Foyle Film Festival 30th Anniversary

Friday 17 – Sunday 26 November 2017 www.foylefilmfestival.org

WELCOME

Welcome to the Foyle Film Festival – yes it is THAT time of year again. But this is an extra special time for the festival as it celebrates its 30th year. The programme has increased to 10 days in order to celebrate this milestone birthday in style with a jam-packed programme of screenings and special guest events.

The festival launches with the Northern Ireland Premiere of Battle Of The Sexes – the true story of the famous tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex–men’s champion Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell).

The event became one of the most popular televised sports events of all time. The Closing Night film is The Man Who Invented Christmas and recounts how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) created Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol.

Other highlights include the Shorts To Features Conference with special guest Jim Sheridan in conversation about his long and distinguished career. Jim Sheridan will also introduce a special screening of My Left Foot in Brunswick Moviebowl.

The cult movie Withnail And I shares Foyle Film Festival’s 30th birthday celebrations this year, and the festival programme includes a special screening with Richard E. Grant in attendance to talk about this hilarious classic and his career in the film industry.

The festival pays tribute to the late Sam Shepard with a screening of Days Of Heaven. In a special event following the screening, Stephen Rea and Judith Roddy will read from the short stories of Sam Shepard.

As usual the festival champions local film with a special screening in the Guildhall of In The Name Of Peace: John Hume In America. The film examines John Hume’s key role in the peace process, and includes interviews with former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter as well as personal accounts from Bono, Bertie Ahern and Enda Kenny.

The festival’s family movie this year is The Star – a magical seasonal animation about a brave donkey named Bo and his friends who become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.

The festival takes place across three main venues – Nerve Centre, Brunswick Moviebowl, and the Guildhall with over 100 feature films, Light In Motion (LIM) Competition short films, and educational screenings, taking place over ten days.

Bernie McLaughlin, Foyle Film Festival Director & Programmer FOR BOOKINGS VISIT WWW.FOYLEFILMFESTIVAL.ORG // 3

COST & BOOKING

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FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL OFFICE Nerve Centre 7-8 Magazine Street Derry~Londonderry BT48 6HJ T: 028 7126 0562 Facebook.com/FoyleFilmFest Twitter.com/foylefilm

TICKET PRICES BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Opening & Closing Night Galas

£6

Family Screenings

£5

All other Brunswick Screenings

£5

NERVE CENTRE

Film Screenings

£3

Film Screenings with Guest Panels/Q&As

£4

From Shorts to Features Conference

£5

THE GUILDHALL

Film Screenings

£5

FESTIVAL PASS

Ten Day Pass – All Events

Foyle Film Festival is a flagship project of the Nerve Centre, funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen and by Derry City and Strabane District Council.

The festival acknowledges the ongoing support of venue partners Brunswick Moviebowl and City of Derry Crystal.

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£55

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL TEAM Bernie McLaughlin Christopher Morrison Eavan King Eamon Phillips Colum Lynch Tony Morrison Karen Friel

Festival Director/Programmer Education Programme Co-ordinator Competition Manager Competition Co-ordinator Box Office Manager Festival Driver PR & Marketing

NERVE CENTRE Pearse Moore Martin Melarkey John Peto David Lewis Richard Taylor Paul Halpenny

Chief Executive Creative Director Director of Education Director of Communications and Digital Content Facilities Manager Finance

THANKS TO Moyra Lock, Northern Ireland Screen Caoimhin McClafferty, Brunswick Moviebowl Martin Bradley, Pat Nash and Deidre Gribbin Michael Bond, City of Derry Crystal Special thanks to Harry Burke on his retirement from Foyle Film Festival this year.

Harry’s hard work and dedication, for almost two decades, will be greatly missed.

PROGRAMME DESIGN Whitenoisestudios.com

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FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL: HOW IT ALL STARTED OPENING LECTURE: BY PROFESSOR MARTIN MCLOONE,

PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH ULSTER UNIVERSITY FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 5PM NERVE CENTRE

We begin our 30th anniversary celebrations with a special event to honour the individuals and organisations responsible for founding the Foyle Film Festival, one of the highlight events in the city’s cultural calendar.

Professor Martin McLoone from Ulster University, a founding member of the Foyle Film Festival, will explore the origins of the festival in Derry and the role it played in promoting cinema culture and the film industry in Northern Ireland in the late 1980s.

Foyle Film Festival was founded in 1987 by academics from Ulster University’s Media Studies Department, local filmmakers, community–based video organisations such as Derry Film, Video Collective and Northland Films and individuals prominent within the city’s art and cultural scene such as Declan McGonagle, Director of the Orchard Gallery.

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In his lecture, Martin will consider key themes such as the festival’s relationship with the local film sector of the 1980s and the efforts to establish a film industry; the festival’s role in providing a platform for new Irish cinema; and the emergence of an international Irish cinema with Neil Jordan’s Angel (1982) and Jim Sheridan’s My Left Foot (1989).

The FREE lecture will be followed by a drinks reception.

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OPENING NIGHT GALA: BATTLE OF THE SEXES FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK/USA 2017 DIRECTORS: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris CAST: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jessica McNamee, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Alan Cumming DURATION: 2hrs 1min CERT: 12A DISTRIBUTOR: 20TH Century Fox In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women’s movement, the 1973 tennis match between women’s world champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men’s champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as the Battle Of The Sexes and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world.

As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into top gear, off the court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. The fiercely private King was not only championing for equality,

but also struggling to come to terms with her own sexuality, as her friendship with Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough) developed. While Riggs, one of the first self-made media-age celebrities, wrestled with his gambling demons at the expense of his family and wife Priscilla (Elisabeth Shue).

Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis court, sparking discussions around the world.

Co-produced by Danny Boyle.

“Stone has never been better…”

SASHA STONE, THE WRAP “Billie Jean King’s showdown stunt fixture against retired men’s champion Bobby Riggs is played for more than just laughs in this smart, feminist comedy...

Contrives to say a fair amount about gender discrimination and homophobia in the guise of a feel-good comedy.”

TOM CHARITY, SIGHT & SOUND After Party Reception in Martha’s Vineyard, Brunswick Moviebowl.

Enjoy a glass of wine and help us celebrate our 30th anniversary.

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CLOSING NIGHT GALA: THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Ireland/Canada 2017 DIRECTOR: Bharat Nalluri CAST: Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes DURATION: TBC CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Thunderbird Releasing The Man Who Invented Christmas tells of the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. The film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real-life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.

“The most refreshing aspect of this film was that it offers families something to go and enjoy for the upcoming holiday season.

Some high drama, a glimpse into a significant portion of history and a hopeful message for the season. …upon leaving the theater, there should be no humbugs, and all should be saying, ‘God bless us, everyone.’”

RUSS MATTHEWS, ENTERTAINMENT FUSE

The Foyle Film Festival Light in Motion (LIM) Short Film Awards, sponsored by City Of Derry Crystal, will be announced and presented before the Closing Night Gala Screening of The Man Who Invented Christmas. Followed by a special reception in Martha's Vineyard.

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WATER AND SUGAR: CARLO DI PALMA, THE COLOURS OF LIFE NI PREMIERE

WALK WITH ME

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 12PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 2017 DIRECTORS: Marc J. Francis, Max Pugh CAST: Thich Nhát Hanh, Brother Pháp Dung, Brother Pháp Huu DURATION: 1hr 28mins CERT: U LANGUAGE: English/French/ Vietnamese DISTRIBUTOR: Thunderbird Releasing Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch.

This contemplative documentary follows in the steps of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and provides a rare insight into life inside a monastic community.

Everything is peaceful as Benedict Cumberbatch’s composed, meditative voice reads an extract from Thich Nhat Hanh’s early journals. So begins this fascinating and immersive exploration of what it means to devote one’s life to mindfulness. With unprecedented access to the famous secluded monastery of Plum Village in South West France, Walk With Me captures the daily life and rituals of monks and nuns on a mission to develop a deep sense of presence.

It is an insightful exploration into the pursuit of happiness, living in the

moment and our attachment to material things, and a welcome antidote to the pressures of everyday life and a world in chaos.

Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Arrestingly beautiful…

Highly recommended for spiritual audiences of all faiths.”

JOE BENDEL, J.B. SPINS “Fascinating and profound.”

SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

Italy 2016 DIRECTOR: Fariborz Kamkari CAST: Bernardo Bertolucci, Christian De Sica, Ken Loach, Mira Nair, Woody Allen, Wim Wenders DURATION: 1hr 30mins CERT: TBC LANGUAGE: Italian with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: Swipe Films Rarely do such esteemed filmmakers as Wim Wenders, Bernardo Bertolucci, Ken Loach, Mira Nair and Woody Allen agree so strongly on something. The one common opinion of these extraordinary talents is that Carlo Di Palma’s genius as a cinematographer is unparalleled.

In Water And Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, The Colours Of Life documentary filmmaker Fariborz Kamkari explores Di Palma’s world through the eyes of his wife Adriana Chiesa who worked with him throughout his illustrious career.

“Introduces one to the humanity of the beloved Italian cinematographer Carlo Di Palma… Highlight(s) his brilliance and applauds the enormity of his influence and will surely encourage true cinema lovers to watch more of his films.”

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MARKING THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE

HOTEL SALVATION

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 4PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

India 2016 DIRECTOR: Shubhashish Bhutiani CAST: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Geetanjali Kulkarni DURATION: 1hr 42mins CERT: 12A DISTRIBUTOR: BFI Hotel Salvation follows Daya who, following what he believes to be a prophetic dream, becomes convinced that death is only weeks away and so decides to travel to the holy city of Varanasi on the banks of the Ganges to die in peace. His dutiful son Rajiv has mixed feelings about his father’s decision but decides to put work on hold and travel with his father. What plays out is a touching, delicate exploration of a father-son relationship, told with gentle humour against the backdrop of an ancient city coming to terms with modernity, as well as a frank and open-hearted exploration of what it means to die.

“Absolutely magical.”

MARK KERMODE “An instant classic.”

NIGEL ANDREWS, FINANCIAL TIMES “If The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel had been remade by Ingmar Bergman it might have turned out a bit like this.”

KEVIN MAHER, THE TIMES

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THE CINEMA TRAVELLERS SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

India 2016 DIRECTORS: Shirley Abraham, Amit Madheshiya DURATION: 1hr 36mins CERT: U Showmen riding cinema lorries have brought the wonder of the movies to faraway villages in India once every year.

