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14th July | 11:00 -

Galway Film Fleadh: Somebody, Ballymanus, Joan Baez I am A Noise, and more

The Galway Film Fleadh is back with inspiring and entertaining films & events in Galway from July 11th to 16th!

The 35th Galway Film Fleadh will feature Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead, Somebody, Ballymanus, Joan Baez I am A Noise, Ó Bhéal, Nightman at Pálás Screen 1 on the 14th.

Screenings:
Faulkner: The Past is Never Dead at 11am / Irish Premiere
William Faulkner was one of the greatest writers and one of the most influential, winning the 1949 Nobel Prize in Literature. Faulkner’s novels have challenged generations of readers and inspired generations of writers around the world. Michael Modak-Truran’s The Past is Never Dead goes where other documentary filmmakers have feared to tread. It captures the complexity of Faulkner’s work, his life, and his contradictory views on race. The film will re-engage many viewers who have experienced his fiction and entice many others new to Faulkner to take the plunge.
Post Show discussion will follow

Somebody at 1.30pm / World Premiere
Somebody is an introspective look at modern life and the intergenerational challenges faced by women in Ireland. The film follows Lauren, a young woman, navigating the challenges of adulthood. She faces criticism from her mother and struggles with a tedious workplace. When her creepy landlord unfairly evicts her when she rejects his advances, her life begins to unravel as she becomes homeless and jobless.
Post Show discussion will follow

Ballymanus at 3.30pm / Irish Premiere
On the 10th May 1943, something came ashore on Ballymanus strand in rural Donegal, Ireland. The next day, nineteen people, mostly children, were dead. A generation of the small townland was lost. Calls for answers were silenced by the authorities. No one has been held accountable. The disaster is unknown outside of the close-knit community, and barely spoken of within it. Ballymanus tells the story of one of the worst tragedies in modern Irish history, through the words of the victims’ descendants and the memories of the few remaining survivors.
Post Show discussion will follow

Joan Baez I am A Noise at 5.30pm / Irish Premiere
I Am A Noise is an unusually intimate psychological portrait of legendary folksinger and activist Joan Baez. Neither a conventional biopic nor a traditional concert film, this immersive documentary follows Baez on her final tour and draws on her extraordinary archive, including newly discovered home movies, diaries, artwork, audio-recordings and therapy tapes. Baez is remarkably candid about her life on and off the stage, from her lifelong emotional struggles to her civil rights work with Martin Luther King, and her heartbreaking romance with a young Bob Dylan. A searingly honest look at a living legend, this film is a deeply personal exploration of an iconic artist who has never told the full truth of her life, as she experienced it, until now.
Post Show video call discussion with Joan Baez will follow

Ó Bhéal at 8.30pm / Irish Premiere
Ó Bhéal is a cinematic exploration of the rise of hip hop and electronic artists in Ireland, embracing oral traditions of folklore, ancient poetry and sean-nós singing to create a new fusion sound, a culture clash through music. An ensemble piece, featuring Irish-language rappers Seán ‘Mory’ Ó Muirgheasa and Oisín Mac, producer and multi-instrumentalist Fehdah, and Limerick rapper Strange Boy. This beautiful black & white film delves deep into these four artists’ process and how they are breaking new ground in Irish music. Through insightful interviews, intimate portrayals of the creative process of each artist as they work on tracks in studio, and visceral live performances, Ó Bhéal tells the story of a moment in time in the Irish musical landscape.
Post Show discussion will follow

Nightman at 10.15pm / Irish Premiere
Damian and his pregnant wife move into an isolated house in Ireland. As things get tense with the locals, mysterious murders begin to occur. His wife soon realises that Damian may be a dangerous sleepwalker, and it makes her wonder who her husband really is.
Post Show discussion will follow

Photos courtesy of Galway Film Fleadh

Event Date
14th July 2023 - 14th July 2023
Event Time
11:00 -
Event Category Venue
Pálás
Location
Latin Quarter
Event Address
15 Merchants Rd Lower,
Galway
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Ticket Price
€10/9
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