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| Song of the Sea |
Opening Night Gala – Gold
Dir. Niall Heery | 2014 | 88 min.
Friday, March 27 at 7:00 PM
Synopsis: Twelve years ago, Ray (David
Wilmot) left town after his childhood sweetheart, Alice (Kerry Condon), dumped
him, taking their daughter away from him. Now he must return home at the
request of his ailing father, who wishes to see his granddaughter before it's
too late. But things take a turn for the absurd when Ray realises his daughter
and her mother have built a new life with his former P.E. teacher, a
controlling and regimented figure who is the direct opposite of Ray. Set in an
affluent suburb in south County Dublin, this offbeat comedy and unconventional
love story delights in the hilarity of everyday life.
Song of the Sea
Dir. Tom Moore | 2014 | 93 min.
Saturday, March 28 at 2:00 PM
Synopsis: Saoirse is a child who is the
last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from
seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother's home to journey to the
sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world. Featuring the voices
of Brendan Gleeson, Fionnula Flanagan and Lucy O’Connell.
Pilgrim Hill
Dir. Gerard Barrett | 2013 | 85 min.
Saturday, March 28 at 5:00 PM
Synopsis: Jimmy Walshe (Joe Mullins) is
a middle aged farmer living in rural Ireland with his critically ill father.
Life has been tough on Jimmy over the years, but things are about to get worse,
as his life hits a very rough patch on and off his farm.
The Bachelor Weekend
Dir. John Butler | 2013 | 94 min.
Saturday, March 28 at 8:00 PM
Synopsis: A bachelor party weekend in
the great outdoors takes some unexpected detours.
The Pipe / An Piopa
Dir Risteard O'Domhnaill | 2010 |
80 min. | English subtitles
Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 PM
Synopsis: A compelling documentary film
four years in the making, The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport
community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State. The
discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic
clash of cultures in modern Ireland. The rights of farmers over their fields,
and of fishermen to their fishing grounds, has come in direct conflict with one
of the world's most powerful oil companies. When the citizens look to their
State to protect their rights, they find that the government has put Shell's
right to lay a pipeline over their own.
Good Vibrations
Dir
Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn | 2012 | 103 min.
Sunday, March 29 at 5:00 PM
Synopsis: In 1970s Belfast, Terri Hooley
is an idealistic rocker who finds himself caught in the middle of Northern
Ireland's bitter Troubles. Seeing a parallel in the chaos with Jamaica, Hooley
opens a record shop, Good Vibrations, to help bring reggae music to his city to
help encourage some harmony. However, Hooley soon discovers a new music genre,
punk rock, and is inspired by its youthful vitality to become an important
record producer and promoter of the local scene.
Kisses
Dir. Lance
Daly | 2008 | 72 min.
Sunday, March 29 at 8:00 PM
Synopsis: Two kids, Dylan and Kylie, run
away from home at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the
streets of inner-city Dublin.
Unfortunately, I won’t be in town to attend the festival, but please
go give them a little luck of the Irish for me!
Please visit the IFFO website for
more info.