Seven decades on, as their cinema projectors crumble and film reels become scarce, their patrons are lured by slick digital technology. A benevolent showman, a shrewd exhibitor and a maverick projector mechanic bear a beautiful burden – to keep the last travelling cinemas of the world running.

The film was inspired by director Madheshiya’s award-winning photographs from 2010 that captured moments of joy, despair and wonderment as villagers gazed transfixed at the big screen.

“Its triumph lies in how it captures the magic of this unique, collective movie–watching experience.”

ALEX RITMAN, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Intimate documentary is ode to enduring power of film…”

BENJAMIN LEE, THE GUARDIAN

CHILDREN IN CROSSFIRE PRESENTS

TOMORROW SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 3.45PM NERVE CENTRE

France 2015 DIRECTORS: Cyril Dion, Mélanie Laurent CAST: Anthony Barnosky, Olivier De Schutter, Cyril Dion DURATION: 2hrs CERT: U LANGUAGE: French/Finnish with English subtitles

Climate is changing. But rather than focusing on the worst that can happen, this documentary concentrates on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

“A must see for anyone who finds themselves concerned about the future…”

RICHARD PROPES, THE INDEPENDENT CRITIC

Winner of France’s top prize, the Cesar, for Best Documentary.

A JOURNEY THROUGH FRENCH CINEMA SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 4PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

France 2016 DIRECTOR: Bertrand Tavernier CAST: Bertrand Tavernier, Thierry Frémaux, André Marcon, Jacques Becker, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marcel Carné, Claude Chabrol DURATION: 3hrs 21mins CERT: 12A LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: StudioCanal

FREE LUNCH SOCIETY SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 6PM

Bertrand Tavernier writes and directs this documentary profiling some of the most influential figures in the history of French cinema spanning 40 years up to the late 1970s.

A lifelong film fan himself, Tavernier concentrates on a number of renowned directors, actors and writers as he discusses the influence they have had on his own career and their wider impact on French cinema history.

The documentary features archive clips and rare behindthe-scenes footage, and focuses on key figures such as Jacques Becker, Claude Chabrol and Jean-Paul Belmond.

Austria/Germany 2017 DIRECTOR: Christian Tod DURATION: 1hr 35mins CERT: U LANGUAGE: German, English

“Outstanding and highly intelligent.”

NERVE CENTRE

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Basic Income Ireland.

What would you do if your income was taken care of ?

Receiving public funds just for being alive may seem a farfetched idea, but the concept of Universal Basic Income has been gathering steam. Spanning contemporary and historical perspectives, this playful documentary brings to life what could be one of the most radical changes to our lives.

MARTIN SCORSESE “Exhilarating and inspiring.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES

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STARFISH

MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 8PM

NERVE CENTRE

UK 2016 DIRECTOR: Bill Clark CAST: Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Phoebe Nicholls DURATION: 1hr 35mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Genesis Pictures Ltd This true-life medical saga chronicles the struggle faced by Rutland couple Tom and Nicola Ray when he was suddenly struck down by sepsis, an often fatal response to infection that sends the body's immune system haywire. After quadruple amputation and the removal of part of his face, Tom survived to confront a future he never anticipated.

FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL

MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 7PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Paul McGuigan CAST: Annette Bening, Stephen Graham, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Walters, Leanne Best, Frances Barber, Kenneth Cranham DURATION: 1hr 45mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate Annette Bening plays Gloria Grahame, an ageing Oscar®-winning actress who we meet in her dressing room preparing for a performance in a theatre somewhere in the north of England, Elton John’s ‘Song For Guy’ playing over the soundtrack. However, all is not well as she attempts to head to the stage, collapsing in a heap on the floor in a rage of agony. We discover that she has an illness and wants to be with Jamie Bell’s Peter Turner, and stay with him and his family until she recovers. Peter lives with his family – mother Bell (Julie Walters) and father Joe (Kenneth Cranham) in a modest Liverpool terraced house, and all that Gloria wants to do is lay in bed in the spare room until her mystery illness passes.

“Captivates from the off, sending you on a glitzy, well-crafted journey that will leave you overcome with emotion throughout… An absolute masterpiece in filmmaking... Will it be this year’s runaway Oscar® success?”

PAUL HEATH, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

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“While Starfish is deeply unsettling to watch… it’s also very uplifting – particularly during the final few scenes.”

PAUL HEATH, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

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REVOLT

MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 9.30PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK/South Africa 2017 DIRECTOR: Joe Miale CAST: Lee Pace, Bérénice Marlohe, Kenneth Fok, Tom Fairfoot, Alan Santini DURATION: 1hr 22mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Entertainment One When you blend the run-down environments of District 9 with the survivalist elements of Falling Skies and the wasteland trek of Gareth Edwards' Monsters, you get the cool new science fiction action set piece, Revolt. Featuring many derivative moments and scenarios, this little gem of sci-fi goodness is a good enough entry in a world lacking the genre flicks we crave. As a robotic alien species takes over the globe and attempts to wipe the slate clean of humanity using advanced weaponised technology, one lonesome military warrior must overcome a barren world riddled with death and soulless mechanical killers.

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MARIE CURIE: THE COURAGE OF KNOWLEDGE TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Poland/Germany/France 2016 DIRECTOR: Marie Noelle CAST: Karolina Gruszka, Arieh Worthalter, C harles Berling DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: 12A (TBC) LANGUAGE: French, German, Polish with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: Swipe Films The story of an incredible woman – first to win a Nobel Prize and not just one, but two, with the second making her the first person to ever win two Nobel Prizes in two different fields.

The first female professor at the University of Paris. She headed the Radium Institute (now the Curie Institute). She developed the theory of radioactivity and coined the term. She discovered two elements now found on the Periodic Table – polonium

and radium. During WWI she developed mobile x-ray units, which then shaped the method of medical care in field hospitals by providing x-ray capability, and she became director of the Red Cross Radiology Service. A wife. A mother.

A physicist and chemist. She is Marie Curie, and this is her incredible life story.

“Mesmerizing, heartfelt and powerful with an Oscar-worthy performance by Karolina Gruszka. It’s one of the best films of the year.”

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MARKING THE CENTENARY OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

FILM AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION: LECTURE BY IAN CHRISTIE

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 7.30PM NERVE CENTRE

The Russian Revolution of October 1917 triggered an explosion of innovation and experimentation in the arts, including the new artform of the moving image. The Bolshevik leaders viewed the cinema as a powerful tool of education and instruction for the Russian people, the majority of whom were illiterate. During the Russian Civil War (1919-1921) special trains were sent out into the countryside to show short propaganda films about the revolution.

In the 1920s a visionary group of Russian filmmakers that included Sergei Eisenstein, Dziga Vertov, Vsevolod Pudovkin and Alexander Dovzhenko developed a new approach to cinematic storytelling. Based on the principle that editing is the foundation of film art, Soviet Montage is one of the most significant aesthetic movements in the history of cinema.

OCTOBER

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM NERVE CENTRE

Soviet Union 1928 DIRECTORS: Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov CAST: Nikolay Popov, Vasili Nikandrov, Layaschenko DURATION: 1hr 43mins CERT: 15 Silent A special screening of Sergei Eisenstein’s epic recreation of the events that led to the storming of the Winter Palace in October 1917.

October was only his third feature film, yet Eisenstein had already distinguished himself as a master among Russian montage filmmakers.

Eisenstein declared that editing was the soul of cinema, arguing that the juxtaposition of shots – not the shots themselves – gave moving images their meaning, and that actors were props used to serve that meaning.

As Shira Kizirian writes: “in October Eisenstein eschews traditional protagonists, further developing what he called the “mass-epical” – in which the masses rather than an individual hero drive events. For a time, the star-driven Hollywood film had a significant rival. The proletariat was ready for its close-up.”

Professor Ian Christie, author of two books on Eisenstein, will discuss how the revolution inspired new ways of thinking about cinema that still influence film culture today.

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COLLIDE TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 9.30PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK/Germany/China 2016 DIRECTOR: Eran Creevy CAST: Nicholas Hoult, Felicity Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley DURATION: 1hr 39mins CERT: PG-13 DISTRIBUTOR: Entertainment One Collide offers an opportunity to watch Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley go toe to toe in a scene seemingly fashioned on the famous diner scene from Michael Mann’s Heat. Kingsley plays a loopy, drugged-up crime boss who’s fond of silk pyjamas and scantily-clad models, while Hopkins plays the sort of preening, imperious baddie who quotes poetry and muses philosophically while detailing his henchman’s torture techniques.

Caught between the two is an American expat, Casey Stein (Nicholas Hoult), who sees himself pulled back into the criminal lifestyle he agreed to leave behind for his girlfriend, Juliette (Felicity Jones), after she requires an expensive lifesaving kidney transplant.

“A terrifically entertaining movie that succeeds in its mission to deliver exciting chase scenes at a breathless pace.”

RICHARD CROSS, 20/20 MOVIE REVIEWS 16 // FOYLEFILMFESTIVAL // 2017

IT STAYS WITH YOU WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 6.30PM

MUSEUM OF FREE DERRY FREE ADMISSION Ireland 2017 Produced and Directed by Cahal McLaughlin and Siobhán Wills DURATION: 50mins Screening followed by Q&A with the filmmakers and Paul O’Connor from the Pat Finucane Centre.

Between 2004 and 2007, UN peacekeeping troops in Haiti, known as MINUSTAH, carried out several raids on Cite Soleil, a poor neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince. The raids were targeted against leaders of criminal gangs but scores of civilians were killed, including children, and many more injured.

Using participatory practices, this documentary returns to Bwa Nef in Cité Soleil to examine the impact of those raids on the community and to find out how victims of those raids have fared in the ten years since they occurred.

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THE FLORIDA PROJECT WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 7PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Sean Baker CAST: Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Valeria Cotto DURATION: 1hr 55mins CERT: 12A (TBC) DISTRIBUTOR: Altitude The story of a precocious six-year old girl and her ragtag group of friends whose summer holidays are filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

“Expected to be in the conversation come awards season.”

JEREMY FUSTER, THE WRAP “This is a breath of fresh air in that it’s a mostly happy film about an ugly world.”

ISABEL STEVENS, SIGHT & SOUND

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SHOT CALLER WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 9.30PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Ric Roman Waugh CAST: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan DURATION: 2hrs 1min CERT: 15 (TBC) DISTRIBUTOR: Altitude

“Sean Baker, Tangerine, steps up to a whole new level with this life–affirming story…”

JORDAN HOFFMAN, THE GUARDIAN

A tragedy featuring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game Of Thrones), with a tour-de-force performance, as Jacob, a successful, white-collar businessman sentenced to jail for involuntary manslaughter after running a red light and killing his best friend while driving under the influence.

