www.richardharrisfilmfestival.com
October 24th— 24th—26th 2014
The Richard Harris International Film Festival would like to thank Good Evening Now in it’s second year this film festival will celebrate the life and works of Richard Harris. Richard was not only a well-known Limerick and Irish actor but singer, theatrical producer, poet and film director of immense ability and charisma. This film festival is to celebrate his unique talent in the city where he was born and raised. Along with the viewing of ‘The Field’ , the festival will be a showcase for Irish Short film makers and feature filmmakers from the Irish Diaspora. The idea for this festival emerged during a meeting about ‘the gathering’ in Limerick in 2012. The festival was inaugurated to ensure Richard Harris’s enduring legacy was honoured in his native city. The committee felt that an annual film festival that promoted Irish film makers living abroad was the most apposite way to honour Richard. We strongly believe that the Irish film-making Diaspora should be encouraged to showcase their work here in Ireland . We believe this film festival will be part of the International festival calendar for many years to come. Ireland punches above its weight in terms of acting and film-making talent, Michael Fassbender, Colin Farrell, Stephen Rea, Liam Neeson, Saoirse Ronan and Jack Reynor continue to fly the flag for the Irish film industry but it was Richard Harris that paved the way for these stars in Hollywood. Richard Harris was an actor, singer, theatrical producer, writer, poet & film director of immense ability and charisma. His versatility was evident in his varied film roles whether he was playing a Roman Emperor, a wizard, a tenant-farmer or a mutineer. Harris’s career and personality necessitated a peripatetic life but Limerick and the Shannon region remained close to his heart . We hope that this is a festival will continue to showcase Limerick City and its environs to an international audience. On behalf of the organising committee we would like to thank you for your support throughout the year for the Richard Harris International Film Festival. Festival Board.
The Harris Family, Mayor Michael Sheehan, Paul Foley, Vickie Dudas, Bill O'Reilly, Cos Egan, Peter Clohessy, Jon Kenny, Lime Tree Theatre, Louise Donlon, Deidre Flynn, Gill Fenton. Sheila Deegan, Michael Dietz, Bob Mitchell, Thomas Delohery, Sylvia Moore, Rose Rushe, Patricia HaselbeckFlynn, RG Allen, Stephen Hennigar, Pius McGrath, Steve Hall, Jacinta and Altaf Khan, Alan Owens, Tara Hartigan, SoLimerick, Jason Kenny, Annie Deeney, Mark Griffin, Pete Moles, Amy Brosnahan, Senan Moore, Cian Moore, Danielle O’Shaughnessy, Eoghan Power. Celia Holman-Lee, Darragh Lucey, Killaloe Festival, Behind the Scenes, Declan McLoughlin, MC Jay Red, Caroline Ní Dhubhchoin, Tommy, Denis and Patrick McSherry, Anne and Liz O'Keeffe, Richard Fitzpatrick, Limerick City & County Council, The Mayor’s Ball, The Curragower Seafood Bar; Brian Murphy and Cian Bourke, Donal Mulcahy, Tom Collins Bar and Nancy Blakes Bar, Jay Kavanagh, Rory McDermott, Maurice Power Solicitors. Brian - Limerick Museum, Sharon Slater - Limerick City Archivist, Kieran O'Donnell TD, Simon McGuire and Mark Griffin - Behind the Scenes Filmmakers Network, Declan McLoughlin - Limerick Film Archive, Michelle, Lizanne and Pippa - Limerick Arts Office, Mags O'Sullivan - Irish Film Board, Gregg Schwenk - Newport Beach Film Festival, Jim Sheridan, Patricia O'Reilly - Out of Ireland, Steven Galvin - Film Ireland, Siobhan Russell - RTE, Emer Connolly UL, Michelle, Tarmo and Mairead - Fusion Media, Elizabeth Hickey and Bernie McKeogh - Thomond Park, Nigel Shinnors, Steve Hall, Annette Smyth - Make-Up Artist, Galway Film Centre, Sunniva O'Flynn - IFI. Maeve McGrath, Short Film Programme Co-Ordinator, Susanna Pellis - Artistic Director at the Irish Film Festa (Rome), Judith Blackburn - Artistic Director at the Chicago Irish Film Festival, Nicky Fennell - Film Production Lecturer at Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Film Ireland Scheme Journalists: Amy O'Connor, Jane O'Flaherty, Eileesh Buckley, Kathleen Leddin, No 1 Pery Square Hotel, George Boutique Hotel, and The Savoy Hotel, Shannon Rowing Club. Bríd, Patricia and Terri at No.1 Pery Square Hotel, Ian Cumiskey of Shannon Rowing Club, Gordon and Caoimhe at MJ Flood, Billy Hayes, Pat Keogh, Jason Kenny, Sean Flynn, Michelle Daly, RJ Allen, Sarah Anderson, Kathleen Lesson, Our Volunteers: Declan Grace, Azra St Clare Bruce, Annie Buckley, Megan Cleary, Amy Keenan,, Sarah Callanan, Stephan Barrett, Bob Burke, Beth Kinney, Eoghan Power, Daragh Lucey, Annie Deeney And last but not least a huge thank you to our friends and family and to you our supporters – See you in 2015! Our Team Rob Gill - Commercial Director, Eleanor McSherry - Creative Director Zeb Moore - Production Director, Paddy Murphy - Front of House Maeve McGrath - Short Film Competition Co-Coordinator Billy Hayes - Festival Photographer, Posters, Programme Layout Phillip Shanahan - Festival Cameraman Pete Moles - Film Technician, Michelle Daly - Hospitality Sylvia Moore - Festival Administrator, Bob Burke - Merchandising Board of Directors - Marion Gill, Dr. Darragh Lucey, Rob Gill, Zeb Moore, Sylvia Moore, Eleanor McSherry, Mike McSherry.
