OCTOBER 2016
ANDREA ARNOLD
THE IRISH FILM INSTITUTE
EXHIBIT PRESERVE EDUCATE
Crone Wood
IFI HORRORTHON
The Irish Film Institute is Ireland’s national cultural institution for film. It aims to exhibit the finest in independent, Irish and international cinema, preserve Ireland’s moving image heritage at the IFI Irish Film Archive, and encourage engagement with film through its various educational programmes.
IFI SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
IFI Horrorthon is back with another bloody feast of features from October 27th to 31st and is set to shock you to the core! With over 30 Irish premieres showcasing the best of Irish and international films of the genre, including the ever-popular Surprise Film, special guests, and judiciously chosen classics, this year’s festival will be the most grisly yet. A highlight of the IFI calendar! (See page 10 for further details.)
The new IFI Schools programme is up and running, and for the first time will run for the full academic year, from October to May, so that teachers can plan their whole year of school's activities at the IFI. For more information and to make a booking for your students, please see the separate programme, call Dee Quinlan or Richard Fallon on 01 679 5744 / schools@irishfilm.ie, or visit www.ifi.ie/learn. 2
FEAST YOUR EYES Our monthly pairing of a new release and a specially devised main course menu will be Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake followed by a meal inspired by the film, in the IFI Café Bar on October 26th at 18.30. The veteran director’s latest film lays bare the cruel realities for those who fall through the cracks of society, and deservedly won him his second Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. See page 7 for film notes.
IFI PLAYER The IFI Player is now live at www.ifiplayer.ie and gives free global access to a range of collections that have been digitised and preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive. Audiences can now have instant access to a selection of unique moving image content which has never been seen online before, with a selection of newsreels, travelogues, animations, home movies, feature films, documentaries and more.
DIRECTOR’S NOTE
OCTOBER AT THE IFI The last few years have been transformative for the IFI Irish Film Archive with significant progress made in a number of strategic areas, but perhaps most importantly in the area of digital preservation. In September we launched the IFI Player which provides the public with the opportunity to access the national moving image archive, which is preserved here at the IFI. For the very first time everyone can view IFI Irish Film Archive content and programmes right across the country, and all around the world all free of charge, in the comfort of their homes. The IFI Player is a groundbreaking development for the IFI, as it allows us to fulfil our mission to make our collections available to a much broader audience base. We look forward to building on the content over the coming months and years. It will truly democratise national and international access to our collections. Check out some of the gems that we preserve in this treasure trove of material at www.ifiplayer.ie IFI festival season is well and truly upon us once again as we’re now gearing up for our annual IFI Horrorthon over the Bank Holiday weekend, which promises the usual gory thrills and spills. At the time of writing, the full programme is yet to be announced, so to avoid any spoilers, please check out the separate festival flyer or visit www.ifi.ie/horrorthon. This year there is a strong focus on new films and we’ll be presenting a record-breaking 30 Irish premieres! Next month, we’ll also be welcoming back the IFI French Film Festival and Dublin Arabic Film Festival.