Subsequently, over the course of ten years, the ‘human animal’ emerges in Jacob; he becomes a ruthless savage, a reluctant pawn in the corrupt, unorganised US prison system.

“A terrifyingly accurate castigation of White Supremacy…”

ALEX ARABIAN, FILM ENQUIRY

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LIES WE TELL

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 6PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Mitu Misra CAST: Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Harvey Keitel, Mark Addy, Jan Uddin, Gina McKee, Emily Atack DURATION: 1hr 49mins CERT: 15 Schedule permitting, writer Ewen Glass and writer/producer Andy McDermott will introduce this screening.

A trusted driver must deal with his dead boss’s Muslim mistress, her dark past pulling him into a life-and-death showdown with her notorious gangster cousin/ex-husband.

BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB: ADIOS

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 6PM NERVE CENTRE

Cuba/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Lucy Walker Cast: Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo, Manuel ‘Guajiro’ Mirabal DURATION: 1hr 50mins CERT: PG LANGUAGE: English, Spanish DISTRIBUTOR: StudioCanal Lucy Walker directs this documentary which tells the stories of the local Havana musicians who recorded the highly successful Cuban music album 'Buena Vista Social Club' in 1997. Now 20 years on from the album's original release, musicians such as Ibrahim Ferrer, Omara Portuondo and Manuel Mirabal share some of their favourite memories from their remarkable careers.

“Transcends politics and proves once again that music knows no boundaries.

Like Wenders’ 1999 film, Adios stands as a testament to the human spirit…

A must-see for Latin music fans – and anyone who believes that dreams really do come true.”

LAURA EMERICK, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

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BAD DAY FOR THE CUT THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM NERVE CENTRE

UK 2016 DIRECTOR: Chris Baugh CAST: Nigel O’Neill, Susan Lynch, Józef Pawlowski, Stella McCusker, Stuart Graham DURATION: 1hr 39mins CERT: 15 Director Chris Baugh and Producer Brendan Mullin will attend this special screening.

When farmer Donal’s mother is murdered, he finds himself on a path of revenge, and a journey into her past.

“Chris Baugh’s accomplished debut feature manages to develop its own distinct flavor while fitting snugly into the general tradition of latter-day UK gangster pics, with their rueful humor, colorful characters and realistically nasty violence.”

DENNIS HARVEY, VARIETY

Bad Day For The Cut is the debut movie by director/writer Chris Baugh and producer/writer Brendan Mullin, a Tyrone pair who run Six Mile Hill Productions. Shot in Belfast and Templepatrick, the film wowed audiences at Sundance Film Festival (the movie became the first feature-length production made in Northern Ireland ever to be presented at the event).

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MARKING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PARTIAL DECRIMINALISATION OF HOMOSEXUALITY

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THELMA

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Norway/France/Denmark/Sweden 2017 DIRECTOR: Joachim Trier CAST: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen DURATION: 1hr 56mins CERT: TBC LANGUAGE: Norwegian with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: Thunderbird Releasing Thelma, a shy young student, has just left her religious family in a small town on the west coast of Norway to study at university in Oslo. While at the library one day, she experiences a violent, unexpected seizure. Soon after, she finds herself intensely drawn toward Anja, a beautiful young student who reciprocates Thelma’s powerful attraction. As the semester continues, Thelma becomes increasingly overwhelmed by her intense feelings for Anja, feelings she doesn’t dare acknowledge, even to herself. As it becomes clearer that the seizures are a symptom of inexplicable, often dangerous, supernatural abilities, Thelma is confronted with tragic secrets of her past, and the terrifying implications of her powers.

Norway’s submission for the Foreign Language category of the 90th Academy Awards®.

“A stylish, distinctively Scandinavian take on familiar horror themes.”

DAVID ROONEY, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 22 // FOYLEFILMFESTIVAL // 2017

QUEERAMA

SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 12PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Daisy Asquith DURATION: 1hr 10mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: BFI Commissioned and released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, Queerama is a powerful and moving representation of the LGBT experience in the UK. Crafted from the treasures of the BFI National Archive, the film traverses a turbulent century of gay life, encompassing persecution and prosecution, love and desire, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride.

Weaving in the music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules & Love Affair, director Daisy Asquith guides us through queer relationships, fears, identity and pride against a backdrop of incredible change.

“Extraordinarily moving.”

THE GUARDIAN

78/52

SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 2PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Alexandre O Philippe CAST: Guillermo del Toro, Bret Easton Ellis, Eli Roth, Peter Bogdanovich DURATION: 1hr 31mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Dogwoof An unprecedented look at the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho and the screen murder that profoundly changed the course of world cinema. In 78 setups and 52 cuts, the deliriously choreographed two-minute shower sequence dismantled cinema’s definition of horror. With a shocking combination of exploitation and high

art, Alfred Hitchcock upended his own acclaimed narrative structure by violently killing off a heroine a third of the way through his film, without any explanation or justification.

Psycho played out like a horrific prank, forcing audiences to recognise that even the most banal domestic spaces were now fair game for unspeakable mayhem.

“A thorough examination of a pivotal moment in screen history.”

TODD MCCARTHY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Philippe’s tribute to Hollywood’s most famous stabbing is an archival feast.”

DAVID D’ARCY, SCREEN DAILY

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IT’S NOT YET DARK SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 4PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Ireland 2016 DIRECTOR: Frankie Fenton CAST: Simon Fitzmaurice, Ruth Fitzmaurice NARRATION: Colin Farrell DURATION: 1hr 21mins CERT: PG An awe-inspiring film about the ground-breaking journey of Simon Fitzmaurice, an award-winning young Irish filmmaker struggling to pursue his career while being robbed of the use of his body by Motor Neurone Disease (which recently claimed the life of Sam Shepard). Fitzmaurice, now completely paralysed, continues to work as a filmmaker using only eye movement and iris recognition software.

“A crowd-pleasing message of the triumph of will and art over physical adversity.”

WENDY IDE, SCREEN INTERNATIONAL

TOMATO RED SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 6PM NERVE CENTRE

Ireland/Canada 2017 DIRECTOR: Juanita Wilson CAST: Julia Garner, Jake Weary, Anna Friel, Nick Roux DURATION: 1hr 52mins CERT: 15 SOURCE: Filmbank Producer James Flynn will introduce this screening.

From Oscar® nominated director Juanita Wilson, and based on the acclaimed novel

by Daniel Woodrell (Winter’s Bone). Tomato Red is the story of small town drifter Sammy Barlach who drives into town in search of his next cold beer and a few friendly faces. However he gets much more than expected – food, lodging and the possibility of a better future thanks to redheaded Jamalee and her brother Jason who dream of hitting the big time. But breaks aren't easy to come by if you live in Venus Holler. Finding themselves powerless against the forces of corruption and prejudice, the hardest thing Sammy has to fight is the demons inside his own head.

“A touching, hopeful and ultimately tragic film...”

SOPHIA MOSS, THE UPCOMING

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BETTER WATCH OUT SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Australia/USA 2016 DIRECTOR: Chris Peckover CAST: Virginia Madsen, Patrick Warburton, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery DURATION: 1hr 25mins CERT: TBC DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures Home Alone meets Michael Haneke’s Funny Games, the sadistic horror comedy Better Watch Out is the kind of film that’s tough to categorise but easy to enjoy, especially if you like watching teenagers do some very twisted things for the holiday season.

When you think the suburbs, you think safety, but this holiday night the suburbs are anything but safe. Ashley thought her babysitting job was going to be easy, but the night takes a turn when dangerous intruders break in and terrorise her and the twelve-year-old boy she's caring for.

“Frightful and delightful.”

JORDAN MINTZER, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “Fun, frightening and festive, add this to your ‘to watch out for’ list now.”

KAT HUGHES, THE HOLLYWOOD NEWS

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OUR LAST TANGO SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 2PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

Argentina/Germany/Italy 2016 DIRECTOR: German Kral CAST: María Nieves Rego, Juan Carlos Copes, Melina Brutman DURATION: 1hr 25mins CERT: 12A LANGUAGE: Spanish with English subtitles DISTRIBUTOR: Celluloid Circus Executive produced by Wim Wenders, Our Last Tango is the fascinating true story of the most famous dancers in tango’s history, and their tremendous love of tango.

María Nieves Rego (81) and Juan Carlos Copes (84) met when they were 14 and 17, and they danced together for nearly 50 years. Through all those years they loved and hated each other and went through several painful separations, but always got back together. Now, Juan and María are willing to open up about their love, hatred and passion.

In Our Last Tango Juan and María tell their story to a group of young tango dancers and choreographers from Buenos Aires, who transform the most beautiful, moving and dramatic moments of Juan and Maria's lives

into incredible tango choreographies. These beautifully shot choreographies complement the soul-searching interviews and document moments of the film to make this an unforgettable journey into the heart of the tango.

“A lush and sexy portrait of a famous dance career.”

JOHN DEFORE, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER “With its theatrical approach, fascinating archive material and numerous dance sequences, this is a treat for tango fans.”

WENDY IDE, THE OBSERVER “As much about dealing with the pain of parting as an artistic memoir, this is a bittersweet delight.”

DAVID PARKINSON, RADIO TIMES

If you like Strictly Come Dancing then you will love Our Last Tango.

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MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 4PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Michael Roberts CAST: Manolo Blahnik, Anna Wintour, Paloma Picasso, Isaac Mizrahi, André Leon Talley DURATION: 1hr 29mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards is the charming portrait of legendary shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, whose impeccable dedication to his craft set a fashion standard among celebrities, stylists and industry icons.

Blahnik left the Canary Islands for Paris and eventually moved to London in 1971, where he fell in love with Chelsea’s bohemian art scene, befriended Bianca Jagger, opened his first shoe shop and decided that shoes were his destiny.

Longtime fashion journalist Michael Roberts presents this never-beforeseen peek into Mr Blahnik’s world, featuring a ‘who’s who’ of the fashion and entertainment industries including Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Paloma Picasso, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Rupert Everett, Karlie Kloss, André Leon Tally and more.

“The maestro of mules comes across as a modest, giggly sweetheart in a film that handles his achievements with the seriousness they deserve.”

LESLIE FELPERIN, THE GUARDIAN If you are a Sex And The City fan you will love this documentary on the man who created the shoes loved by Carrie Bradshaw herself. SARAH JESSICA PARKER

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SPECIAL GUEST EVENTS

30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

WITHNAIL AND I SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK 1987 DIRECTOR: Bruce Robinson CAST: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick DURATION: 1hr 47mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Arrow Films Introduction and post-screening discussion with Richard E. Grant.

