an island where he once presided - not to reclaim the land, but to surf the waves. They meet for the first time in Ireland on a quest to explore their shared heritage, learn what has been passed down to them from those who came before, and surf the waters of their ancestors. This is a story of family, immigration and the value of tradition and culture.
SELECTED SHORT Men Of Straw (IRL)
Following the O’Sullivan family, in County Kerry, as they strive to keep an ancient custom alive.
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October 19th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 8:45pm Price â‚Ź8 USA | 82 min | Dir. Mark Christopher Covino www.crestmovie.com
FRI 20TH OCT
FEATURE
THE FARTHEST 12 billion miles and counting… It is one of humankind’s greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a nuclear generator that will beat for perhaps another decade before the lights on Voyager finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings and images of life on Earth. In all likelihood Voyager will outlive humanity. THE FARTHEST will celebrate these magnificent machines, the men and women who built them and the vision that propelled them farther than anyone could ever have hoped.
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October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 11am Price €5 121 MINS. 2017. IRELAND. DIR: EMER REYNOLDS is the KFF MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD RECIPIENT 2017
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FRI 20TH OCT
SHORTS October 20th
COMMUNICATE
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 12pm Price €5
Home Is Where The Sunsets (USA)
The Wedding Speech (UK)
Hello (USA)
Ash (USA)
Alison’s life turns upside down when her family comes to visit for the very first time.
A young Tin Man finds his life upended by a curious lass and her pup.
Transmission (UK)
A young, widowed homeowner battles a charismatic energy executive after an environmental devastation.
Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone.
The Mountains Of Mourne (USA)
Signature (JAPAN)
Nation Down (UK)
An anxious young Chinese visitor walks through Tokyo’s chaotic Shibuya district.
FRI 20TH OCT
BARRIERS
Jordan was Brave and Happy.
On a world locked in a dystopian nightmare, a tyrant combats a sudden eruption of riots and pillages.
SHORTS October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 12pm Price €5
Dirt (IRL)
The Silent Child (UK)
Wisdom Of Gnomes (IRL)
Unforgotten (IRL/CAN)
A self-serving manager’s meticulously planned promotion is mysteriously derailed after a seemingly thoughtless action.
Hannah enlists the help of her hapless uncle in tracking down her father’s killer, only to find something far more sinister at play.
The Bird Who Could Fly (USA)
A young Korean-American man struggles with his journey in the face of an overbearing mother and two brothers whose lives have gone awry.
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Ed doesn’t realise that his speech will be the most important that he will make.
A deaf four year old lives in a world of silence until someone teaches her the gift of communication.
A lonely old man in a nursing home is confronted by his past.
FRI 20TH OCT
SHORTS October 20th
STUDENT - STORIES Under the Static (S. Africa)
A woman builds a machine that she believes can communicate across the cosmos.
The Hidden People (IRL/UK)
When a fanciful teenager finds a fairies’ remains, it clashes with his brother’s bleak reality.
M.O.O.N Rising (CAN)
The American space program must take on a Russian threat during the first moon landing.
Lawman (USA)
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 2pm Price €5
Growing Alice (IRL)
Observing a girl’s changing relationship with her mother, through the years, from the point of view of her bedroom mirror.
Raha (IRAN)
A pregnant young girl tries to find money to take care of her problem, against the backdrop of a repressive regime.
Jellybaby (IRL)
A young mother struggles to find the balance between her maternal duties and her own desires.
Bass Reeves, the greatest hero of the Old West you’ve never heard of.
FRI 20TH OCT
SHORTS
ORCHESTRATE
October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 2pm Price €5
The Visitor (BEL)
A broken pipe in a church triggers the meeting of a priest and a mysterious man.
The Long Wet Grass (IRL)
In a remote lakeside location, a strong-willed woman and a dedicated paramilitary are at an existential impasse.
The Yellow Room (USA)
Through a series of lush encounters, two dancers are forced to confront their inherent dualities
Maeve and the Moon (IRL)
After hearing her mother is ‘asking for the moon’, an Irish girl takes the expression literally - setting off to find the moon and bring it home.
Wrongheaded (IRL)
Intense physicality in confined spaces and abstract poetic narratives portray a deep sense of desperation, struggle, loss and unrest.
Milo’s Home (SWISS)
A tragic event causes Dagmar to face her own loneliness.
Pendulum (UK)
Two friends seek spiritual salvation in India before the collapse of the Cosmos.
