Tag Archives: For Your Consideration

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For the day that’s in it.

Director Andrew Barry writes:

I’m an Irish visual effects artist in Framestore London and I thought you might be interested in our short video A Very Bad Monday. We built the cardboard sets and puppets in what used to be the old Donnelly’s Bacon Factory on Cork Street in Dublin a few months back.It’s a mixture of handmade puppets and some minor wire removal and sky enhancement…

Starring Colm Kenny Vaughan and Conor Flanagan; Producer: Ian Jackson; DOP Stephen Walsh and Brian Fortune; Makeup Designer Bthe Young; Sound Engineer John Twomey

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‘Eddie has dreams but he can’t get moving anymore. Life was perfect for him and Val. They’d always dreamt of opening a little place of their own… And then one night, just as they found the ideal place, a kiss changed everything forever…’

Ooer.

Shay Kavanagh writes:

We’re just about to head into rehearsals with anew play, The Kiss.  It’s the first new play in support of the same sex referendum.  We need a little cash to get us up and running so we’ve started a FundIt campaign…

The Kiss By Jimmy Murphy (Fundit)

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River Runner.

A documentary about the incredible aquatic life in Cork’s River Lee.

And a bream come true for director Declan O’Mahony.

He writes:

River Runner came about through my fascination for the lovely River Lee. I was schooled on Sullivan’s Quay at the iconic South Gate Bridge in Cork City.

My grandfather, a hairdresser by trade in the City, fed the neighbourhood with wild salmon back in the 30’s and 40’s.  Stories of him heading off on his push bike early Sunday mornings with a bunch of raggedy kids in tow enthralled me as boy.

The story on the river Lee is so broad and detailed, so full of characters, stories, history and especially multiple interpretations of what happened in the past 60 years! I made it my mission to establish the truth What really happened here on the Lee in the 1950s and what is happening today? Such as:

– If the law states that migratory fish cannot be denied free passage up and down their natal rivers how with two 70 foot dams to negotiate are the salmon managing on the Lee?

– A vast riverrine forest delta on the Lee river that was clear felled to enable the production of electricity? One of only FOUR such river forests on the planet?

– Compulsory purchase orders issued to 39 families, eradicating a unique forest dwelling community…River Runner is a sixty minute film that took two years to create

River Runner is currently on release at Omniplex theatres and opens in will open in Bantry Cinemax on World Water Day, March 22 for one week.

Details here

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Arthur Fields in O’Connell Street, Dublin in the 1980s

Snapper Arthur Fields.

A life of selfie sacrifice.

Niall De Buitlear writes:

I thought you might like a great documentary that was on RTE over the Christmas holidays. I was involved in the project in the early stages when it was just an online photo collection project (ManOnBridge). It has since turned into a fantastic documentary which I can say because I wasn’t involved in the production.

It tells the the story of Arthur Fields who worked as a street photographer in Dublin every day for 50 years. The documentary shows that the “man on the bridge” was a complex and unusual man. And it’s on the RTE player for 10 more days…

Watch Man On The Bridge here

(Guardian)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vuf4_uYfGSo

‘We will catch him one night, just as he’s snoring
and take him to Doctor for an exploring….’

Ooer.

Niall writes:

I went for a walk yesterday with my 7 year old, Luke, along what’s called The Island Road, in Tarbert, Co. Kerry. By the time we got back we had concocted a story about a monster with asthma who lived near the pier who was misunderstood by the towns people, but ultimately he gets a fix for it and it all works out in the end.
Luke started putting pen to paper when we got home and we ended up with this (above)…