Based on the life of its writer/director Bruce Robinson, Withnail And I is set in London in 1969 with two out-of-work actors, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann), fed up with damp, cold, piles of washing-up, mad drug dealers and psychotic Irishmen, decide to leave their squalid Camden flat for an idyllic holiday in the countryside,

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courtesy of Withnail's uncle Monty's country cottage.

But when they get there, it rains non-stop, there's no food, and their basic survival skills turn out to be somewhat limited.

Matters are not helped by the arrival of Uncle Monty, who shows an uncomfortably keen interest in Marwood.

Robinson's Withnail and I is an enduring British cult film.

Enthusiasts call out the iconic phrases from the endlessly brilliant script to one another like mating calls: "Scrubbers!"

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IN CONVERSATION: RICHARD E. GRANT Richard E. Grant made his film debut in Bruce Robinson’s classic British comedy Withnail And I and the rest, as they say, is history. He is multi-talented; an actor, writer, director, raconteur, and not to mention, a successful entrepreneur after the launch of his award-winning perfume Jack in 2014. With a hint of marijuana tones, the media immediately labelled it ‘pot perfume’ in reference to Grant’s role as drug-taking Withnail in the iconic movie.

and "We want the finest wines known to humanity and we want them now!" Withnail and I is movie magic, enhanced by an aimless but appallingly eventful plot.

Popular among students, it strikes a chord with anyone who has undergone a period of debauchery and impoverished squalor prior to finding their way onto life's straight and narrow.

His talent and versatility has enabled Grant to have a long, distinguished and varied career achieving recognition in both Hollywood blockbusters and smaller independent films with titles including L.A. Story, The Age Of Innocence, Bright Young Things, Gosford Park, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Penelope.

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SPECIAL GUEST EVENTS

REMEMBERING SAM SHEPHERD SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

Foyle Film Festival will pay tribute to the late Sam Shepard whose untimely death in late July caused great sadness in the worlds of theatre and cinema.

The iconic actor, playwright and director left behind a unique 50 year legacy of classic American plays and memorable performances in movies such as Frances, Country, Fool for Love, Voyager, Mud, Black Hawk Down and The Right Stuff, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

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In the autumn of 2013 as part of the City of Culture, Sam Shepard spent five weeks in Derry getting to know the city and attending rehearsals for the Field Day Theatre Company’s production of his new play, A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations), which was premiered at The Playhouse.

Foyle Film Festival celebrated Sam’s residency in Derry with a screening of Paris, Texas, the haunting film that he co-wrote for Wim Wenders. Sam took part in a post-screening public interview with the playwright, Clare Dwyer-Hogg.

DAYS OF HEAVEN USA 1978 DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick CAST: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz DURATION: 1hr 34mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures SOURCE: Filmbank A special screening of Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven, in which Sam Shepard made his screen debut. This 1978 film is justly celebrated for its painterly images of rural landscapes and the evocative musical score by Ennio Morricone. A Greek tragedy plays out in the wheat fields of Texas with Sam Shepard in the role of the farmer, a brooding, enigmatic figure who remains a mystery throughout.

Won an Oscar® “Days Of Heaven is above all one of the most beautiful films ever made. Malick’s purpose is not to tell a story of melodrama, but one of loss… He evokes the loneliness and beauty of the limitless Texas prairie.”

ROGER EBERT, ROGEREBERT.COM

STEPHEN REA AND JUDITH RODDY READ THE SHORT STORIES OF SAM SHEPARD Sam Shepard and Stephen Rea were lifelong friends, working together since the early ‘70s, when Stephen played the role of Cody in Sam’s experimental play, Geography of a Horse Dreamer.

Sam wrote several plays for Stephen that were premiered at the Abbey Theatre including the one-man tour-de-force, Kicking A Dead Horse in 2007.

The two friends appeared on screen together in the western Blackthorn (2011) in which Sam played an aged and grizzled Butch Cassidy, hiding out in Bolivia, pursued by his nemesis, a Pinkerton detective played by Stephen.

What was to be their final collaboration came during Derry’s year as City of Culture. Stephen approached Sam to write a new play to be premiered at the Playhouse, which would then travel to New York. A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations) with Stephen Rea in the lead role of Oedipus was one of the triumphs of the City of Culture year.

The two friends reunited exactly one year later in November 2014 for the off-Broadway premiere of A Particle of Dread at the Alice Griffin Jewel Box theatre in New York.

As well as being one of the 20th century’s greatest dramatists, Sam Shepard was a brilliant chronicler of the tragicomic and the surreal in his short story collections, Hawk Moon, Motel Chronicles, Cruising Paradise, Great Dream of Heaven and Day out of Days.

25TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

THE CRYING GAME SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM

BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

UK/Japan/USA 1992 DIRECTOR: Neil Jordan CAST: Stephen Rea, Forest Whitaker, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Broadbent DURATION: 1hr 52mins CERT: 18 DISTRIBUTOR: BFI With special introduction by Stephen Rea. An unlikely friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap

by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage situation ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name ‘Jimmy’ and gets a job as a day labourer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. However, Dil is also keeping secrets from Fergus.

Won an Oscar® “A solid thriller with wit and plenty of grit.”

JENNIE KERMODE, EYEFORFILM.CO.UK

Stephen Rea and Judith Roddy read from the short stories of Sam Shepard.

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DERRY~LONDONDERRY ONSCREEN

IN THE NAME OF PEACE: JOHN HUME IN AMERICA SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 2PM

THE GUILDHALL

Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Maurice Fitzpatrick CAST: President Bill Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, Prime Minister John Major, Prime Minister Tony Blair DURATION: 1hr 30mins CERT: U The director Maurice Fitzpatrick will introduce the film and join a panel discussion after the screening with Professor Paul Arthur, Dr John McLoughlin, and journalist/ broadcaster Póilín Ní Chiaráin. The panel discussion will be chaired by journalist Susan McKay. Further participants to be announced.

In The Name of Peace: John Hume in America, directed

by Maurice Fitzpatrick and narrated by Ballymena-born Hollywood star Liam Neeson, examines the Derry politician’s key role in the peace process. It includes interviews with former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter as well as former British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and John Major “John Hume restored to his rightful place in Irish history.

Maurice Fitzpatrick’s documentary lines up luminaries eager to set the record straight.”

DONALD CLARKE, THE IRISH TIMES

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DERRY~LONDONDERRY ONSCREEN

PENANCE: AITHRÍ SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 6PM

THE GUILDHALL

Ireland/UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Tom Collins CAST: Emma Eliza Regan, Gerard McSorley, Peter Coonan, Barry McGovern DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: TBC Father Eion O’Donnell is unambiguous about the need to use violence to force Britain out of Ireland. He influences a young impressionable boy, Antaine to fight in the 1916 Rising. Fifty years later Antaine arrives in Derry as an experienced gunman. This appearance throws Eoin back to the cause of his breakdown in 1916. Eoin’s influence on young Antaine echoes in Antaine’s dark influence on an Altar boy, Feidhlim.

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FAMILY DAYS

CELEBRATING 45TH ANNIVERSARY OF AARDMAN ANIMATION

WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE–RABBIT SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

UK/USA 2005 DIRECTORS: Steve Box, Nick Park CAST: Peter Sallis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Kay, Nicholas Smith, Liz Smith, John Thomson DURATION: 1hr 25mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: 20th Century Fox SOURCE: Filmbank Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, have made a modest success out of their new humane pest control business, Anti Pesto. Then a large vegetable-eating beast begins to terrorise the town’s vegetable plots ahead of the annual Giant Vegetable Competition.

Won an Oscar® “In Nick Park Britain has its own authentic animation genius.”

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CHICKEN RUN

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

UK/USA 2000 DIRECTORS: Peter Lord, Nick Park CAST: Mel Gibson, Lynn Ferguson, Jane Horrocks, Miranda Richardson, Julia Sawalha, Imelda Staunton DURATION: 1hr 24mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Pathe SOURCE: Filmbank The hilarious story of four talking chickens who hatch a plot to escape from a Yorkshire egg farm. Ginger, Bunty, Babs and Fowler are chicks with a mission as the farmer's wife Mrs Tweedy wants to put them in a pie.

The American rooster, Rocky (Mel Gibson), becomes their only chance of escape…

Nominated for a Golden Globe “Chicken Run has that yearning for home that’s at the heart of all good fables…

It’s a great eggscape from banality.”

ELVIS MITCHELL, NEW YORK TIMES

FAMILY DAYS

SHORT FILM, POPCORN AND SANTA This magical seasonal event includes a short film, popcorn and a visit with Santa Claus himself.

Cost: £2pp. Parent/Guardian: Free

SANTA & SHORT: THE SNOWMAN SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

SANTA & SHORT: THE SNOWMAN AND THE SNOWDOG

SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 11AM NERVE CENTRE

UK 1982 DIRECTORS: Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami CAST: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs DURATION: 26mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

UK/Ireland 2012 DIRECTOR: Hilary Audus CAST: DURATION: 24mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Universal

One Christmas Eve, a little boy builds a snowman that magically comes to life and takes him on a magical journey to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

A young boy and his mother move house, and the boy discovers a secret box hidden under the floorboards of his bedroom. In the box he finds a hat, scarf, some lumps of coal and a shrivelled tangerine – it’s a snowman-making kit!

Nominated for an Oscar® “A magical tale of excitement and friendship.”

ALI BARCLAY, BBCI FILMS

When it snows the boy builds a Snowman and a Snowdog.

At midnight, both magically come to life. The boy awakes and joins them on an amazing adventure, flying over London and onwards to the North Pole.

“Sweet holiday sequel about a boy who misses his dog.”

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TOY STORY 3 SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 2PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

USA 2010 DIRECTOR: Lee Unkrich CAST: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Ned Beatty, Don Rickles, Michael Keaton DURATION: 1hr 43mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Disney Print SOURCE: Park Circus Andy is heading off to college, and his toys, including Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz (Tim Allen), are worried about their uncertain future. After some twists and turns, the toys end up at Sunnyside Daycare Centre where they meet new playmates such as Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear, a stuffy porcupine named Mr Pricklepants, and a smooth-talking Ken doll.

