Irish Film Institute -IRISH FOCUS: IFI & IMDT PRESENT DANCER FROM THE DANCE

IRISH FOCUS: IFI & IMDT PRESENT DANCER FROM THE DANCE

This Festival of Irish Choreography, curated by John Scott, gathers Irish and Irish-identifying choreographers from a range of practices, ethnicities and generations

The Estate, Dir. Conan McIvor
A virtual film exploring themes of identity and masculinity in the young men of Belfast through elements of visual installation, theatre, social media, pop culture, music and dance.
15 mins, UK, 2022, Digital

Is there Balm in Gilead?, Dir. Luca Truffarelli
Grief, loss, despair, transformation and a collective call for hope are explored in this film choreographed by Justine Doswell with dance artists Salma Ataya, Justine Cooper, Millie Daniel-Dempsey, Oran Leong and Emily Kilkenny Roddy to the music of Leonard Cohen sung by Mary Coughlan.
7 mins, Ireland, 2022, Digital

East Belfast Boy, Dir. Emma Jordan
Filmed in East Belfast in the summer of 2020, Ryan O’Neill performs a powerful dance with voiceover by Terrence Keeley and a pulsating techno soundtrack by Phil Kieran.
29 mins, UK, 2021, Digital

Book Tickets

Monday 11th

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