October 26th - 30th 2017
Currently Administrator for EnviroPlas cs Ireland and Magic Roundabout Theatre Company, Sylvia’s ini al administra on experience was gained in the Circuit Court Office in Naas and Kildare Youth Services. There she was manager of the Youth Informa on Office. As well as managing the office this varied work included volunteer training courses, teaching mul media to early school leavers, organising the annual KYS Canal Fes val fundraiser, weekend workshops for the Youth Projects and the compila on of a Directory of Services for Naas town. She has been involved with various commi6ees, mainly in the soccer world and has also sat on the board of Limerick 37 FC. Her first experience “on set” was in the 2003 Feature length film “Somebody’s Daughter” by Fade to Black Films. Volunteering with Quarry Players Limerick, crea ng props and programmes as well as being quietly involved with many short- film, fes val and web-series projects in the city since taking up residence in the Mid West on both a crea ve and administra ve level has led to the establishment of Emerald Giant Produc ons with Zeb Moore and Rob Gill in early 2017.
Originally from Dublin, moved to the West of Ireland in 2000 with his engineering business, EnviroPlas cs Ireland. He has acted in T.V. series for RTE and TG4, appeared in feature length films, short movies and web series. He will appear on screen in the TNT series “The Alienist” in 2018. Constantly involved with theatre whether, ac ng, producing, direc ng or teaching Zeb set up “Magic Roundabout Theatre” with writer and actor Darren Maher. Zeb has performed most recently in his one man show “Spinal Krapp” in Dublin and Has ng Fringe Fes val, UK. Wri6en by Darren Maher Spinal Krapp has toured extensively since 2010. He has also appeared on stage at the Electric Picnic, Body and Soul and 10 Days in Dublin Fes val. He has been involved with ac ng, theatre and film for nearly 15 years. He hails from a family heavily immersed in the Irish entertainment business; his uncle Butch was Ireland’s first representa ve in the Eurovision Song contest, 1963, his father is world renowned session musician Des Moore – Riverdance, Cel c Women.
Rob is a Limerick born strategy consultant and financier with 16 years experience in Communica ons, Market Research, Government Affairs and Financial Services with Merrill Lynch; The Bank of New York; Paddy Power; Wealth Insights and Pegasus Crea ve. He is the head of research and analy cs at Bolt Capital - an innova ve provider of finance to Irish businesses. He a6ended Crescent College following in the footsteps of Richard Harris. He holds a BA in Public Administra on from the University of Limerick and MA in Globalisa on (poli cal economy) from Dublin City University. A long me fan of Richard Harris and with a deep interest in the arts, Rob has just wri6en and produced a pilot for TV “A Very Irish Family” for Aonach Produc ons. He has recently established Emerald Giant Produc ons with Zeb and Sylvia. Our Team Zeb Moore - Produc on Director, Sylvia Moore - Administra on, Submission Co-ordinator, Poster Design, Programme Layout, Social Media, Hospitality, PR, Crea ve Team, Website Maintenance. Rob Gill - Commercial Director, VOD Liaison, Programmer. Aoife Danagher - Munster Rugby Liaison Pete Moles - Technical Manager. Simon McGuire - Technical Manager Awards Show, Millennium Theatre. Vera McGuire - VO Awards Show footage. Annie Deeney - Hospitality, Billy Hayes - Graphic Designer Treaty Stone Logo, Mark Manning - Web designer. Declan McLoughlin, Limerick Film Archives Curator Memorabilia Exhibi on. Dominic Taylor, Limerick Writers Centre co-ordinator “Culture at the Castle” Board of Directors Board of Directors - Zeb Moore, Sylvia Moore, Jared Harris, Rob Gill, Declan Gill, Simon McGuire Marion Gill, Dr. Darragh Lucey, Hayman Harris.