Won two Oscars® “Toy Story 3 is as sweet, as touching, as humane a movie as you are likely to see…”

A.O. SCOTT, NEW YORK TIMES

THE STAR 3D SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 2PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Timothy Reckart CAST: Gina Rodriguez, Kristin Chenoweth, Zachary Levi, Keegan-Michael Key, Christopher Plummer, Kris Kristofferson, Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Clarkson, Aidy Bryant DURATION: 1hr 35mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures Releasing In this magical seasonal animated film, a small but brave donkey named Bo yearns for a life beyond his daily grind at the village mill.

One day he finds the courage to break free and finally goes on the great adventure of his dreams. On his journey, he teams up with Ruth, a lovable sheep who has lost her flock and Dave, a dove with high aspirations. Along with three wisecracking camels and some eccentric stable animals, Bo and his new friends follow the Star and become accidental heroes in the greatest story ever told – the first Christmas.

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SPECIAL CINEMA SCREENS As part of this year’s 30th Anniversary celebrations, Foyle Film Festival presents a series of screenings targeted at those living with special needs, such as dementia, physical and mental challenges, their families and carers.

along to any musical number if they so wish. Complimentary tea, coffee and biscuits will be served half an hour before the film to give people the chance to meet and socialise, and to familiarise themselves with the venue.

Films will screen with lights on low level, with no adverts or trailers and the audience will be free to move around, or sing

Tickets at special reduced price of £1pp.

BRIEF ENCOUNTER MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 1PM

NERVE CENTRE

UK 1945 DIRECTOR: David Lean CAST: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway DURATION: 1hr 26mins CERT: PG SOURCE: Filmbank At a railway station café, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Both are already married, but following their chance meeting they gradually fall in love. They meet every Thursday, but are well aware that their love is doomed.

Nominated for three Oscars®

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“It is with this film that Lean announces himself as a poet of the cinema.”

JANE MOAT, BFI SCREEN ONLINE

SPECIAL 75TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

CASABLANCA

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

USA 1942 DIRECTOR: Michael Curtiz CAST: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre DURATION: 1hr 42mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros Print SOURCE: Park Circus Three words – MAGIC, MAGIC, MAGIC… As time goes by (seven and a half decades no less), the appeal of Casablanca shows no sign of abating. Originally intended as a WWII propaganda film, it remains a wonderful blend of bittersweet romance, wisecracking comedy and wartime intrigue. The legendary Bogie is laconic nightclub-owner Rick, whose life in Casablanca is turned upside down by the arrival of former lover Elsa (Ingrid Bergman).

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Bill Condon CAST: Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Dan Stevens, Emma Watson DURATION: 2hrs 9mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: Disney SOURCE: Filmbank

Won three Oscars® “Arguably, cinema’s greatest ‘accidental masterpiece’, it still amounts to some hill of beans.”

WALLY HAMMOND, TIME OUT

Disney’s magical animation Beauty And The Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle…

CALAMITY JANE

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 1PM NERVE CENTRE

USA 1953 DIRECTOR: David Butler CAST: Doris Day, Howard Keel, Allyn Ann McLerie DURATION: 1hr 41mins CERT: U DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros. PRINT SOURCE: Filmbank Deadwood, South Dakota, is largely the abode of men, but frontier scout Calamity Jane (Doris Day) is as hard riding, boastful and handy with a gun as any. Jane's wild promises set her off in search of a beautiful singer to grace the stage at the Golden Garter saloon, but her triumphant return to town might be tainted when she introduces a rival to the man she loves.

Won an Oscars® “Calamity Jane is pure unadulterated fun.”

ANDREA CHEE, MOVIE GAZETTE

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FROM SHORTS TO FEATURES #CONF17 Friday 24 November @ 11am Jim Sheridan in Conversation NERVE CENTRE

Jim Sheridan is a playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer. From 1989 to 1993, Sheridan made three acclaimed films set in Ireland: My Left Foot, The Field and In The Name Of The Father that between them received 13 Academy Award® nominations. Sheridan has personally received six Academy Award® nominations. In addition to the abovementioned films, he is also known for the films The Boxer and In America.

In 1989, he directed My Left Foot, which became a critical and commercial success and won Daniel Day-Lewis

and Brenda Fricker Academy Awards®.

He followed that with The Field (with Richard Harris) in 1990; then with In the Name of the Father in 1993, a fictionalised re–telling of the case of the Guildford Four. The film won the Golden Bear at the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.

In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother's Son with Terry George. The Boxer (with Daniel Day-Lewis) was nominated for a Golden Globe for best film drama in 1997. In 2003, he released the semiautobiographical In America, which tells the story of a family of Irish immigrants trying to succeed in New York. The film received superb reviews and earned Samantha Morton and Djimon Hounsou Academy Award® nominations. In 2005

he released Get Rich Or Die Tryin', a film starring rap star 50 Cent.

Sheridan helmed the 2009 film Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal, which was shot in New Mexico. He also directed the thriller Dream House, which starred Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz, and more recently The Secret Scripture with Rooney Mara, Aidan Turner, Eric Bana, Vanessa Redgrave and Irish actors Jack Reynor, Susan Lynch and Arian Dunbar.

He recently directed the short film, The Eleventh Hour with Salma Hayek, which screens as part of this year’s Light in Motion Competition.

My Left Foot FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 8PM BRUNSWICK MOVIEBOWL Ireland/UK 1989 DIRECTOR: Jim Sheridan CAST: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Cyril Cusack, Fiona Shaw, Ray McAnally DURATION: 1hr 43mins CERT: 15 DISTRIBUTOR: Park Circus With introduction by Director Jim Sheridan.

The incredible real-life story of writer and artist Christy Brown. Born into a large, impoverished Irish family, Christy is paralysed from birth due to crippling cystic fibrosis and written off as a helpless infant, only able to make guttural sounds. But trapped within his damaged body is a brilliant mind, which finally finds expression thanks to his own determination and the drive of his indomitable mother, who never gives up on him.

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“My Left Foot is a great film for many reasons, but the most important is that it gives us such a complete picture of this man's life.”

ROGER EBERT, ROGER EBERT.COM “Debuting director Jim Sheridan (who co-adapted the book with playwright Shane Connaughton) places this empty coalbin saga in a well-directed home that mixes the tragic with the funny.”

DESSON HOVE, THE WASHINGTON POST

The Wonderful World of Aardman Aardman Animation will talk about their award-winning short and feature films, and give the audience a unique glimpse at some of the studio's latest work.

Based in Bristol and co-founded by Peter Lord and David Sproxton, Peter and David met Nick Park at the National Film and Television School when he was working on his student film A Grand Day Out. Nick joined Aardman full time in 1985.

Aardman Animation Studio is one of Britain’s biggest creative exports, producing multi-award-winning feature films, television series, music videos, advertisements and digital entertainment. The studio won three Academy Awards® for Best Animated Short Film – Creature Comforts (1990),

The Wrong Trousers (1993) and A Close Shave (1995), and then went on to win Best Animated Film for Wallace and Gromit’s feature debut, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), which was also awarded the BAFTA for Best British Film. Popular theatrical releases have included The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012), Arthur Christmas (2011), Flushed Away (2006) and the studio’s highest grossing theatrical release, Chicken Run (2000). One of the studio’s earliest stop motion animation characters, Morph, has been a children’s television favourite in Britain since he first appeared on television in 1977.

animated feature Early Man, starring Eddie Redmayne, Maisie Williams and Tom Hiddleston, will be released in January 2018.

Aardman’s most recent productions include Shaun The Sheep The Movie and follow-up feature Shaun The Sheep 2, due for release in 2019. Aardman’s latest

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Oscar® Affiliated

BAFTA Recognised

BIFA Recognised

FOYLE FILM FESTIVAL LIGHT IN MOTION (LIM) COMPETITION AWARDS 2017 BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM BEST IRISH SHORT FILM BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM Recipients of the Light in Motion (LIM) Awards at Foyle Film Festival qualify for consideration in the Short Film and Animation categories of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run.

Since 1999, the Foyle Film Festival has been an Oscar® affiliated festival – one of only a handful of festivals to enjoy this honour. In addition, Foyle Film Festival enjoys BAFTA recognition since 2009.

Over the years the festival has been privileged to screen the very best in International and Irish short film and animation to local audiences and to support local filmmakers through exhibition at Northern Ireland’s only Oscar®-affiliated festival.

Previous Foyle Film Festival winners and competitors who have proceeded to win the Oscar® for Live Action Short Film and Short Animation include: 2014 short animation finalist Bear Story and 2013 finalist Mr Hublot. Northern Ireland native Terry George, a finalist for The Shore won the Live Action Short Oscar® in 2012 as well as Martin Mc Donagh for Six Shooter in 2006, Adam Elliot for Harvie Krumpet in 2003 and Eric Armstrong for Chubbchubbs in 2002.

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Other LIM Award winners who received Oscar® nomination include: 2014 short film winner Parvaneh, 2014 short animation winner The Dam Keeper, 2012 finalist Asad, 2011 animation winner A Morning Stroll, 2009 Irish Short winner The Crush, 2008 International short winner The Door and 2008 short animation winner French Roast.

To mark 30 years of the Foyle Film Festival, we are delighted to welcome director Jim Sheridan to the festival as part of the 2017 Shorts to Features conference. This annual event brings full circle the path to Oscar® and BAFTA glory that begins for so many at the Foyle Film Festival. Rising filmmakers will have the chance to focus on the transition from producing short films to feature length

films through an exciting programme of panels, workshops and screenings led by industry luminaries from Ireland and beyond.

We extend our thanks to the many competitors, past and present who have participated in the Light in Motion Awards and whose success secures its legacy for the future.

The Light In Motion Awards are sponsored by City of Derry Crystal.

LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 12PM NERVE CENTRE

BATHED IN LIGHT SCHEIDWENG/ TEENAGE THREESOME Germany 2017 DIRECTOR: Arkadij Khaet DURATION: 4mins

Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: Guillem Manzanares DURATION: 15mins Two teenage couples are spending a weekend together in a house by the sea. When new feelings develop, the dynamic quickly changes.

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LAKESONG Canada 2017 DIRECTOR: Douglas Gibbens DURATION: 18mins When her grandfather mysteriously drowns in the lake behind his cottage home, Claire is determined to find answers.

One boy, one girl and her stepbrother.

A date goes wrong.

FERN THE SILENT CHILD UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Chris Overton DURATION: 20mins A caring social worker does everything she can to stop a deaf child from being treated like a stumbling block in a middle-class family.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Johnny Kelly DURATION: 6mins

MASTERPIECE

A woman loses her husband and finds a potted plant.