American Honey
This month sees the IFI Player up and running while the programme features the annual IFI Horrorthon and a varied selection of new releases…
As the months get colder the films often seem to get stronger, luring audiences back indoors. This October sees that tradition continue with some of the most hotly-anticipated new releases coming our way. Having opened the IFI Documentary Festival in September, Mattress Men will go on release from October 7th and promises to be the next Irish film hit, following the recent run of great successes. A favourite at Cannes this year, Andrea Arnold’s American Honey is electrifying, and we’re delighted to present a retrospective of her work during October. And with mention of Cannes, the Palme d’Or winner, Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake also gets released this month, opening on the 21st, and is one not-to-be-missed So there’s plenty to keep you occupied at the IFI this autumn and winter. Ross Keane Director
We are delighted to be working with the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund once again after our enormously successful events in 2014 and 2015. This year, on October 14th, at a day of screenings, masterclasses and debate, Investigations 2016 will explore the challenges of bringing controversial, complex and often conflicting stories to the large and small screen There are some great guests and speakers lined up (see page 14) and it promises to be another unforgettable event. 3
NEW RELEASES, IFI DOCS & IFI CLASSICS MATTRESS MEN THE QUAY BROTHERS MEET CHRISTOPHER NOLAN AMERICAN HONEY KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE I, DANIEL BLAKE FURTHER BEYOND AFTER LOVE LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD
OPENS OCT 7TH OPENS OCT 7TH OPENS OCT 14TH OPENS OCT 14TH OPENS OCT 21ST OPENS OCT 21ST OPENS OCT 28TH OPENS OCT 28TH
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SEASONS & EVENTS CALENDAR DATE 4TH TUE 5TH WED
SCREENING
TIME
IFI CAFÉ BAR PUB QUIZ (FREE EVENT) IFI EVENING COURSE: THIS IS NOT A FILM
21.30 18.30
IRISH FOCUS: OUTCASTS BY CHOICE
18.30
8TH SAT 11TH TUE 12TH WED 13TH THU 14TH FRI 15TH SAT
ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE: RED ROAD
15.30
IFI EVENING COURSE: THE BEACHES OF AGNÉS
18.30
ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE: FISH TANK
18.15
LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD + SATELLITE Q&A
18.00
INVESTIGATIONS 2016: MARY RAFTERY JOURNALISM FUND
11.00 – 17.00
IFI & AEMI PROJECTIONS: 462 YEARS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY 1554-2016 BY AURÉLIEN FROMENT
13.30
16TH SUN 17TH MON 18TH TUE 19TH WED 21ST FRI 23RD SUN 24TH MON 25TH TUE 26TH WED 27TH THU
ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
15.10
THE BIGGER PICTURE: NETWORK
20.00
IFI EVENING COURSE: NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT
18.30
SPECIAL EVENT: SHERLOCK HOLMES
18.30
FURTHER BEYOND + Q&A
18.20
THE HANGOVER LOUNGE: THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE
14.00
IFI FILM CLUB: I, DANIEL BLAKE
18.30
SPECIAL EVENT: ROAD TO GOD KNOWS WHERE IFI EVENING COURSE: RIDING GIANTS
18.00 18.30
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE COMPANY YOU KEEP FEAST YOUR EYES: I, DANIEL BLAKE
11.00 18.30
FROM THE VAULTS: THE REMARKABLE ROY SPENCE COLLECTION IFI HORRORTHON (SEE PAGE 10)
18.30
28TH FRI
WILD STRAWBERRIES: THE COMPANY YOU KEEP IFI HORRORTHON (SEE PAGE 10) FRENCH FILM CLUB: AFTER LOVE
11.00
29TH SAT 30TH SUN 31ST MON
IFI HORRORTHON (SEE PAGE 10) IFI FAMILY: EXPLORERS IFI HORRORTHON (SEE PAGE 10) IFI HORRORTHON (SEE PAGE 10)
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OCTOBER 2016
OPENS OCT 7TH FILM INFO:
82 mins, Ireland, 2016, Digital Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
Fresh from its rapturous reception at IFI Documentary Festival, Mattress Men introduces Michael Flynn who attempts to save his struggling mattress business by reinventing himself as the eccentric online personality ‘Mattress Mick’. He works under the guidance of his good friend Paul Kelly who is burdened with debts and yearns for a full-time contract and more security for his young family. Using all his marketing savvy and entrepreneurial skills, Paul embarks on a mission to make Mattress Mick
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MATTRESS MEN a viral sensation. Will he succeed in his endeavours? And will Mick finally recognise the hard work and good intentions of his long-time friend? In his debut documentary feature, director Colm Quinn celebrates the friendship and fortitude of ordinary working-class Dubliners. Mattress Men is a wholly engrossing tale – peppered with startling revelations of a friendship sorely tested.
OPENS OCT 7TH EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI† FILM INFO:
65 mins, UK-USA, 2015, 35mm Notes by British Film Institute. In Absentia (Dir. Quay Brothers, 19 mins, UK, 2000); Quay (Dir. Christopher Nolan, 8 mins, USA, 2015); The Comb (Dir Quay Brothers, 17 mins, UK, 1990); Street of Crocodiles (Dir Quay Brothers, 21 mins, UK, 1986)
Two of the world’s most original filmmakers, the identical Quay Brother twins, have been making their unique blend of puppetry and stop-motion animation for over 30 years, spawning an enormous cult following and many high profile admirers, from Terry Gilliam to Christopher Nolan. A passion for detail, a breath-taking command of colour and texture, and an uncanny use of focus and camera movement make their films unique and instantly recognisable.