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FRI 20TH OCT
RECALL
SHORTS October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 4pm Price €5
Danny Boy (IRL)
Maggie wants to play ‘Danny Boy’ for her father. Sadly she’s as musical as a bag of cats.
Macro (IRL)
Thespish (IRL)
Andy sits in the waiting room for a cheese commercial audition. He should have made it by now. He is a classically trained actor!
Refuge (IRL)
After waking suddenly one night, John finds himself on the receiving end of a series of unfortunate events.
Based on thousands of real stories, two young men, worlds apart, are equals for one night.
Lost Memories (IRL)
The Captors (IRL)
Sean races to his mother’s deathbed while dealing with inter-family politics over the phone.
A trio of kidnappers face an unexpected dilemma when their wealthy target calls their bluff.
Spotless (IRL)
Documenting the hapless misadventures of Martin Vaughn, the chairperson of the Birr Tidy Towns Committee.
FRI 20TH OCT
STUDENT TALES More Than This (IRL)
An unexpected discovery. A series of revelations. One worker questions his fate.
Las Cenizas [The Ashes] (US/CUBA)
In the wake of a domestic tragedy, a turbulent pair of siblings travel to Cuba.
Impression (UK)
A man tries to get his business launched whilst working at a carwash to survive.
La Douleur Exquise (IRL)
On the brink of his 50th birthday Michael begins to reflect upon his past decisions.
Sophie (IRL)
A time machine operator is plagued by an event in his past, for which he feels responsible, but believes he can reverse.
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SHORTS October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 4pm Price €5
Three Red Sweaters (USA)
A filmmaker explores memory and the use of technology to record our lives, through her grandfather’s 16mm home videos.
Faith (RUSSIA)
An old widower, a former radio operator, perceives the flashing bulb as his late wife’s messages.
Too Old To Grow Up (IRL)
A portrayal of three women as revealed through their enduring bond with their childhood teddy bears.
FRI 20TH OCT
SHORTS October 20th
SEARCHING Date Night (IRL)
A woman is in for a big surprise on a first date.
The Pike (IRL)
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 6pm Price €5
Out of his Misery (IRL)
Cal must save the day when he overhears his parents plotting to murder his Granddad.
Blackout (IRL)
An estranged grandmother and grandson are forced to live together and deal with their past.
A father tries to reconnect with his technology obsessed family.
Peel (IRL)
Reach (IRL)
Olivia has to summon her inner-strength when she finds her alcoholic mother unresponsive at home.
JFK…The Badgeman Conspiracy (IRL)
The Badgeman assassin has hidden classified documents exposing the truth behind the assassination of JFK.
On an ordinary day an ordinary women is undone by an extraordinary secret - but someone is watching when no one else is.
Acorn (IRL)
A busy-body mother battles the Principal during a parent-teacher meeting concerning her son and his unusual behaviour.
FRI 20TH OCT
FEATURE
Ó DHÚTHAIGH MHÚSCRAÍ FROM THE LAND OF MÚSCRAÍ This creative documentary explores the works of contemporary artists living in the Múscraí Gaeltacht of West County Cork, tracing the links between their work and the landscape that inspires them in a colourful, multi-facteted exploration of the artistic process. The importance of the Múscraí Gaeltacht; its landscape, its rich cultural heritage and unique local dialect provides an inspiring and nourishing home-base for each of the artists.
Image by Helene Willems-Bogels
October 20th Venue Cinema Killarney Time 6pm Price €6 78mins. Colour/BW. 2016. Éire
SELECTED SHORT An tAthair Ó Fiannachta (IRL)
Léargas pearsanta ar an scoláire Gaeilge a raibh gean ag cách dó, Pádraig Ó Fiannachta ón Daingean.
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AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 300 films. 80 events. 18 venues. 5 days.
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FRI 20TH OCT
SHORTS/FEATURE
DONAL WALSH ‘Live Life’ Short Film Competition Winners Theme: Make Every Second Count Kerry Film festival are delighted to screen the winning films from the 2017 LIVE LIFE competition.
YOUTH PROGRAMME Free Event - 45 Mins - Time: 7pm A celebration of work from young/emerging film makers
October 20th Venue St. Mary’s, Church of the Sloes, Killarney Time 6.30pm Price FREE
October 20th Venue St. Mary’s, Church of the Sloes, Killarney Time 7pm Price FREE
- Where’s My Smile (IRL) - The Adventures of Officer Penny (IRL) - Hidden Potential (IRL) - Catharsis (IRL) - Nola (IRL)
SCORE A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY Irish Premiere Screening What makes a score unforgettable? Taking a peek at how composers developed some of the most iconic scores in history, SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY follows the creative struggles of designing a modern soundtrack from scratch, featuring some of cinema’s most recognised names in film music. This documentary brings Hollywood’s premier composers together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical challenges and creative secrecy of the world’s most widely known music genre: the film score.
