At the centre of the four films in this aemi-curated programme is an interest in how bodies connect to and through their environment, how nature seeps into us and in turn is made and corrupted by us. Made collaboratively in four disparate contexts – Dublin, Wicklow, Jamaica and Winnipeg – each film circles around ideas of community; ideas of home, ritual, friendship, myth and memory. Shot on analogue and digital formats, these DIY, independent films offer ways of remaking the world amongst and against pervasive systems of control. 

PROGRAMME INFO:

Parish. Dir. Eóin Heaney. 25 mins, Ireland, 2023, Digital
Without A Heart Fragments. Dir. Rik Higashikawa. 8 mins, Ireland, 2024, Digital
A River Holds A Perfect Memory. Dir. Hope Pearl Strickland. 17 mins, UK, 2024, Digital
Fort Garry Lions Pool. Dir. Ryan Steel. 6 mins, Canada, 2024, Digital

aemi is delighted to welcome filmmakers Eóin Heaney and Rik Higashikawa to take part in a Q&A after the screening.

aemi is an Arts Council-funded organisation dedicated to the support and development of artist film in Ireland. For more details visit www.aemi.ie