Russian Federation 2017 DIRECTOR: Irina Storozhenko DURATION: 15mins Women complain about their typical relationship problems in the office of a young psychologist, who has a unique ability to cure his patients with a click of his fingers.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 2PM NERVE CENTRE

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BLACK LABEL Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: David Vergés DURATION: 11mins Erik works the night shift at a lonely gas station and Alex is an assiduous regular. Tonight something happens and it gives them the opportunity to discover who they really are.

THE GIRL IN THE SNOW Switzerland 2017 DIRECTOR: Dennis Ledergerber DURATION: 7mins A day in the life of a foley artist.

PROMISE

Germany 2017 DIRECTOR: Felix Karolus DURATION: 17mins “Action, Action. You have power over me, nonetheless I have no need of you and I don’t like you anymore.”

Los Paul, Trio

THE KID

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Neville Pierce DURATION: 15mins A Syrian refugee can only stay in Britain if she becomes a surrogate mother for a desperate couple, but their illicit pact has dark consequences.

GO PAUL

WINNING MARGE UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Max Lincoln DURATION: 6mins

Poland 2017 DIRECTOR: Paweł Podolski DURATION: 20mins A smart alec eight-year-old girl recruits a selfish grown up into a seemingly innocuous scheme.

John is with Sophie, but John wants Kim. The girls have other plans.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS IRISH SHORT FILM SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 4PM NERVE CENTRE

AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Helen Flanagan DURATION: 13mins Distressed new mother Maura becomes fixated on the idea that there might be sinister forces at work, deliberately causing her baby’s unease.

MUIRGHEILT Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Tara Hegarty DURATION: 8mins There is a legend among fishermen that to have a woman on a boat is bad luck. Fergus is about to discover how this legend came about.

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LUGOJ Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Chris Lodge DURATION: 15mins A stranger approaches a young army corporal at the dawn of the Romanian revolution. The corporal must decide if this stranger is friend or foe.

FOR YOU Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Brendan Canty DURATION: 12mins A young girl struggles with an alcoholic mother, her environment and entering adulthood, until an act of devotion from her boyfriend offers relief and the strength to love.

UNFORGOTTEN SAVING SANTA Northern Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Keith O’Grady DURATION: 17mins

NICE NIGHT FOR IT Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Rachel Carey DURATION: 7mins Ground down by endless nights awake, an insomniac takes a nighttime walk, where she finds comfort in a fellow sleepless stranger.

A little girl, still dealing with her mother's death, comes across a destitute man, a street drinker who bears a striking resemblance to Santa Claus.

Ireland/Canada 2017 DIRECTOR: Alexander Wilson-Flynn DURATION: 15mins An elderly man near the end of his life passes lonely days in an old folk’s home writing letters to an old friend.

But the arrival of a new occupant in the home opens the doors to his past and changes everything.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS IRISH SHORT FILM FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 5PM NERVE CENTRE

TAKE ME SWIMMING Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Claire Dix DURATION: 15mins A son must overcome his own conflicted feelings and honour his father’s intentions to keep his mother alive, despite her expressed wish to the contrary.

THE WIDOW’S LAST Ireland/UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Vanessa Perdriau DURATION: 22mins Ireland, 1847. A destitute young widow desperate to save her dying son, must make a choice, but is the cost of survival worth the price of her humanity?

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LEAP OF FAITH Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Mark Smyth DURATION: 13mins Kelly longs for a connection in a disconnected world.

TIME TRAVELLER REFUGE Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Leticia Agudo DURATION: 20mins Based on the real stories of thousands.

A young Irish man in an unfamiliar European city gets help and refuge from an illegal immigrant for a night, a young man like himself. For one night, they’re equals.

11TH HOUR Ireland/USA 2016 DIRECTOR: Jim Sheridan DURATION: 11mins The story is based on an experience of a journalist who was living in New York at the time of 9/11.

Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Steve Kenny DURATION: 12mins A Back To The Future-obsessed traveller boy strives to finish building his own DeLorean replica before his family are evicted from their halting site.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS ANIMATED SHORT FILM SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 12PM NERVE CENTRE

REVELATION – THE CITY OF HAZE China 2017 DIRECTOR: Qichao Mao DURATION: 14mins After witnessing his mother’s death in a riot, Mai broke down and cannot remember his own name since.

One day, a girl named Yi finds him and brings him back to the City of Haze.

NIGHT SHADOWS USA 2017 DIRECTORS: Ivan Viaranchyk & Bat-Ami Rivlin DURATION: 7mins In a dark, old Victorian city, a young doctor is summoned by a mysterious coachman to attend a patient in need. Rushing to meet his client, the Doctor finds himself taking a dreadful journey to his own personal nightmare.

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TWO BALLOONS USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Mark C. Smith DURATION: 9mins Two travellers return to a place crossed by stars and clouds where love is at the beginning of everything.

DEPARTURE Hong Kong 2017 DIRECTOR: Khong Chang Kong DURATION: 8mins 2,000 years from now, Qu Yuan, the poet and high priest who lived during the Warring States period of ancient China, believes that man can get relief from pain by giving up their soul.

DON’T THINK OF A PINK ELEPHANT UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Suraya Raja DURATION: 7mins Layla fights daily against urges and compulsions, until challenged to face her darkest fears.

POLES APART UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Paloma Baeza DURATION: 12mins In a harsh Arctic landscape, a hungry and solitary polar bear has to decide if a naïve Canadian grizzly bear is her food or her friend.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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TRUE NORTH DREAM LOGIC USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Meaghan Tosi DURATION: 3mins A girl with chronic nightmares is given a gift to help, but when it's accidentally broken her biggest fears become a reality and she must find a way to fight them on her own.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: George Bowler DURATION: 8mins On the long journey home, a fisherman comes upon the wreckage of a ship and rescues a small boy that he finds asleep in a barrel.

ORIENT CITY: RONIN & THE PRINCESS Hungary/USA 2017 DIRECTORS: Ryan Colucci & Zsombor Huszka DURATION: 19mins When a little girl’s family is assassinated in the unforgiving Orient City, the broken down, opium-addicted Ronin is charged with protecting her.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS ANIMATED SHORT FILM SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 2.15PM NERVE CENTRE

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LATE SEASON

THE HOUSE OF COLOURS

Austria/France/Portugal 2017 DIRECTOR: Daniela Leitner DURATION: 7mins

Argentina 2017 DIRECTOR: Nicolas Villarreal DURATION: 9mins

An elderly couple seem to have lost their affections for one another.

One day at the beach, something incredible happens – something that rekindles their long-lost romantic feelings.

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TÊTE-À-TÊTE UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Natasha Tonkin DURATION: 8mins One family’s search for connection in a digital world.

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A young girl wishes to live inside her favourite television show, but the wondrous trees of La Plata, a mysterious house, and her loving Mother’s secret cause her to change her mind.

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CORKY

HAVE HEART

USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Ty Primosch DURATION: 6mins

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Will Anderson DURATION: 12mins

HOMEGROWN

A corkscrew battles a giant glass bottle to uncork seven magical lightning bugs corked inside.

A looping GIF has an existential crisis.

UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Quentin Haberham DURATION: 9mins

FIRST BLOOM China/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Tingting Liu DURATION: 5mins

A film about parenthood and an overbearing sense of love and protection.

BARTLEBY USA 2016 DIRECTORS: Laura Naylor & Kristen Kee DURATION: 11mins

He is a servant in the royal palace.

She is the emperor’s daughter.

Growing up together, they become friends and soul mates. Naturally their budding feelings for each other are forbidden in this feudalistic kingdom.

An unassuming Wall Street lawyer finds herself beset by a new employee, Bartleby, who refuses to work – in an ongoing act of passive refusal, he simply ‘prefers not to’. A quiet, dogged battle of wills ensues in this stop-motion reimagining of a Melville classic.

AFTERWORK

DAM! THE STORY OF KIT THE BEAVER

Ecuador/Spain/Peru 2017 DIRECTOR: Luis Uson DURATION: 6mins The cartoons entertain us, they make us laugh even though we have had a bad day at work and they are our best friends when we feel alone.

But, do we know what they do when the screen goes off ?

Canada 2017 DIRECTOR: Kjell Boersma DURATION: 13mins Kit, the eager beaver, embarks on an odyssey through four seasons in a Canadian forest where she learns about compassion, failure, survival and community.

THE FULL STORY UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Daisy Jacobs DURATION: 8mins Toby is selling his childhood home.

Walking through empty rooms, he is assailed by memories of happiness unravelling, breakdown and the helplessness and rage of being a child. Why do close ties break and loved ones leave?

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature. Not suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 4.30PM NERVE CENTRE

GU China/Singapore/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Jianjie Lin DURATION: 20mins On a gloomy day, Gu takes a train back to his hometown for the first time in years to reunite with his wife and son, in court.

THE CONTRACT USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Pablo Gómez Castro DURATION: 17mins Whilst in the middle of their fight to find a surrogate mother in Russia, a Spanish gay couple realise there is a deep wound in their relationship.

FUCKING DRAMA Austria 2017 DIRECTOR: Guillem Michael Podogil DURATION: 17mins A young couple in love experience an evening of theatre that changes their lives dramatically. A brutal confrontation with the zeitgeist.

YOU’RE WELCOME Austria/Germany/Switzerland 2017 DIRECTOR: Rebecca Panian DURATION: 9mins You want to drink your coffee peacefully but instead you end up in a situation where people start to stir up hatred against refugees – what do you do?

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FRY UP UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Charlotte Regan DURATION: 8mins Set in the urban backdrop of North London, Fry–up is an intimate portrayal of what could be a family's last day together.

MISS WAMBA Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: Estefanía Cortés DURATION: 17mins A woman tormented by her past meets an old man with whom she immediately connects.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS ANIMATED SHORT FILM SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 12PM NERVE CENTRE

BIG FISH South Korea 2017 DIRECTOR: Jaebeom Park DURATION: 8mins A story sea tosses mother Yona’s small boat as she is out looking for the ‘Big fish’ that swallowed her daughter Mika.

AN ISLAND Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Rory Byrne DURATION: 13mins A solitary man sets out to conquer an isolated island.

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DEPARTURE

THE BLISSFUL ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Aoife Doyle DURATION: 9mins

Romania 2017 DIRECTOR: Sergiu Negulici DURATION: 15mins

An Irish grandmother’s unexpected departure from her lonely life.

Entering an antique shop, a young man finds an intriguing drawing which is hiding a secret love letter on the back, written 70 years ago.

LATE AFTERNOON Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Louise Bagnall DURATION: 9mins An elderly woman drifts back through her memories.

