3 Peonies, Dir. Stephanie Barber, USA, 2017 , 3 mins.

In Search of the Forenaughts Longstone, Dir. Jonathan O’Grady, Ireland, 2021, 12 mins.

Nazarbazi, Dir. Maryam Tafakory, Iran/UK, 2022, 19 mins.

Few Can See, Dir. Frank Sweeney, Ireland, 2023, 42 mins.

This eclectic programme of work shifts from an act of deliberate and playful obfuscation (Stephanie Barber’s 3 Peonies) to a process of attempted rediscovery as Jonathan O’Grady attempts to navigate a largely inaccessible heritage site (In Search of the Forenaughts Longstone). Elsewhere Maryam Tafakory’s video essay is an uncovering of media artefacts that speak to both deliberate and discrete forms of articulation in the face of censorship (Nazarbazi) while Frank Sweeney creates a compelling docudrama out of events surrounding the broadcasting ban (Few Can See). Collectively these works describe a variety of creative means of expression borne out of the necessity to speak, however indirectly.

aemi is delighted to welcome filmmakers Frank Sweeney and Jonathan O’Grady to take part in a Q&A after the screening.

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