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October 20th Venue St. Mary’s, Church of the Sloes, Killarney Time 8pm Price FREE 2016 | USA | 94 MIN
FRI 20TH OCT
FEATURE October 20th
SONG OF GRANITE Ireland’s submission for the Foreign Language category at the 90th annual Academy Awards
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 8.15pm Price €8 Director: Pat Collins 2017 / 104 mins / CAN.IRL
“SONG OF GRANITE” revolves around the life of the great traditional Irish singer, Joe Heaney. The harsh landscape combined with the myths, fables and songs of his Connemara childhood helped shape this complex and fascinating character. Enigmatic and complex, Heaney’s devotion to his art came at a huge personal cost.
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SAT 21ST OCT
SHORTS October 21st
IRISH STORIES
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 12pm Price €5
For You (IRL)
A young girl struggles with her alcoholic mother and environment, until she finds strength to love.
Narcan (IRL/USA)
An Irish paramedic in New York, struggles every day to manage a fractured home life as well as death and depravity on the streets.
Rememberer (IRL)
The world has ended. There is nowhere to go. Except back.
The Final Fairytale (IRL)
A woman looks back at a fading memory of her father and of fairytales.
The Long Line (IRL)
Set in Ireland amid an immigration crisis, will Liam’s troubles push him to the edge?
Tell Them Our Names (IRL)
Creative reimagining of moments from the lives of five powerful women during WWII.
Gone (IRL)
On seeing his ex-lover again, Paul stirs up events that spiral out of his control.
Man To Man (IRL)
A touching story of friendship, between father and son, catching up over a quiet pint.
Stacey Lee (IRL)
Stacey loves books, Spencer loves his dog, neither need each other until they do.
SAT 21ST OCT
SHORTS
IRISH NARRATIVE Kubrick by Candlelight (IRL)
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 4.30pm Price €5
Leap of Faith (IRL)
In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland...and brought the British Army with him.
Kelly longs for a connection in a disconnected world.
The Observer Effect (IRL)
The Secret Market (IRL)
A Break in the Clouds (IRL)
Wave (IRL)
Life-changing secrets emerge from life-threatening events in a dark and unpredictable mystery.
A young couple struggle to adjust to life following the birth of their first child.
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October 21st
A doctor has risen to the top of her profession. She has a near perfect life until her past comes back to haunt her.
A man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognisable language, baffling linguistic experts from around the globe.
SAT 21ST OCT
ANIMATION
SHORTS October 21st Venue Cinema Killarney Time 2pm Price €5
Where is Eva Hipsey? (IRL/UK) An intrepid, older woman deals with the reality of aging in a poetically practical way.
Dandelion (Italy) An antique dance, a courting ritual. A dandelion flower to blow desires.
Glorious Victory (USA/S KOREA) A watercolour animated short about two beetles intensely fighting over a fig fruit.
Men Talk About Mother (UK) How much of our mother can we really know? Three sons explore their own memories.
Second To None (IRL) A dark stop motion comedy about the world’s second oldest man.
Sore Eyes For Infinity (FIN) An optician’s workday is filled by extraordinary customers who use the optical equipment in suspicious ways.
I am Vadar (UK) David Prowse discusses his time as Darth Vader and the real highlight of his career. The Velvet Abstract (UK) A film about the Environmental Age from a team spanning Six Continents. Wooden Child (IRL) On his way home a man hits a child with his car, the Wooden Child. Au Revoir Balthazar (Switz) A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.
SAT 21ST OCT
Blackout (IRL) An artist in a glistening Utopia finds there are strict rules deciding what forms of art are acceptable. Terry & Tiara (UK) Terry and Tiara learn the real priorities of life when their materialistic world falls apart around them. Panic Attack (USA) This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality. Life After Text (IRL) A prisoner’s journey home to a life that’s not the same.