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THE QUAY BROTHERS MEET CHRISTOPHER NOLAN Best known for their classic 1986 film Street of Crocodiles, they are masters of miniaturisation and their tiny sets create a landscape of long-repressed childhood dreams. This collection of three new 35mm prints of their work, alongside a brand new short from Christopher Nolan reveals the inner workings of their studio.
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NEW RELEASE
OCTOBER 2016
AMERICAN HONEY OPENS OCT 14TH FILM INFO:
162 mins, 2016, UK-USA, Digital Notes by David O'Mahony
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ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE See page 12 for details of more Andrea Arnold films showing at the IFI this month.
18-year-old Star (newcomer Sasha Lane) abandons her hardscrabble life on the fringes of society in Andrea Arnold’s electrifying take on that American staple, the road movie. With two dependant siblings and absentee parents, Star’s prospects appear limited until a chance encounter with a group of similarly disaffected kids and their enigmatic leader (Shia LaBeouf) sees her casting her lot in with this band of colourful outsiders who subsist
on the antiquated practice of selling magazine subscriptions door-todoor across the Midwest. Arnold jettisons anything approaching a classical three-act structure, presenting Star’s journey as a picaresque, free-wheeling blur of experiences – love, danger and on-the-cheap hedonism – that crackle with raw kinetic energy. An intoxicating riot of sound and image, American Honey is pure cinema.
KATE PLAYS CHRISTINE OPENS OCT 14TH EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI† FILM INFO:
112mins, USA, 2016, Digital Notes by Alice Butler
This month’s Bigger Picture screening is Network on Monday, October 17th at 20.00. See page 19 for details.
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In July 1974, 29-year-old Floridabased television reporter Christine Chubbuck shot and killed herself live on air in the opening segment of her own talk show. Stunning viewers and colleagues alike in an era when depression was barely acknowledged, let alone discussed, this harrowing event allegedly motivated Paddy Chayefsky to write the Sidney Lumetdirected Network (1976), albeit with a number of significant departures from the facts. Of the (remarkably) two
films about Chubbuck that featured in this year’s Sundance Festival, Robert Greene’s Kate Plays Christine is the more innovative, discarding the tired biopic formula for a documentary of re-enactment in which we follow actress Kate Lyn Sheil as she prepares to play Christine in a film that never materialises. A study not just of Chubbuck, but also of what it means to assume the mindset of someone so disturbed and out of reach, this is a rare and provocative accomplishment.
OPENS OCT 21ST FILM INFO:
100 mins, UK, 2016, Digital Notes by David O'Mahony
FEAST YOUR EYES Our monthly food and film screening will take place on October 26th at 18.30.
When Ken Loach won the Palme d’Or for I, Daniel Blake he joined an elite pantheon of directors who have been awarded the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize on two occasions, a fitting tribute for a film that feels like a summation of the great man’s tireless advocacy for the underdog. The scenario is pure Loach: carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is convalescing from a mild heart attack, but finds himself in the paradoxical position of not being ill enough to claim benefits.
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I, DANIEL BLAKE He is the quintessential little man caught in the gears of a bureaucratic, Kafkaesque health system. Though not without humour, I, Daniel Blake simmers with quiet outrage for the petty injustices meted out to the most vulnerable members of society.
OPENS OCT 21ST EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI† FILM INFO:
89 mins, Ireland, 2016, Digital Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn We are delighted to welcome directors Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy to participate in a Q&A after the 18.20 screening on Friday October 21st.
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FURTHER BEYOND
In their documentary debut Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor take as their point of departure the compelling 18th Century figure Ambrose O’Higgins (father of Bernardo O’Higgins, the first leader of independent Chile) and attempt to retrace his remarkable journey from Ireland to Chile, visiting key locations in his life – a lake in Sligo, a field in Meath, the port of Cadiz, and the edge of a snow-covered mountain in the Andes – and speculate on the idea of place and what
O’Higgins and his journey embodies. More playful, though no less assured, than their feature dramas Helen and Mister John, the directors delight in the adventure of the documentary process and have created an exploration of time and place which sparkles with curiosity and wit. A Reel Art film funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
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NEW RELEASE
OCTOBER 2016
AFTER LOVE OPENS OCT 28TH L’ECONOMIE DU COUPLE EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI† FILM INFO:
100 mins, Belgium, 2016, Digital, Subtitled Notes by David O'Mahony
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IFI FRENCH FILM CLUB screening on October 28th. Tickets €7 for IFI and Alliance Française members.