AN BÉAL BOCHT/ THE POOR MOUTH Ireland 2017 DIRECTOR: Tom Collins DURATION: 32mins

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

An animated adaptation of Flann O’Brien’s only novel written in Irish under the pseudonym of Myles Na gCopaleen. A biting satire of the life story of a young Gael, reflecting on his life from Sligo Gaol.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 2.15PM NERVE CENTRE

A REAL FAMILY Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: Israel Medrano Perez DURATION: 17mins In a near future, a middle-aged woman decides to become a single mother and buys sperm through an internet company.

CATCH OF THE DAY UK 2017 DIRECTOR: Geraint Reynolds DURATION: 15mins As Dylan cares for his dying wife, Gwen, he relives bittersweet memories of their long and happy life together.

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FRENCH

A TIME TO LOVE

France 2017 DIRECTOR: Josza Anjembe Podogil DURATION: 20mins

France 2016 DIRECTOR: Pierre Ferriere DURATION: 10mins

Seyna is a 17-year-old girl, born in France, with Cameroonian parents.

On her 17th birthday, she asks her father for what he’s promised her: the possibility to get naturalised.

Gilles is madly jealous. When his girlfriend Lucie cancels their date, he is convinced that she is having an affair.

CHILD FOR A CHILD Venezuela/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Juan Avella DURATION: 11mins The life of a Venezuelan kidnapper takes an unexpected turn while on his last job.

MERRY GO ROUND Russian Federation 2017 DIRECTOR: Ruslan Bratov DURATION: 17mins The restaurant is closing and Oleg Maratovich wants to celebrate.

Taking along three of his employees, who are no longer able to resist his charm, he sets off in search of adventure.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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LIGHT IN MOTION AWARDS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 4.15PM

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MOTHER

THE INCIDENT

Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: Rodrigo Sorogoyen DURATION: 18mins

Lebanon/USA 2017 DIRECTOR: Meedo Taha DURATION: 21mins

A single mother gets a call from her seven-year-old son, who is on holiday with her ex–husband in the French Basque Country. The boy tells her he cannot find his father, who has disappeared some time ago.

A bus stop near Beirut, a veiled Lebanese woman and a migrant Syrian worker get into a tumultuous moment.

Following their arrest, they must argue their innocence in the face of the only witnesses: a bus full of women on their way to Koran school, each with a different version of the truth.

SOLATIUM NOT EVEN A LINE Spain 2017 DIRECTOR: Victor E. D. Somoza DURATION: 17mins As they do every afternoon, Encarna and Rosario meet up to have churros in their local café. However, today is special as it marks a change in their usual conversation topics.

UK/Ukraine 2016 DIRECTOR: Christina Tynkevych DURATION: 11mins Anna, an ambulance doctor, arrives at a night call which brings back her painful past and challenges her moral compass.

ON THE ROAD Poland 2017 DIRECTOR: Bartosz Nowacki DURATION: 23mins During a long ride, a woman picks up a hitchhiker and another guy. In the confined space of the car the three strangers, all hiding secrets, begin a tense game.

All films in the competition have yet to receive certification. Some films contain strong language and scenes that may be upsetting to people of a sensitive nature and may not be suitable for audiences under 18 years of age.

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YOUNG FILM PROGRAMMERS @ NERVE CENTRE

ONES TO WATCH

Ones to Watch, the brand new film programming movement for young people at the Nerve Centre is proud to bring you its first ever programme of events as part of the 30th Foyle Film Festival.

In partnership with Film Hub NI, Foyle Film Festival and Bennigans Film Club, Ones to Watch brings you the best in cinema – from the early works and later masterpieces of the leading auteurs in cinema to a cult horror scare fest in our bean bag cinema.

ONESTOWATCHNERVECENTRE WWW.NERVENCENTRE.ORG

IT FOLLOWS

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 7PM

NERVE CENTRE

USA 2014 DIRECTOR: David Robert Mitchell CAST: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi DURATION: 1hr 40mins BBFC CLASSIFICATION AGE RATING: 15 WARNING: This film contains violence, strong threat, gory images, sexual nudity and strong language It doesn't think. It doesn't feel. It doesn't give up…

Lock ‘n’ load for a fright night like no other in this interactive theatrical experience, with thrills and spills, scares and swirling fog, followed by a bean bag cinema screening for that perfect Sunday evening.

But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, something, is following her.

"It Follows’ abides by a principle that few horror movies have the courage to embrace: The unknown is the unknown.”

STEPHEN HOLDEN, THE NY TIMES The film follows nineteen-year-old Jay, who should be about school, boys and weekends out at the lake.

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AUTEUR ORIGINS

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON HARD EIGHT & PUNCH DRUNK LOVE DOUBLE BILL

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 7.30PM BENNIGANS BAR The first in our new series titled Auteur Origins, enjoy witnessing the journey of master directors from their early work to their masterpieces within the casual atmosphere and good vibes of Bennigans Bar.

PUNCH DRUNK LOVE

HARD EIGHT

USA 2002 DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson CAST: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman DURATION: 1hr 35 mins CERT: 15

USA 1996 DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson CAST: Phillip Baker Hall, John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson, Phillip Seymour Hoffman DURATION: 1hr 42mins CERT: 18

Barry, a lonely and troubled man finds a new enthusiasm in his life when he falls in love with a charming woman named Lena. All the while being extorted by a phone sex line run by a crooked mattress salesman and obsessively buying pudding.

“For my money it’s Paul Thomas Anderson’s best film…”

MARK KERMODE, BBC

Pro gambler Sydney comes across down on his luck John and teaches him the tricks of the trade. John starts to rake in the money, but Sydney’s dark past eventually finds them both lost in a harsh criminal world.

“Movies like Hard Eight remind me of what original, compelling characters the movies can sometimes give us.”

ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN–TIMES

AUTEUR ORIGINS

MARTIN SCORSESE GOODFELLAS & THE DEPARTED DOUBLE BILL

SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 7.30PM BENNIGANS BAR

GOODFELLAS

THE DEPARTED

USA 1990 DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese CAST: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino DURATION: 2hrs 28mins CERT: 18 LANGUAGE: English, Italian

USA/Hong Kong 2006 DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg DURATION: 2hrs 31mins CERT: 18 LANGUAGE: English, Cantonese

Goodfellas follows the true life story of Henry Hill’s fulfilment of his childhood dream to become a gangster.

It covers his rise and fall within an Italian American crime syndicate.

“This is Scorsese at the very height of his powers, orchestrating storytelling with a dynamic urgency and a bravura use of camera, music and outstanding performers.”

ALLAN HUNTER, DAILY EXPRESS

An undercover cop acts as a mole for the Boston Police Department as he infiltrates an Irish criminal gang and becomes close to a dangerous crime boss. Departed is the film that finally got the Academy to recognise Scorsese’s numerous filmmaking achievements.

“Martin Scorsese proves once again that he’s the master of urban storytelling – and of thrillingly violent filmmaking.”

ROBERTO SADOVSKI, EMPIRE

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SPECIAL EVENTS

BFI FILM ACADEMY PROGRAMME

WORKSHOP WITH WRITER/ DIRECTOR PIOTR SMIGASIEWICZ SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 10.30AM – 12.30PM NERVE CENTRE 56 // FOYLEFILMFESTIVAL // 2017

Piotr Smigasiewicz will provide an insight into all aspects of his work – including the making of his first feature film Titanium White. The workshop will cover script writing, fund raising, attaching talent, filming, post production and exhibition.

Piotr Śmigasiewicz: Writer and director Piotr studied Film Production and Direction at Huston Film School (NUI Galway, Ireland) and International Business at the University of Wales (Cardiff, UK). In the past few years he has directed many short documentaries and short films shot across Europe - including The Player (2008), Say Hello (2003), Somewhere Over the Rainbow (2011) and The Journey (TV documentary, 2007).

JUANITA WILSON & JAMES FLYNN IN CONVERSATION SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 1.30PM – 3.30PM

NERVE CENTRE

Juanita Wilson has been a frequent guest at the Foyle Film Festival since she won the festival’s award for Best Irish Short for her debut film, The Door. The Door went onto to receive an Academy Award nomination in 2010. In the same year Juanita directed her first feature film from an original script about the trauma and violence inflicted on Bosnian women during the conflict of the 1990s. In a first for a female Irish director, As If I Am Not There swept the boards at the 2011 Irish Film and Television Awards, winning the prize for best film, best script, and best director.

James Flynn has a background in production finance and film funding and is one of Ireland’s most successful film producers.

From 1993 to 1997, James Flynn worked as Business Manager of the fledgling Irish Film Board. James then became a fulltime producer and in 1997 with Juanita Wilson established Metropolitan Film Productions Limited with the intention of making strong, independent films for the international market. As well as feature films such as I’m Dancing (2004), Ondine (2009), As If I Am Not There (2010) and Calvary (2014), James Flynn is the producer of the short film, Unforgotten, screening in this year’s LIM Competition.

Juanita and James attend the festival to talk about their extensive experience making both short and feature films.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

FREE

DIGITAL WORKSHOPS Spaces are limited. To book email s.creighton@nervecentre.org

SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER

FILM MAKERS EXHIBITION & SATURDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2017 – 14 JANUARY 2018 25 NOVEMBER NERVE VISUAL GALLERY, EBRINGTON FREE EVENT

In celebration of Northern Ireland’s rich craft landscape past and present, six contemporary makers were invited to produce new work in response to historic footage from the Northern Ireland Screen Digital Film Archive.

From this inspiring starting point, TACA delved into the creative process of each maker and documented their journeys in a series of short films that illuminate the new archive-inspired works.

Visitors to Nerve Visual will encounter commissioned works by Sharon Adams, Sheena Devitt, Alison Fitzgerald, Nicola Gates, Ronan Lowery and Peter Surginor.

These are accompanied by artefacts and the films by TACA of these contemporary makers at work in their studios, shown alongside the Digital Film Archive footage that inspired them.

The exhibition invites insights into past and present production methods and demonstrates the liberating force of new ideas and impulses that can emerge from the archives.

10AM AND 1PM 360 FILMMAKING

WORKSHOPS

Learn how to use a 360 video camera to create immersive VR environments.

AGES 16-25.

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER

& SUNDAY

26 NOVEMBER Part of the Reimagine, Remake, Replay project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund's Kick the Dust programme. Reimagine, Remake, Replay will connect young people with heritage in meaningful ways through creative media and the latest digital technologies. The project is delivered by a consortium of partners including Nerve Centre, Northern Ireland Museums Council, National Museums Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen.