INDUSTRY
T.A.L.K Industry Events Panel discussions, masterclasses, Q & A discussions and In Conversation events See Website and social media for details By invitation IFTA MEMBERS Networking Event in association with IFTA
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SAT 21ST OCT
FEATURE/SHORTS
RATH Rath is a personal story about one man’s relationship with the land and the past. A wealth of information is in danger of being lost, as knowledge which has been passed down orally through the generations has never been recorded. This film chronicles the story of Brendan O’Sullivan Rath, the last person with this particular wisdom, born and bred in the townland of Rath.
AND THE BEAT GOES ON SHORT FILM IN ADVANCE:
October 21st Venue Methodist Church Time 6pm Price Free Director/Writer: Mieke Vanmechelen Time 7.15pm Price Free GER . DOCU. Director Steve Won
Flip The Record (USA)
San Francisco, 1984: a Filipino-American teen discovers her identity through a budding talent for turntablism.
FLYING REVOLUTION The extraordinary, inspiring and moving success story of the Berlin Breakdance Group FLYING STEPS. The desire to survive as B-Boys (Breakdancers) while supporting their own families drives the group, whose lives are characterized by a two-decade long struggle for existence.
SAT 21ST OCT
STORYSTOCK SHORT FILMS Screening of 10 shortlisted films for the STORYSTOCK competition.
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SHORTS October 21st Venue Cinema Killarney Time 6.30pm Price FREE
SAT 21ST OCT
FEATURE
LIES WE TELL Irish Feature Premiere When his billionaire boss Demi (Harvey Keitel) dies, chauffeur Donald (Gabriel Byrne) is given one final job - to wipe out any evidence of Demi’s relationship with his mistress, the enigmatic and beautiful Amber (Sibylla Deen). Donald’s task soon unravels when Amber’s life is threatened, and he finds himself her reluctant protector. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous urban underworld, he encounters dark, harrowing practices, and a sinister criminal figure who will test him to his very limits.
October 21st Venue Cinema Killarney Time 7.15pm Price €8 Starring Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Mark Addy, Jan Uddin and Harvey Keitel Running time: 109 minutes Directed by Mitu Misra
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SAT 21ST OCT
AWARD NIGHT Come join us at the Gleneagle Ballroom to celebrate a week of film at the Kerry Film Festival’s Award Ceremony. The evening will start with the award ceremony with music to follow WINNER KFF/ STORYSTOCK COMPETITION BEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE BEST DOCUMENTARY BEST ANIMATION BEST STUDENT BEST SCORE BEST IRISH NARRATIVE BEST KERRY SHORT
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SUN 22ND OCT
SHORTS
THE RETURNED
October 22nd Venue Cinema Killarney Time 11.30pm Price €5
Clanker Man (UK)
Reality doesn’t happen by itself. Terry Lothian works tirelessly to maintain the background details that we all take for granted, but austerity cutbacks threaten to unravel his world.
The Man With My Name (IRL)
Part detective story, part travelogue and an homage to the Golden Age of Italian Cinema.
Waiting (USA)
A single scene vignette about lives intersecting and overlapping in the ladies room at a Manhattan wedding reception.
Lag (IRL)
QED (IRL)
A couple dealing with the aftermath of a terrible accident explore what we will and won’t sacrifice for the person we love.
Algorithms (IRL)
Do opposites attract? Or is the future of humanity Love by Numbers.
Fragile (IRL)
Derek’s life-changing decision is about to be interrupted...more than once.
Father and Son (USA/CAN)
An up and coming writer competes against his father for a prestigious book award.
A grieving man explores time, as he moves through the memories of his life.
SUN 22ND OCT
SHORTS October 22nd
INTERNATIONAL Ghost (AUS)
You’ve got Buckley’s hope.
How Tommy Lemenchick Became a Grade 7 Legend (CAN) Ophelia’s never been kissed. She finds a suitable candidate - Tommy Lemenchick.
Noro (UK)
A sci-fi thriller about a woman who can never get over the child she lost.
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Venue Cinema Killarney Time 1.30pm Price €5
Garrincha (CAN)
As a heat wave hits Montreal, a soccer game is disrupted by the appearance of Kevin, a player who has vanished for days.
Nicole’s Cage (GER)
A couple move into the most exciting area of the city, before realising they don’t know one another at all.
Youth (USA)
Wasted on the young? A sci-fi film about growing old in a world of perpetual youth.
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SUN 22ND OCT
SHORTS October 22nd
KERRY MADE
Venue Cinema Killarney Time 3.30pm Price €5
The Timekeeper (IRL)
A shy antique store owner tries to work up the courage to ask out a local barmaid, but time is against him.