After Love sees Belgian director Joachim Lafosse return to similar territory to that of Private Property, his debut from 2006, namely the division of a shared life and property following a marital breakup. Marie (Bérénice Bejo) and Boris (Cédric Kahn) are calling it quits having been together for 15 years; she is the breadwinner in the relationship, her savings and a gift from her wealthy parents having bought the well-appointed home they inhabit with their young twin daughters.
Boris, a contractor between jobs, feels he has a claim on 50% of the apartment as his renovations greatly increased its market value, an argument which gains no traction with the increasingly harried Marie who is anxious for him to move out. Recriminations and point-scoring arguments escalate as both parties take up intransigent positions in this tightly controlled, emotionally resonant drama.
LO AND BEHOLD: REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD OPENS OCT 28TH FILM INFO:
98 mins, USA, 2016, Digital Notes by David O'Mahony
There will be a special preview screening on Thursday, October 13th at 18.00 followed by a satellite Q&A with director Werner Herzog hosted by actor, writer and director, Richard Ayoade.
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Werner Herzog turns his singular brand of cultural analysis to the defining technological development of our age – the Internet – and finds it, at best, problematic. Structured as a ten-part essay, the director covers such salient topics as hacking and web addiction to the unforeseen possibilities and dangers of an artificial intelligence that could ultimately eclipse its creators. He spends time with those who were present in the late 1960s for the first
basic communication between two computers, and questions others as to how we would survive in a post-connected world. Herzog’s philosophical approach to his material is, as ever, key to its success, his question (reminiscent of Philip K. Dick) ‘does the internet dream of itself?’ being typical of his mode of inquiry in this playful and troubling film from a master of the documentary form.
SPECIAL EVENT: SHERLOCK HOLMES OCT 19TH (18.30) DIRECTOR:
Arthur Berthelet
FILM INFO:
116 mins, USA, 1916, Digital, Black & White, Silent w/Intertitles Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn Introduced by preservationist and film-restorer, Robert Byrne, President of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Presenting an exquisite restoration of an early screen adaptation of the everpopular Sherlock Holmes story. Arthur Conan Doyle created the character of the great detective, but it was William Gillette, an actor who played the role more than 1,300 times, who brought him to life. This 1916 film provides a unique opportunity to witness the archetypal Holmes and the actor who defined him. Here Holmes comes to the rescue of Alice Faulkner, a young woman
held against her will by scoundrels trying to find scandalous love letters with which to blackmail the royal family. The film disappeared soon after its release until elements were discovered and restored by the Cinémathèque Française and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in time for centenary screenings in 2016.
The Road to God Knows Where was a breakthrough, iconoclastic film for Alan Gilsenan and remains a memorable zeitgeist movie of Ireland in a transformational decade. The 1980s was a period of social regression, emigration and political crisis. The Road… captures the shockwave spirit of the time in its chaotic ensemble of testimony, stark visual imagery and arresting music track featuring U2, Aslan, and The Pogues.
The film was infused with the idea that Ireland was on the move, on a journey, literally and figuratively, to unknown destinations.
Silent with recorded music by The Neil Brand Trio.
SPECIAL EVENT: THE ROAD TO GOD KNOWS WHERE OCT 25TH (18.00) DIRECTOR: Alan Gilsenan
FILM INFO:
53 mins, Ireland, 1988, Digital Notes by Lance Pettitt
The Road to God Knows Where – a new book, with accompanying DVD, co-edited by Lance Pettitt and Beatriz Kopschitz Bastos – will be launched at this screening. Alan Gilsenan will participate in a post-screening Q&A with Lance Pettitt.
