The 8th Dingle International Film Festival has, this week, unrolled details of its programme of short films. Gathered together under the festival’s title theme “Telling Stories“ it features the cream of storytelling from both home and abroad. The festival has over several years provided a significant platform for Kerry films, and this year is no exception On St. Patrick’s Day, the town’s St. James Church will be showcase the work of film makers from Tralee, Camp, Dingle, Ardfert, Ballybunion, Currow.
Meanwhile several other venues around town will host a galaxy of feature films and events. These will include An Lab the local dedicated Irish language arts centre and The Blasket Centre in Dún Chaoin,which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Blasket Islands. An interesting historical contrast will be struck at the town’s Phoenix Cinema one of this country’s last independent houses, which will also be a co-host. Recently refurbished and now using Dolby sound and digital projection, when it was opened in 1937 the Italian projectors were run on energy provided by burning turf.
Set to run from Friday 14th March to Monday 17th March the festival plans to build on its 2013 audience figures, which were a personal best for the Dingle IFF and its Director Maurice Galway who said, [quote]There are many elements which make for a successful boutique film festival like ours. Not the least of these is the presentation of short films. This year we have work submitted by new film makers and by veterans of the business.[/quote]
He added, [quote]All of the forty-three films are telling stories, They originate from locations ranging from Belgium to Ballybunion and derive from a variety of cultures while portraying many facets of human experience.[/quote]
The selected short films are:
KERRY STORIES
SECRETS OF THE HIDDEN VALLEY James Pembroke 22mins 41secs
DESTINY OF THE DINGLE TRAIN Murt Mulcahy 40mins
WAITING FOR YOU Lisa Fingleton 24mins 53secs
RODGER CASEMENT: A CHARACTER OF CONTRAST Alan Cantwell 26m 47secs
THE GENERAL’S DAUGHTER Molly O ‘Dwyer 14mins 10secs
AN INTIMATE SOUL Cristiano Paradiso 8mins 46secs
TOY SOLDIERS Michael Hayes 16mins
SMACK BOX Michael Kelly 4min 9secs
MAGGIE Aodhagan O Riordan 8mins 19secs
ANIMATED STORIES
ALFRED AND ANNA Alfonso Tamargo Spain 15mins 53secs
RABBIT AND DEER Péter Vácz Hungary 16mins 12secs
THE NEIGHBORS John Peavoy Ire/Cambodia 2mins 36secs
THE MISSING SCARF Eoin Duffy Ireland 6mins 35secs
THE BATTLE FOR RAVENWIND: THE RIGHT TO RADIOS BY the kids of Roddy Doyle’s Fighting Words creative school and Brown Bag Films.
IRISH STORIES
ABACUS Alica Filipovic 15mins
STOLEN Yvonne Keane 11mins 27secs
ALL MORTAL FLESH John Corcoran 13mins 21secs
THE HARD WAY Simon Doyle 12mins
SAFEHOUSE Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair 14mins
LEAN ON ME Gavin Butler 2mins 15secs
THE NOTE Ciaran Creagh 21mins 44secs
VANNER Maeve McGrath 12mins
UISCE BEATHA Shaun O Connor 8mins
HEART AND HAND Emma Kate O Reilly 4mins 17secs
RUNNER Paddy Slattery 19mins
GORDIE Traolach Ó Murchú 9mins 34secs
DEADBOOK Richard Scobbie 15mins
UNWINDING Carl Dixon 5mins 37secs
THE HANDSOME SHADOWS Mark Cogan 13mins
JAMES CRAMER – THE WISH Jamie Tanner 3mins 43secs
INTERNATIONAL STORIES
THE FALL Kristof Hoonaert Belgium 17mins 03secs
RETROVISOR(Rearview) Spain Alberto Lavia 5’ 56secs
HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF USA Abinadi Meza 4mins 52secs
THE ADVENTURES OF A MARRIED COUPLE Iran Keywan Karimi 11mins
02:43 Héctor Rull Spain 9mins 40secs
YOU AND ME Rafa Russo Spain 17mins
THE ACROBAT Yayo Luis Spain 15mins 50secs
TURN Laura Gregory UK 4mins 39secs
SCÉAL EILE: IRISH LANGUAGE SHORTS
GRÁ MO CHROÍ Cathal Ó Cuaig 23mins 47secs
RÚBAÍ Louise Ní Finnachta 11mins 13secs
PONYDANCE: THE MOVIE Derek O Connor 25mins
LÁ BREÁ CHUIG Louise Ní Finnachta 21mins
THE GLOAMING Sean Smith 7mins 05secs