Afraid Of (IRL)
Maggie takes an eventful journey across town - to face her greatest fear.
A Little Light (IRL)
A story of unlikely friendship and adventure of two characters helping each other.
Writer’s Block (IRL)
An aspiring writer struggles with the next idea that will make him successful in the eyes of his heroes.
The Day We Counted (IRL)
A heartwarming reminder that love can literally change the world. The day that Kerry and Ireland voted yes to marriage equality.
SUN 22ND OCT
SHORTS
KERRY CONNECTION
October 22nd Venue Cinema Killarney Time 5pm Price €5
Waiting (IRL)
Blood Shed (UK)
The Red Boot (IRL)
Hum (IRL)
A young woman stuck in the midlands must finally make a decision to leave or stay.
A trip to the beach reawakens a father’s paternal feelings for his young son. But is it too late?
Coyote (IRL)
An Irish truck driver discovers Ammar, a Syrian Refugee, hidden in the back of his trailer.
Jack’s new DIY shed has an unexpected flaw: it’s a bloodthirsty man-eater...
In the throes of depression, a widowed father struggles to meet his baby’s needs.
A Conversation (USA)
A roguish Irish expat helps a Chinese stroke victim resolve a decades old family dilemma.
Bransfield (IRL)
The story of Irishman Edwards Bransfield, the first man to have discovered Antartica.
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Photographer: Shin KATAN
SUN 22ND OCT
KEVIN ROCHE: THE QUIET ARCHITECT Still working at age 95, Pritzker Prize winning Irish-American architect Kevin Roche is an enigma. He’s reached the top of his profession, but has little interest in celebrity and eschews the label “Starchitect”. Despite a lifetime of acclaimed work that includes the Ford Foundation, Oakland Museum of California and 40 years designing new galleries for The Met in New York, he has no intention of ever retiring and keeps looking forward.
FEATURE
October 22nd Venue Cinema Killarney Time 7pm Price €8 Dir Mark Noonan Ireland / 2017 / 81 mins / HD
His road to fame began in Ireland graduating from UCD in 1945 and working for 2 years for Michael Scott where he contributed to the distinctive design of Busaras. After more than 60 years in the USA, his first Irish project the Convention Centre Dublin, opened in 2010. Roche’s architectural philosophy focuses on creating “a community for a modern society” and he has been credited with creating green buildings before they became part of the public consciousness.
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SUN 22ND OCT
CLOSING NIGHT
A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID Shot in the U.S., Cuba and Ireland, A Captain Unafraid follows the ‘strange adventures’ of Dynamite Johnny. ‘Dynamite’ Johnny O’ Brien was born in 1837 in Manhattan, though his parents hailed from Cavan and Longford, Ireland. Involved in revolution and ruction from Haiti to Colombia, and Texas to Mexico, in many ways Johnny was a rebel without a cause, that is, until he found his cause in the 19th century Cuban War of Independence. Johnny’s adventures are brought to life through animated segments, illuminating some of the more memorable of the wily mariner’s escapades.
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October 22nd Venue Cinema Killarney Time 8.45pm Price €8 Director: Charlie O’Brien www.acaptainunafraid.com
SPONSORS & PATRONS
Festival Patrons 2017 HITCHCOCK Randles Hotel
BIGELOW Kellihers Hardware Ltd JamMedia
SCORSESE Beaufort Bar & Restaurant The Lake Hotel Tralee Chamber Alliance Killarney Credit Union Miriam McGillycuddy Cúil Dídin - Residential and Nursing Care
KUBRICK Rhyno Mills Tralee Credit Union Dr Pat English CH Chemist Brookfield College Hogan’s Décor
Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa Nolan and Hilser’s, The Jewellers Louie R Quinlan Walsh Brothers Ltd The Rose Hotel CAMPION Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa Premier Financial Services Caroline McEnery, The HR Suite
We would like to thank the following for their support of Kerry Film Festival 2017 Phillip Doyle (Outgoing Chair of the KFF Board), Tom Cooper and staff at Cinema Killarney, Kerry County Council, Kerry County Arts Office, Kate Kennelly, Arts Council of Ireland, Killarney Chamber, Tom Randle at Randles Hotel, Scotts Hotel, Paul O’Neill and Park Place Apartments, Helen O’Carroll and Kerry County Museum, The Methodist Church, Killarney, Amy Smith, Killarney Plaza Hotel, St. Mary’s Church, Church of the Sloes, Killarney, The Gleneagle Group, INEC, Aoife Hickey at The Lake Hotel,Steve Fennelly, Jake Summers, Tadhg Flynn, James Culloty, The Ashe Hotel, Mike and Irene O’Donnell, Kieran Somers, Killarney Cultural Centre, John McCann, Keith O’Faoláin and all the KFF Volunteers
Cinema Killarney East Avenue Road Killarney. cinemakillarney.com Church of the Sloes, St. Mary’s Church, Kenmare place, Killarney churchofthesloes.ie
Scotts St. Mary’s Church Killarney Plaza
Cinema Killarney Methodist Church
Randles Hotel
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Saturday 21st OCTOBER - CINEMA KILLARNEY 6:30pm FREE - STORYSTOCK SHORT FILMS. Screening of 10 shortlisted films for the STORYSTOCK competition.