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IFI HORRORTHON 2016 A separate flyer listing the full schedule for IFI Horrorthon 2016 will be available in early October. Please also see ifi.ie/horrorthon and horrorthon.com for future updates. Opening and closing night films €11.00. All other screenings €10.00. (IFI Membership is required for all films. If you are not an IFI Member then a Daily Membership fee of €1.50 will be added to each IFI Horrorthon ticket price.) Special Festival packages will be available. 10
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HORRORTHON
2016 has proven to be a strong year for horror, from Robert Egger’s The Witch to Fede Alvarez’s superior Don’t Breathe, a healthy state of affairs that is reflected in this year’s IFI Horrorthon. In fact, this year a decision was made to provide audiences with the opportunity to see as many new films as possible, representing the very best of contemporary horror; as a result, the line-up includes some 30 Irish premieres – a festival record. The full programme will be announced in early October, but as the finishing touches are applied, we’re pleased to give you a flavour of what lies in store over the bank holiday weekend, such as an exclusive Dublin screening of Rob Zombie’s 31, a 30th anniversary double bill of David Cronenberg’s The Fly and Stephen Herek’s Critters, and new Irish horror features Don’t You Recognise Me?, Demon Hunter, and Crone Wood. Introduction and notes on individual films by Kevin Coyne.
IFI HORRORTHON: A TERRIFYING TASTE OF WHAT’S TO COME!
TRAIN TO BUSAN
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Eagerly awaited since receiving its world premiere in the official selection at Cannes, the claustrophobic and unpredictable Train to Busan sees a workaholic financier and his young daughter trapped on a moving train during a zombie outbreak that claims most of their fellow passengers. Their fight for survival includes a number of outstanding set pieces in this tense and exciting film.
Premiered during Critics’ Week at Cannes, Julia Ducournau’s startlingly original debut feature sees 16-year-old Justine, a strict vegetarian, undergo a hazing ritual on starting veterinary college in which she is forced to eat raw meat. Although she initially experiences a violent physical reaction to her transgression, soon Justine comes to crave the pleasures of the flesh, in all its forms.
JOHNNY FRANK GARRETT’S LAST WORD
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First screened at this year’s South by Southwest, the new film from the director of Red, White & Blue takes its inspiration from the true case of Johnny Frank Garrett, a Texan executed for the murder of a nun, and over whose guilt there was some doubt. In the film, Garrett takes revenge on his accusers from beyond the grave.
When lonely Seth (Dominic Monaghan) bumps into old crush Holly (Ksenia Solo), his failed attempts at romancing her escalate into obsession, resulting in him kidnapping her and keeping her in a cage. However, Holly, with secrets of her own, proves more than a match for him, and the lines between captive and captor blur in a film full of surprises.
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ANDREA ARNOLD RETROSPECTIVE OCTOBER 8TH–16TH Despite her relatively small body of work, Arnold has established herself as one of the UK’s most respected filmmakers. While she follows in the realist tradition of fellow directors such as Mike Leigh and Ken Loach, her films take the characters’ situations as a given, focusing on the everyday details of their lives rather than tackling thematically the larger social issues. Her approach gives her work a refreshing and grounded honesty that eschews unwarranted sentiment in favour of natural character development and plausible narrative outcomes.
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By just her third short, Arnold became an Oscar-winning filmmaker, and her subsequent move to features has seen her work lauded at Cannes and many of the world’s most prestigious film festivals. We are pleased to provide audiences with the opportunity to see these films, accompanied by rare screenings of Andrea Arnold’s short films. Introduction and notes on individual films by Kevin Coyne. Fish Tank
To mark the release of American Honey (see page 6 for notes), the IFI is pleased to present this retrospective of the work of Andrea Arnold.
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the cameras, she follows him into the streets, insinuating herself into his life for reasons initially unclear. Influenced by the Dogme 95 movement, the film was the winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes.
OCT 8TH (15.30)
The screening will be accompanied by Arnold’s debut short, Milk (10 mins, UK, 1998), which depicts a couple having very different reactions to a tragic loss.
FILM INFO:
114 mins, UK-Denmark, 2006, 35mm
Jackie (Kate Dickie) works at a Glasgow CCTV monitoring centre, observing and noting the transgressions of others. One man, Clyde (Tony Curran), an ex-convict, catches her eye, and when he passes beyond the perimeter of
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(Michael Fassbender) comes the possibility of a more stable and nurturing environment, frustrated by secrets and desires.