10AM AND 1PM VIRTUAL REALITY

WORKSHOPS

Build your own 3D gallery environment and receive a free virtual reality headset to navigate around it. AGES 11-15.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 7PM

VOID GALLERY EXHIBITION EVENT

NERVE CENTRE – FREE ADMISSION THE DIGGER 2015 DIRECTOR: Ali Cherri DURATION: 24mins LANGUAGE: Arabic and Pashto with English subtitles PRODUCED BY: Sharjah Art Foundation For 20 years, Sultan Zeib Khan has kept watch over a ruined Neolithic necropolis in the Sharjah desert in the United Arab Emirates. Although majestic, the wide-angle shots have no monumentalising intent: the beauty and extent of the site speak for themselves. What is playing out here is the possibility for one man to become part of a landscape that overwhelms him yet seems to need his help. Seen under the silhouette of a rock about to devour him or as a dwarfed gure spade in hand walking from the back of the frame, Sultan curiously busies himself from day to day to prevent the ruins... from falling into ruin.

LES STATUES MEURENT AUSSI (STATUES ALSO DIE) 1953 DIRECTORS: Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, Ghislain Cloquet DURATION: 30mins LANGUAGE: French with English subtitles PRODUCTION COMPANY: Presénce Africaine, Tadié Cinéma Les statues meurent aussi (Statues Also Die) is a film by Alain Resnais, Chris Marker and Ghislain Cloquet that analyses European perceptions of historical African art within colonialism. It speculates on the spiritual properties of African traditional works (from sculptures to masks) and problematises the Western commercialisation of these pieces.

Les statues meurent aussi © Revue Présence Africaine, 1953 Overall screening time: 1hr approx.

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CINEMATIC BREAKFAST

COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE AND CROISSANTS

SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE

SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER @ 11AM

NERVE CENTRE

USA 1993 DIRECTOR: Nora Ephron CAST: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rosie O’Donnell, Bill Pullman, Rita Wilson DURATION: 1hr 45mins CERT: PG DISTRIBUTOR: SOURCE: Filmbank Tom Hanks is Sam, a young widower and Jonah (Ross Malinger) is his lively eight-year-old son. In an attempt to conquer his grief, Sam moves to Seattle, but his life remains empty and his son calls a network radio phone-in hosted by 'Doctor Marcia'. Overcoming initial suspicion, Sam unburdens his sadness over the air. In Baltimore, on the other side of the continent, Annie (Meg Ryan), a newspaper feature writer soon to be married, hears him and is instantly smitten…

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“The sublime Sleepless in Seattle (is) easily the hippest, frankest and funniest date movie around… Hanks is sensational, but he would have been less so without Ryan… she is wonderfully endearing.”

PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE

CINEMATIC BREAKFAST

COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE AND CROISSANTS

THE APARTMENT

SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER @ 11AM

NERVE CENTRE

USA 1960 DIRECTOR: Billy Wilder CAST: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray DURATION: 2hrs 5mins C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon), a junior insurance executive, moves up the corporate ladder by lending out his nearby apartment for the assignations of his superiors. Complications arise when Baxter falls for elevator girl Fran Kubelik (Shirley MacLaine), who is also the girlfriend to big boss J.D. Sheldrake (Bill MacMurray). When Sheldrake wants to use the apartment too, Baxter has a chance to accelerate his career, but his feelings for Fran start to make him question the whole arrangement.

“My favourite Christmas film.”

ANDREW PULVER, THE GUARDIAN

Won five Oscars®

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FESTIVAL CLUB

@ NERVE CENTRE

COLM S. HERRON FESTIVAL CLUB SESSIONS

IN ASSOCIATION WITH ME-KONG STREET FOOD

From 17 November until 26 November, Me-kong Street Food will operate a pop up restaurant in the Nerve Centre. From 10am until 10pm each day, Me-kong will provide a little taste of South East Asia on Magazine Street. There will be a series of daily specials specialising in Thai and Vietnamese street food.

ROSBOROUGH ALBUM LAUNCH SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER @ 8PM ADMISSION: £10 + BOOKING FEE

FRIDAY 17 NOVEMBER @ 6PM – 7PM FREE ADMISSION

Colm S. Herron is a talented local singer/ songwriter and pianist. He draws his inspiration from the likes of Tom Waits, Rufus Wainwright and Creedence to name a few. Along with his originals, he will be playing a selection of old and new classic blues and rock tracks for your delectation.

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Rosborough returns for his first solo Nerve Centre gig after signing with Ignition Records earlier this year. Rosborough cut his teeth in the vibrant music scene in Derry, playing regular shows at Bennigans and the Warehouse which allowed him to try new songs on an audience full of writers and performers. This cultural hub served him well, allowing him to cultivate and refine an album’s worth of songs that attracted the attention of Ignition Records to whom he signed in 2017. This year Glenn has been on tour both as a headline artist and supporting some great acts including The DMAs, Mew and Seafret throughout the UK and Europe. He has also appeared at festivals such as the Great Escape and Community Festival, showcasing new songs whilst building a great live reputation and loyal following. Rosborough is currently recording his debut album and the first single ‘Burn Blue’ is available now. Doors for 8pm. Show at 9pm “Morphing a thick Derry accent into powerful, spine-tingling vocals that rival Caleb Followill.”

HOTPRESS

OUR KRYPTON SON

MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER @ 7PM FREE ADMISSION

Our Krypton Son is the alter ego of Irish songwriter Christopher McConaghy. Over the years, Christopher has shared the stage with a number of acts including Snow Patrol, Duke Special, Hozier, DEUS, David Kitt, Two Door Cinema Club, Alabama 3 to name a few, performing at T Vital and Other Voices in Dingle. His self-titled debut album was produced by Sam Williams (Supergrass, The Go Team, Gaz Coombes) and released via Smalltown America Records in 2013 to great acclaim. Our Krypton Son returned in 2017 with sophomore album 'Fleas And Diamonds' which has subsequently been shortlisted for the coveted NI Music Prize 2017.

"A work of genius."

STATE

THE BARBER OF MOVILLE AN ACOUSTIC MOVIE

NUKE IT FROM ORBIT

TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER @ 8PM

SOUNDS LIKE A BOY’S LIFE

WITH RONAN CARR AND ANN GALLAGHER

Come along and witness Ronan Carr’s acoustic comedic movie presenting the story of husband and wife barber team, Dommo and Molly, on their final voyage of operatic, nostalgic, comedic and matrimonial discovery.

In this digital age one man is determined to produce the world’s first acoustic movie. In other words, a play. A live production with live actors… all in one take. Presented in high definition (depending on your eyesight), this acoustic movie is in living colour and in 3D. The full show will be presented in Echo Echo Dance Studios on 1 – 2 December @ 8pm.

This is an exclusive event with limited places. Price: £10.

Includes performance and two-course meal.

WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER @ 8.30PM ADMISSION: £5

The people behind Masons Comedy Club are proud to present ‘Nuke it from Orbit’, a brand new comedy panel show about all things nerdy; Marvel to DC, Star Wars to Star Trek, various Games about various Thrones. Two teams of top local comedians will battle it out to see who is the geekiest of them all! Spot prizes available.

THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER @ 8PM ADMISSION: £5 The event features extracts from Derry author, Tony Doherty's memoirs, This Man’s Wee Boy and The Dead Beside Us, read by the author and accompanied by a group of musicians from the Ulster Orchestra. The music is closely linked to the readings, reflecting those pieces of music which played an important part in Tony's life in the ‘60s and ‘70s, and is a mix of arrangements and specially composed music

by Philip Walton. UO is delighted to have Susie Blue, the prodigious local singer-songwriter, guesting on one of the evening’s arrangements.

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30TH ANNIVERSARY SCREENING

DIRTY DANCING KARAOKE NIGHT

FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER @ 8PM

USA 1987 DIRECTOR: Emile Ardolino CAST: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Cynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Kelly Bishop DURATION: 1hr 40mins CERT: 15 SOURCE: Filmbank COST: £3 Screening will be followed by moviethemed karaoke.

This enduring classic is the story of Frances Houseman (Jennifer Grey),

a pretty middle-class teenager who finds her adult identity in her first love affair with Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze), the hotel's dance instructor.

“Endlessly quotable, strangely fascinating and immensely charming.”

CAROLINE WESTBROOK, EMPIRE MAGAZINE

A FILM MUSIC JOURNEY WITH THE ULSTER STRING QUARTET, GUEST VOCALIST REBEKAH COFFEY AND TIM BURDEN SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER @ 8PM

Even before films had sound, music was an integral part to the enjoyment of a film.

Cinemas had massive organs installed and the performer would follow the action on screen with appropriate musical accents. Things have changed a little, but we take you back to those intimate days of film presentation.

This live music event sees a chronological journey through the history of film with excerpts from Hollywood's Golden Age classics such as Now Voyager, The Wizard Of Oz; Wild West classics such as The Magnificent Seven, The Big Country; to modern greats like The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

The Music Is Bond – James Bond, includes classics such as Nobody Does It Better, All Time High and Skyfall. While Disney Delights includes unforgettable music from Toy Story, Beauty And The Beast, Up and Inside Out. This extraordinary music extravaganza features special arrangements performed by the Ulster String Quartet with guest soloist and vocalist Rebekah Coffey, and hosted by film music professional Tim Burden.

Refreshments and food included in the ticket price of £8.

Venue Bar will also be open during the event.

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ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL INFORMATION REFUND POLICY We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded. Please check that you receive the correct tickets at the time of purchase.

DISABLED ACCESS Box office and festival staff are able to provide information and assistance on access to the festival venues.

STARTING TIMES Films will generally start on time but delays can be possible – particularly when guests are in attendance.

PARKING AND COLLECTING FACILITIES Parking facilities are available at the Brunswick Moviebowl car parks.

FESTIVAL CLUB The Nerve Centre Bar and Venue will be open for events during the festival dates.

See programme for events guide.

CERTIFICATES U: Universal – suitable for all ages PG: Parental guidance with young children 12: Suitable for aged 12 and over 15: Suitable for aged 15 and over 18: Suitable for aged 18 and over The Foyle Film Festival reserves the right to make changes to theadvertised programme.

Special guests attend the festival ‘Schedule Permitting’ which can lead to last-minute alterations. However, you will be informed if there is a problem or change with your booking.

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2D & 3D

MIDNIGHT SHOW

EVE WED 13th /MORN THUR 14th DEC

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DOUBLE BILL WEDNESDAY 13th DECEMBER

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