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The Beaufort Bar Restaurant opening hours: Friday/Saturday 6pm to 9.30pm and Sunday from 5.30pm to 8pm. The Beaufort Bar and Restaurant offers fine cuisine and friendly service in a superb location - close to the town of Killarney yet in the heart of the picturesque setting of Beaufort village. The historic Bar was established in 1841 and has been owned by the O’Sullivan family ever since. Between the years of 1911 and 1914 it was at the centre of a thriving movie industry when the Kalem Film Company of America used the bar as their base to make over seventy feature films. The Beaufort Bar comes highly recommended in Georgina Campbell’s Jameson Guide, Ireland’s leading independent hospitality guide, which features Ireland’s finest places to eat and drink.
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AT A GLANCE FILM
VENUE
TIME
PRICE
IFI FILM - VOYAGE DE FANNY
Cinema Killarney
11.00 am
€5.00
GLOBAL SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
11.00 am
€5.00
NICKEL SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
11.30 am
€5.00
NICKEL FEATURE - RIVERHEAD
Cinema Killarney
1.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - WIN BY FALL
Cinema Killarney
12.45 pm
€5.00
WHAT CHILDREN SEE
Cinema Killarney
1.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - I HATE THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT
Cinema Killarney
2.30 pm
€5.00
SHORT - UNFORESEEN
Cinema Killarney
3.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - SOULSMITH
Cinema Killarney
4.45 pm
€5.00
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
5.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - WAITING FOR YOU
Cinema Killarney
6.45 pm
€5.00
OPENING FEATURE - THE CREST
Cinema Killarney
8.45 pm
€8.00
THURSDAY 19TH OCT 2017
FRIDAY 20TH OCT 2017 FEATURE - THE FARTHEST
Cinema Killarney
11.00 am
€5.00
SHORTS - COMMUNICATE
Cinema Killarney
12.00 pm
€5.00
SHORTS - BARRIERS
Cinema Killarney
12:00pm
€5.00
STUDENT STORIES
Cinema Killarney
2.00 pm
€5.00
ORCHESTRATE - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
2.00 pm
€5.00
RECALL - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
4.00 pm
€5.00
STUDENT TALES - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
4.00 pm
€5.00
SEARCHING - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
6.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - Ó DHÚTHAIGH MHÚSCRAÍ
Cinema Killarney
6.00 pm
€6.00
DONAL WALSH ‘LIVE LIFE’ & YOUTH SHORTS
St Mary’s Church
6.30 pm
FREE
FEATURE - SCORE
St Mary’s Church
8.00 pm
FREE
FEATURE - SONG OF GRANITE
Cinema Killarney
8.15 pm
€8.00
IRISH STORIES - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
12.00 pm
€5.00
ANIMATION - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
2.00 pm
€5.00
IRISH NARRATIVE - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
4.30 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - RATH
Methodist Church
6:00 pm
FREE
THE BEAT GOES ON - FLYING REVOLUTION
Methodist Church
7.15pm
FREE
FEATURE - LIES WE TELL
Cinema Killarney
7.15 pm
€8.00
AWARDS
Gleneagle Ballroom
9.30 pm
FREE
THE RETURNED - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
11:30am
€5.00
INTERNATIONAL SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
1.30pm
€5.00
KERRY MADE - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
3.30 pm
€5.00
KERRY CONNECTION - SHORTS
Cinema Killarney
5.00 pm
€5.00
FEATURE - KEVIN ROCHE - THE QUIET ARCHITECT
Cinema Killarney
7.00 pm
€8.00
A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID
Cinema Killarney
8.45pm
€8.00
SATURDAY 21ST OCT 2017
SUNDAY 22nd OCT 2017
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