OCT 12TH (18.15) FILM INFO:
123 mins, UK-Netherlands, 2009, 35mm
Also a Jury Prize winner at Cannes, Fish Tank is centred on a remarkable performance from novice Katie Jarvis as Mia, a lonely, angry 15-year-old whose only interest and outlet is dancing. With her mother’s caring and supportive new boyfriend
The film will be screened with Arnold’s second short, Dog (10 mins, UK, 2001), in which a teenage girl sees her boyfriend for who he really is after they encounter a stray dog.
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adding extra layers to the hostility with which both the character and his relationship with Catherine is met. While less genteel than earlier versions, this film retains the passion of the source material.
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Also screening will be the director’s Oscar-winning short Wasp (26 mins, UK, 2003), where a single mother leaves her children to fend for themselves while she meets an old boyfriend.
FILM INFO:
129 mins, UK, 2011, 35mm
Previously tackled by filmmakers as diverse as Jacques Rivette and Luis Buñuel, Arnold’s terse adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel emphasises its rougher edges, most notably in casting Heathcliff as Afro-Caribbean,
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INVESTIGATIONS 2016
INSIDE THE WORLD OF INVESTIGATIVE DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING OCTOBER 14TH: (11.00 – 17.00) Chaired by: Miriam O’Callaghan, Olivia O’Leary and Áine Lawlor. Following hugely successful events in 2014 and 2015, the IFI is delighted to again partner with the Mary Raftery Journalism Fund for a day of screenings, masterclasses and debate. Investigations 2016 explores the challenges of bringing controversial, complex and often conflicting stories to the large and small screen. With an overall focus on legal and ethical responsibilities, contributors will share first-hand experiences, discuss best practice and consider whether documentaries can make a real impact and effect change in society. The Mary Raftery Journalism Fund was established in memory of investigative journalist Mary Raftery, 14
whose pioneering investigative work uncovered serious abuses and scandals within Irish life. The aim of the fund is to promote more in-depth investigative coverage of issues that were close to Mary’s heart. It offers an opportunity for journalists to carry out detailed investigations into certain aspects of Irish society and to expose any injustices that might exist. Presented by Mary Raftery Journalism Fund and IFI in association with the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI), DCU and RTÉ. €5 per event. €10 to attend all three events. To avail of a €10 ticket, please contact the IFI Box Office on 01 679 3477 or in person. (€10 not available online or via email).
LEGACY AND LEGAL CHALLENGES: THE GALLAGHER STORY
because of representations made by the Director of Public Prosecutions to RTÉ that it might prejudice a future trial.
OCT 14TH (11.00 – 12.45) DIRECTOR: Mary Raftery
FILM INFO:
53 mins, Ireland, 1989 Clips courtesy of
This Today Tonight investigation for RTÉ told the story of how former property tycoon Patrick Gallagher’s business empire collapsed leaving 600 small depositors without their savings. It was broadcast almost three months after its scheduled transmission
THE INSIDE STORY: MASTERCLASS IN DOCUMENTARY MAKING OCT 14TH (14.00 – 15.30)
THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU DO OCT 14TH (15.45 – 17.00)
Mary Raftery
Clips courtesy of
Journalist and broadcaster, Olivia O’Leary chairs a public interview with award-winning producer/director, Janet Traynor (RTÉ Investigations Unit) whose work has received recognition at home and abroad and has influenced legislative
Documentary films have the power to expose corruption, criminality and the darker parts of the human experience. They can both destroy lives and vindicate victims. They even have the power to change the law.
The screening will be followed by discussion and audience Q&A chaired by broadcaster and journalist Miriam O’Callaghan with Jim Sheridan (Oscar-nominated producer/director) and Frank McDonald (former Environmental Editor of The Irish Times).
changes here in Ireland. This is a rare opportunity to hear the inside story behind the production of documentaries such as Fatal Failures (telling the story of baby deaths in the Midlands Regional Hospital, Portlaoise), Freefall (tracing the origins of Ireland’s banking and financial crisis), Home Truths (on ill-treatment at Leas Cross Nursing Home), Sex Traffic (exposing the sex trafficking industry) and Inside Bungalow 3 (showing the poor treatment of people with intellectual disabilities at Aras Attracta). This session will include an audience Q&A. Legal and ethical obligations as well as responsible handling of research and undercover work will be central to this discussion chaired by journalist and broadcaster, Áine Lawlor. Conor Horgan (Director, The Queen of Ireland), Andrea Martin (Media Lawyer) and Ides Debruyne (Managing Director, journalismfund.eu) will tease out the challenges of bringing controversial and sensitive stories to the screen.
