The Lodgers
Pin Cushion
Michael Inside
SESSION 3
TRANSITIONING FROM SHORTS TO
FEATURES – IN CONVERSATION
WITH DEBORAH HAYWOOD
Writer-Director Deborah Haywood's critically acclaimed
directorial debut, Pin Cushion, opened Critic’s Week at this
year's Venice International Film Festival. Haywood will discuss
her trajectory in fi lmmaking, specifically focusing on her
transition from shorts to feature film director. Pin Cushion
receives its Irish premiere at CFF on the 17th November.
SPEAKER:
The Last Photograph
Oíche Nollaig na mBan
SESSION 4
MARK O’HALLORAN – A CAREER IN
IRISH FILM
First Take is delighted to welcome Award-Winning Irish
Screenwriter and Actor, Mark O’Halloran. O'Halloran's writing
credits include thought-provoking films Viva, Garage and
Adam and Paul. He joins us to discuss his diverse career to
date and share insights into the Irish film industry.
SPEAKER:
Mark O’Halloran
Writer | UCC Screenwriter in Residence
Deborah Haywood
Director | Pin Cushion
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OUAGA GIRLS
Theresa Traore Dahlberg | 2017 | France, Sweden
PHOTO CITY
John Murphy, Traolach Ó Murchú | 2017 | Ireland
Rochester, NY is synonymous with the iconic Kodak Tower, which
proudly watches over the city. But in a world now dominated by digital
technology and imaging, where does that leave, not just photography
as we knew it, but also the city that is referred to as the image capital
of the world? Photo City meets a variety of people from analogue
devotees to hard-nosed picture editors and explores their relationship
to photography and image making. In a place marked by economic
decline, it finds stories of hope and resilience.
Thursday 16 November | Gate | 16:45 | €7.50
This revealing documentary follows a group of young women
from Burkina Faso’s capital city Ouagadougou, who are
studying to become car mechanics. In a country where job
opportunities are scarce and their futures uncertain, the school
become a haven for this diverse group. They are at a crucial
point in lives when their dreams, hopes and admirable courage
are undermined with opinions, fears and society’s expectations
of what a woman should be. They clearly delight in tweaking
and hammering machines, and, as they strive for independence,
filmmaker Theresa Traore Dahlberg celebrates their conviction
and sisterhood with poetic vision.
Thursday 16 November | Gate | 16:15 | €7.50
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