Welcome to Limerick for the 5th Richard Harris Interna'onal Film Fes'val. Just over five very short years ago Rob Gill had an idea for an interna onal film fes val based in Limerick City. #RHIFF was born from that idea. Our first fes val in 2013 was a modest affair over 1.5 days with 14 screenings, including the Harris retrospec ve screening of “This Spor ng Life” on the 50th anniversary of its release. The fes val has grown in leaps and bounds in the interim period, with Sylvia Moore becoming Crea ve Director in 2014. We have had a very evenNul 12 months since #RHIFF2016, travelling to The American Film Market in November, March saw us a6end Dingle Film Fes val, April - Newport Beach Film Fes val, Orange Co., California, with an extended program of Irish short films recommended by RHIFF. May - we were in Cannes for the 2nd annual RHIFF Industry Party, June 2nd was our Women in Film screening, in July we headed to the Fleadh in Galway and in September represented the fes val at the Prime me Emmy’s. Since we last met, there have been a number of significant developments for RHIFF. Following months of mee ngs, presenta ons to councillors and council staff, we are delighted to announce Limerick City & County Council have come on board as a sponsor of this fes val honouring one of Limerick’s most famous actors - Richard Harris. As well as ShiP 72 - our VOD (video on demand) and technology sponsor - Limerick City and County Council are one of our gold sponsors. In April, long me friend of the fes val Mr. Simon McGuire joined the board of RHIFF and the amalgama on of RHIFF and LFF (The Limerick Film Fes val) was confirmed. A new student category was opened in fes val compe on and each April there will now be a RHIFF/LFF event. In 2017 RHIFF become an Irish Film & Television Academy affiliated fes val, consequently films screened at RHIFF are now eligible for considera on for IFTAS. This year we will screen 115 shorts and features (up from 60 in 2016) from all over the world including from Brazil, Spain, Iran, Australia and the US. Our features contain a li6le bit of something for everyone and range from the European Premiere of a South African horror to a Scandi-Noir thriller, US and South African romance and the best in Irish drama and comedy. Our Harris retrospec ve this year is 'Cry the Beloved Country and is preceded by a TV drama pilot. Our other events include Grammy contender and Golden Globe nominee Brian Byrne will perform a very special version of his album Golden Hair. Following on the success of our inaugural script read last year, US director-writer Maria Donohue will hold a script reading of her powerful and provoca ve new screenplay 'For the Good of the Child'. We also are holding our first 'culture in the castle' event. We would like to thank you for your con nued support of the fes val and are so glad to see old friends return again this year and welcome those of you who are visi ng us for the first me.
Directed by Darrell James Roodt Starring Richard Harris James Earl Jones, Vusi Kunene, & Charles S. Dutton. A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
The 2017 Richard Harris retrospective screening from 1995 is one of Richard’s sons Jamie’s favourite films. We are delighted that Jamie could be with us this year to introduce Cry The Beloved Country. The film tell the story of church minister Steven Kumalo (James Earl Jones) who is requested from his village to Johannesburg. There he discovers that his son Absolom has been arrested for the murder of a white man. The white man’s father James Jarvis, (Richard Harris) supports apartheid. When the two meet, they come to unexpected understandings about their sons and their own humanity.
COVADONGA - Directed by Sean HartoямБlis
BAKERMAN - Directed by David Noel Bourke
Short Film Screenings
MAKING IT - Directed by Eamonn Norris
SIEMBAMBA - Directed by Darrell Roodt
ON THE 7th DATE - Directed by Chris Goodwin
GOLDENHAIR
When deciding which musical event to add this year considera on was given as to how to incorporate Richard Harris’s renowned love of poetry and music into one evening. The answer came in the form of Brian Byrne’s Goldenhair. As ar st in residence for the RTE Concert Orchestra Brian wrote music to accompany Ireland’s best known literary genius - James Joyce. Specifically his poetry en tled Chamber Music. Knowing Joyce hated the name chosen by his publishers for his poetry, Brian en tled his composi ons “Goldenhair”. What we par culary loved is the variety and complexity of the arrangements, which will have you enthralled without even realising you are reci ng Joyce. Jamie Harris who will narrate with acclaimed Irish actor Patrick Bergin is no stranger to performing poetry musically having appeared on his father Richard Harris' album of poetry and songs "I, in the Membership of my Days" together with his brothers Jared Harris and Damian Harris at the tender age of 11. Brian is joined on stage at UCH, Limerick by interna onally renowned musicians and vocalists. We wish to thank Limerick City & County Council and University Concert Hall for their support for this wonderful evening of music and prose. RICHARD HARRIS as THE BULL McCABE On display this evening in the foyer is painting of Richard Harris by local Limerick Artist Anne Fitzgerald; Anne is one of Ireland's acclaimed artists, known for her religious masterpieces and typically Irish faces and landscapes. Her studios and gallery are based in Mungret College.