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IFI EVENTS IRISH FOCUS WILD STRAWBERRIES ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME IFI FAMILY FROM THE VAULTS IFI & AEMI PROJECTIONS THE BIGGER PICTURE THE HANGOVER LOUNGE IFI FILM CLUB
IRISH FOCUS OUTCASTS BY CHOICE OCT 5TH (18.30) DIRECTORS:
Paul McCarroll, Kate McCarroll
FILM INFO:
76 mins, Ireland, 2016, Digital Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
Join us for our focus on new Irish film and filmmakers. In war-torn 1977 Belfast three brothers and a friend formed The Outcasts, a band that would lead the punk explosion while rejecting the status quo and ignoring
WILD STRAWBERRIES THE COMPANY YOU KEEP OCT 26TH & 28TH (11.00) DIRECTOR:
Robert Redford
FILM INFO:
125 mins, USA- Canada, 2014, Digital Notes by Alicia McGivern
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Wild Strawberries is our bi-monthly film club for over 55s. Robert Redford directs and stars in this gripping thriller about onetime members of 1960’s American revolutionary group the Weathermen,
the sectarian violence that surrounded them. The film finds the band as their 40th anniversary approaches and they embark on a European tour. In a series of frank interviews they reminisce about the early days, wonder can they actually play their instruments this time around, are they still punks, and what is punk anyhow? With intimate access to the band and a wealth of energetic archive, Paul and Kate McCarroll have recaptured a powerful moment in Belfast youth culture and a compelling insight into a band reclaiming that youth. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the directors.
whose aim was to overthrow the US Government. When present day housewife Sharon Solarz (Susan Sarandon) decides to turn herself in for a 30-year-old bank robbery, investigator (Shia LaBouef) uncovers Jim Grant (Redford) who has been living in hiding. Grant goes on the run, seeking out former lover (Julie Christie) who might help to clear his name. Tickets: €4.25 including regular tea/coffee before the event. Wild Strawberries is our film club for over 55s. If you are lucky enough to look younger please don’t take offence if we ask your age.
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IRELAND THE TEAR AND THE SMILE
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Join us for free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive. Simply collect tickets at IFI Box Office. Please see www.ifi.ie for dates and times.
IRELAND THE TEAR AND THE SMILE Aimed at US television audiences, this two-parter, presented by TV legend Walter Kronkite, “the most trusted man in America” was written by Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen, and filmed by Bob Monks. It aimed to provide an accurate picture of life in Ireland in 1960 recording the opinions of an impressive range of political, literary and cultural figures including: President Eamon de Valera, Taoiseach Seán Lemass, Seán O Faolain, Siobhan McKenna, Brendan Behan, Nora Connolly O’Brien, Sybil Connolly and Barbara Dickson, Women’s Editor of The Irish Times. It also includes vivid images of urban and rural life, Dublin pub scenes, gambling, Maoinis and Carna in the west of Ireland, and harrowing scenes of emigration.
OCT 30TH (11.00) This classic sci-fi from Joe Dante features a young Ethan Hawke who plays Ben, a teenager obsessed with aliens and 1950s sci-fi films. He has a recurring dream about a blueprint and he awakens one day with it so clear in his head that he draws it and uses it to invent a giant circuit board with the help of an Apple 11 computer. Together with his pals, including River Phoenix as Wolfgang, they set out to build a space ship from old bits of washing machines, TV’s and other junk, which will take them to the alien planet. DIRECTOR: Joe Dante FILM INFO: 109 mins, USA, 1985, 35mm
Tickets: €4.80 per person, €14.40 family ticket (2 adults + 2 children, 1 adult + 3 children).
DIRECTOR: Willard van Dyke FILM INFO: 2 x 27 mins, USA, 1961, Digital, Black & White
This programme is in two parts: Part 1 plays on Mondays. Part 2 plays on Wednesdays. Parts 1 & 2 play on Saturdays.
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FROM THE VAULTS THE REMARKABLE ROY SPENCE COLLECTION OCT 27TH (18.30) DIRECTOR: Roy Spence
FILM INFO:
90 mins, N.Ireland, 1971-1981, Digital Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
The programme will be introduced by Roy Spence.
