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Director
MAURICE O’BRIEN
Category
Documentary
When Glaswegian performance artist Stephen Skrynka learns that a life-long obsession with building and riding a century-old fairground attraction, the ‘Wall of Death’, was shared with Michael Donohoe and Connie Kiernan (who built a wall in 1979 and inspired the film Eat the Peach), he heads to their farm in Granard, Co. Longford with an audacious proposal: construct a new ‘Wall of Death’ with him and take it on tour. Though the Wall is painstakingly constructed, a massive and painful argument between the trio brings the endeavour skidding to a halt. Devastated, Stephen returns to Glasgow to lick his wounds, emerging mid-pandemic to fight another day. This captivating yarn explores the relentless determination of an artist to realise his dream, risking life, limb, and hard-won friendship along the way. This opening night screening on Friday 10th (18.20) will be followed by a Q&A with director Maurice O'Brien and producer John Kelleher, hosted by filmmaker Kim Bartley. All other screenings on sale here. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:40, 21:00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (PROGRAMME 1) 12.55
KIDNAPPED 15:45, 18:00
PERFECT DAYS 13:10
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13:30, 15:50, 18:15 (OC), 20:40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 15:50, 20:45
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