RELEASE directed by Gerard Walsh
URBAN TRAFFIK - Directed by Jason Figgis
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT www.richardharrisfilmfestival.com
MIGNON MOSSIE VAN WYK directed by Darrell Roodt
IN ASSOCIATION WITH CORNER BAR PICTURES LIVE SCRIPT READ OF NEW SCREENPLAY BY Marina Donohue “For the Good of the Child” Set in Limerick in 1968, this gritty drama draws from Ireland’s own dark past to tell the story of Jess, an American girl thrust into Ireland during the infamous days of Industrial Schools. When a sadistic Cruelty Man takes aim at the children of a Traveller family whom she has befriended, Jess takes matters into her own hands to recover the children…and unwittingly finds herself in a dangerous underground child trafficking ring. For the Good of the Child will be shot in Limerick in 2018.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Harris Family, Jared, Ella, Damian, Jamie and Hayman. Bill O'Reilly. Lime Tree Theatre, Louise Donlon, Sharon Kiely, Gill Fenton, Jay Kavanagh, Gary Lysaght, Staff at Belltable. Gerry Meagher, Art O’Laoire, staff at LIT Millennium Theatre. Sinead Hope, Emma Foote, staff at UCH. Honest Arts Produc ons - Tara Doolan and Pius McGrath. Gregg Schwenk, Deona Hamilton - Newport Beach Film Fes val, Sheila Deegan - Limerick Arts Office. Josephine Co6er Coughlan, James Collins, Pat Daly. Nigel Mercier - Limerick School of Ac ng, Stanza’s - Jared Nadin, Shane Vaughan, Dan O’Malley, Caleb Brennan. Dominic Taylor - Limerick Writers Centre. Mr. Valen ne Jazz Duo, Gerry Stembridge, Bob Quinn. Blind Pig Dublin, Michael Mar n. Mayor Sean Lynch, Deputy Mayor Marion Hurley. Cllr. James Collins. Limerick City and County Council, Jacinta and Altaf Khan - George Bou que Hotel, Ronan Branigan, Petrina Hayes, Ann - Savoy Hotel, Patricia Roberts - No. 1 Pery Square Hotel, Valerie and Mick Dolan - Dolans Warehouse, The Curragower Seafood Bar - Brian Murphy and Cian Bourke, DaVincenzo Restaurant. JJ Bowles Bar, Mick, Valerie and Neil - Dolans. Alan Owens , Fintan Walsh, The Limerick Leader. Rose Rushe - The Limerick Post. Joe Nash - Live 95fm. Marty Whelan & Sinead Wylde - Lyric FM. I Love Limerick - Richard Lynch, Newstalk. Mark Manning - Bundlebee. Mark O’Brien - Travel Ireland Magazine. Eamonn Young - Village Magazine. Keeper Media. Niall Murphy - Scannain, LCCR. Ma lda Mayne Adams, Paul Mullins. EnviroPlas cs Ireland. Liam J. Kerr - IFCO, Samanta Stochla - SFF ODDALENIA, Dublin. The Polish Arts Fes val, Limerick. Fresh Film Fes val, Peadar Clancy, Polish Social & Cultural Associa on, Dublin. Tomás Óg Ó Céilleachair Gaelcholáiste Luimnigh. TV3, Speed of Life Films. Mark Mulqueen, Our friends in film - Terry McMahon, Tom Waller, Sam Eather, Moe Dunford, Andre, Elbie and Sam Frauenstein, Samuel and Sarina Frauenstein, Phoenix Films, Marina Donahue - Corner Bar Pictures. Thandi Puren, Sean Hartofilis, David Noel Bourke, Eamonn Norris, Rob Mortell, Mike Tollin, Mark Mulqueen, Anniina Kankaansivu, Liam O’Brien, John Murphy, Senan Moore, Cian Moore, Paul Byrne, Jade Moore. Dara and Alicia Hughes. Emme6 Kelly. Celia Holman-Lee, Simon McGuire, Mark Griffin. Declan McLoughlin - Limerick Film Archive, Billy Hayes. Duncan Casey - Munster Rugby, Rob Ryan - Morrison’s Bar, Cannes. Stephen Cunneen - Treaty City Brewing. Paul Frawley, Esquire Menswear. Steven Galvin- Film Ireland. Mags O’Sullivan - Irish Film Board. ShiP 72 - Barry Ward, David White, Tania Jones. Mandalay Sport Media - Jonathan Vogler, Mike Tollin. Grant Thornton - John Gleeson. Volunteers - Annie Deeney, Aoife Danagher, Heather Alexander, Owen Mulhall, Conor Brophy, Julia Kavanaugh, Grace Celeste, Steven Cartwright, Melissa Collins, Maria Crowe. Special thanks to our interna onal adjudica ng commi6ee and our jury. And most of all you our audiences and a6endees.
Sincere thanks to those who contribute to and support RHIFF
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