We mark World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (a UNESCO initiative) with a programme of films by award-winning amateur, Roy Spence. For the past 50 years Roy has been making and screening a series of remarkable, eccentric films in his own cinema in Comber, Co. Down. The films span many genres from sci-fi to horror to folk-life documentaries. This programme includes a small sample from this fine collection
of over 40 films now preserved in the IFI Irish Film Archive. Tudor Style: 8 mins, Ireland, 1971. The Attack of the Saucer People: 13mins, Ireland, 1981. Tommy Orr, Blacksmith: 6 mins, N.Ireland, 1981. Maidens in Distress: 9 mins, N.Ireland, 1976. The Interview: 8 mins, N.Ireland, 1981. Keep Watching the Skies: 20 mins, N.Ireland, 1975.
OCT 15TH (13.30) DIRECTOR:
Aurélien Froment
FILM INFO:
135 mins (includes short interval), Italy-USA-France-Ireland-UKSenegal, 1554 – 2016, Digital
Director Aurélien Froment will be in attendance at this screening.
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Expanding the idea of cinema to other forms of projection, from the ancient art of memory to early modern education, wildlife exhibition design to life-size architectural experiments, reading to forecasting, this programme comprises a number of works by the artist Aurélien Froment, a series of provocations that engage and occasionally refute the expectations we bring with us when we face the cinema screen. As one of France’s most acclaimed contemporary
Aurélien Froment, Non alignés (Emma Malini Sy/Daouda Ndao), 2016
IFI & AEMI PROJECTIONS 462 YEARS OF CINEMATOGRAPHY 1554-2016 BY AURÉLIEN FROMENT
artists, this project is informed in part by Froment’s previous work as a cinema projectionist. Froment’s practice has, among other things, explored the role of the cinema within a wider history of exhibition making and aemi is delighted to support this very special screening of the artist’s work. See www.aemi.ie for more details.
THE BIGGER PICTURE NETWORK OCT 17TH (20.00) DIRECTOR: Sidney Lumet
FILM INFO:
121 mins, USA, 1976, 35mm Notes by David O'Mahony Presented by RTÉ Newscaster Bryan Dobson.
Our monthly programme strand in which a key film is presented in the context of a notional film canon. October’s Bigger Picture offering chimes with the release of Kate Plays Christine (notes page 6),
THE HANGOVER LOUNGE THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE OCT 23RD (14.00) DIRECTOR:
Robert Siodmak
FILM INFO:
83 mins, USA, 1945, 35mm Notes by David O'Mahony
Our monthly indulgent Sunday afternoon of brunch and a classic film. October’s Hangover Lounge is Robert Siodmak’s classic Gothic thriller, a hugely influential exercise in sustained suspense,
IFI FILM CLUB I, DANIEL BLAKE
Ken Loach
FILM INFO:
100 mins, UK, 2016, Digital Notes by David O'Mahony
inventive photography and economic direction. The setting is a small New England town at the turn of the century; a serial killer is on the loose preying on women with disabilities. Mute servant Helen (Dorothy McGuire) works for wealthy bed-ridden Mrs Warren in her mansion; trapped indoors on a starry night, Helen feels a presence in the house, but how can she cry out for help? Brunch + film €16; film only is normal IFI pricing. Sunday brunch is served 12pm – 4pm.
in the gears of a bureaucratic Kafkaesque health system.
OCT 24TH (18.30) DIRECTOR:
which explores the on-air suicide of news reader Christine Chubbuck, an event that inspired Paddy Chayefsky to write his Oscar-winning script for Network. When news anchor Howard Beale (posthumous Oscar-winner Peter Finch) suffers a public breakdown, the network he works for exploits his fragile mental state to capitalise on his newfound celebrity. Cynical, blackly funny and remarkably prescient in its depiction of the advent of a news media culture predicated on ratings and entertainment rather than actual news, Network remains one of the greatest satires of US cinema.
Join us for an open discussion following a screening of veteran director Ken Loach’s latest film I, Daniel Blake which deservedly won him his second Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and follows the struggle of a convalescent carpenter caught up
A member of the IFI Programming team will join IFI Book Shop Manager Ger Sweeney to discuss the film, its director and its relevant themes, and audience members are invited to contribute their thoughts. See page 7 for film notes.
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