Irish Film Institute -STRANGER THAN FICTION DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2013

STRANGER THAN FICTION DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2013

THE GREAT HIP HOP HOAX (IRISH PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A with director Jeanie Finlay. When Scottish rap hopefuls Billy and Gavin were branded the “rapping Proclaimers” and laughed out of London by bemused music…
Thursday 26th Sep 2013 20.00
CONNECTING WITH MODERN AUDIENCES
More than ever before, filmmakers must connect directly with their audience and the immediacy of the internet has given directors the opportunity to build a relationship with potential viewers throughout…
Friday 27th Sep 2013 10.30
BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPANY
In an increasingly difficult environment, filmmakers are encouraged to form partnerships beyond their own country - but how can you break into the competitive international market? Special guest Havana Marking…
Friday 27th Sep 2013 12.00
SALMA (DUBLIN PREMIERE)
Throughout her extraordinary career, Kim Longinotto has given a voice to strong female characters and Salma is no different. Respected Tamil poet Salma returns to her village where as a…
Friday 27th Sep 2013 18.30
SMASH & GRAB: THE STORY OF THE PINK PANTHERS (IRISH PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A with director Havana Marking. Havana Marking (director of award-winning Afghan Star) manages to gain unprecedented access to the Pink Panthers, an international crime gang…
Friday 27th Sep 2013 20.40
BREAKING INTO DOCUMENTARY (FREE EVENT)
A session with documentary makers about making the first steps in a documentary career. This session, featuring leading professional Irish documentary directors and producers, will explore key points including the…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 11.00
CREATING WITH ARCHIVE (FREE EVENT)
The creative use of archive and found footage has become central to many leading documentaries and films like Senna and Searching For Sugarman have showcased how existing footage can be…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 12.30
DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
From the plight of the bald headed man to the battles between boxing couples in the ring, this shorts competition, curated by Eat My Shorts, has it all. Featuring pensive…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 14.00
AFTER TILLER (IRISH PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A with one of the surviving doctors working at Dr. Tillers Wichita Clinic, Dr. Shelly Sella. Since the assassination of Dr. George Tiller, America’s best-known…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 16.00
REALITY BITES DOCUMENTARY SHORTS (WORLD PREMIERE)
IFI Stranger than Fiction is delighted to present the World Premiere of the Reality Bites short documentary scheme funded by the Irish Film Board/Bord Scannán na hÉireann. This programme features Rebirth,…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 18.00
WHERE THE BLUE FLOWERS GROW (WORLD PREMIERE)
This screening will be followed by a FREE live performance by The Cujo Family in the IFI Foyer.  Where the Blue Flowers Grow is an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait of Wicklow…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 19.30
MUSCLE SHOALS (IRISH PREMIERE)
The sleepy landscape of small Alabama town Muscle Shoals is steeped in a bygone era. It was against the extraordinary backdrop of cotton fields, plantation songs, and racial segregation that…
Saturday 28th Sep 2013 20.00
JON BANG CARLSEN PROGRAMME
There will be a post-screening Q&A with director Jon Bang Carlsen. We are honoured to welcome one of Denmark’s most celebrated and provocative documentarians, Jon Bang Carlsen, who for decades…
Sunday 29th Sep 2013 14.00
AISLING GHEAL (DUBLIN PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A with director Dónal Ó'Céilleachair hosted by filmaker Martina Durac. Sean-nós is considered to be the holy grail of Irish traditional music and the Sean-nós singer…
Sunday 29th Sep 2013 16.00
LEVIATHAN (IRISH PREMIERE)
A recent winner of the prestigious Michael Powell Award for Best Feature at the Edinburgh Film Festival, Leviathan was the film on everyone’s lips as the festival came to a…
Sunday 29th Sep 2013 18.00
HERE WAS CUBA (DUBLIN PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A hosted by Alan Maher with directors Emer Reynolds and John Murray. In October 1962, the discovery that Soviet mid-range missiles were being secretly installed…
Sunday 29th Sep 2013 18.15
DRAGON GIRLS (IRISH PREMIERE)
There will be a post-screening Q&A hosted by Conor Horgan with Director Inigo Westemeier. Winner of Best International Film at the prestigious Hot Docs film festival, Dragon Girls is at…
Sunday 29th Sep 2013 20.00