Fri 24th Oct 18.30
20.00
GALA EVENING EVENTS* Gala Wine Reception hosted by Jamie and Jared Harris Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
Gala Screening The Field Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
22.00
Sat 25th Oct
Gala Reception Venue George Boutique Hotel, Limerick.
SCREENINGS & NEWORK EVENING
10.30
Short Film Competition Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
14.30
Screening: What Richard Did Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
19.00
Behind the Scenes Filmmakers Networking Evening
Venue Shannon Rowing Club, Limerick
Sun 26th Oct
SCREENINGS & WRAP PARTY
10.30
Screening: The Field Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
14.00
Screening: Starred Up Venue 69 O’Connell Street, Limerick
21.00
Festival Wrap Party Venue The Curragower Seafood Bar, Clancy’s Strand
* Invited guests only ** Please check our website for updates as the above information may be subject to change.
Zeb Moore Festival Production Manager Originally from Dublin, moved to the West of Ireland in 2000 and very soon after became involved in the acting scene in Limerick. Since moving he has acted in T.V. series for RTE and TG4, appeared in feature length films, short movies and web series. Constantly involved with theatre whether, acting, producing, directing or teaching Zeb set up “Magic Roundabout Theatre” with writer and actor Darren Maher. Zeb has performed most recently in his one man show “Spinal Krapp” written by Darren Maher. Spinal Krapp has toured extensively since 2010. He has also appeared on stage at the Electric Picnic, Body and Soul and 10 Days in Dublin Festival. He has been involved with acting, theatre and film for 10 years, credits include film: Mrs. Brown’s Boys D’Movie, The Quiet Hour, Sinners, Upgrade and Vanner. Theatre credits Include Juno and the Paycock (Joxer) Spinal Krapp, Bouncers and Irish Premiere of Rabbit Hole. He hails from a family heavily immersed in the Irish entertainment business; his uncle Butch was Ireland’s first representative in the Eurovision Song contest, 1963, his father is world renowned session musician Des Moore Riverdance, Celtic Women he also played on the music score for Tailor of Panama, Camelot, Room with a view and The Field to name a few. His brother Paul is currently bass player for Van Morrison. Zeb is an original founding member of Elemental Arts & Cultural Festival. Zeb was one of the Lilliputians in this year City of Culture Event “The Giants Journey” by Royal DeLuxe. He is currently directing for The Scare Factory in Limerick
The Richard Harris International Film Festival is supported by: Irish Film Board, Irish Film Institute, Irish Film and Television Academy, Limerick City and County Council, The Mayor’s Ball, Limerick City of Culture 2014, Limerick Communications Office, Limerick Post, Limerick Leader, RTE Morning Edition, TG4, 95FM, Spin Southwest, Limerick City Community Radio, Irish Examiner, Limetree Theatre, Limerick Arts Encounter. Richard Harris Images By Kind Permission Thomas Delohery © All rights reserved.
Limerick Film Archive Mission statement of the Limerick Film Archive
At the opening Gala of the inaugural festival in 2013 Damian Harris, Richard’s eldest son, read out a message from his brothers Jamie and Jared Harris who were unfortunately unable to attend.
Good Evening All, The team approached us about the idea of this festival earlier this year and we were very excited about it right away. Our father fell in love with cinema in the dark movie houses of Limerick and later Kilkee. Although he told people that it wasn’t until he contracted TB, and had to abandon his dreams of playing professional rugby that he discovered theatre and literature, if you ask his brother Noel he will tell you that he had already discovered movies by then. He used to go to the films and then act out the entire story for his friends who hadn’t been able to see it. It seems entirely appropriate then that Limerick should launch a film festival in his honour. It is highly unusual and uniquely challenging to centre a film festival around a person as well as a city. Our hope is that in the coming years that this festival will come to symbolise all that is unique, individual and idiosyncratic about both my father and Limerick, the city that shaped him. It will be contentious, it will be passionate, and it will stand apart because that is both your natures. We are extremely excited about the prospects for creating a new kind of film festival and we greatly look forward to its success. If this is being read out then it means that we have been delayed by our masters here on sets in Toronto and Virginia and have been unable to come. It saddens us more than you can imagine, but we are buoyed by the knowledge that the team is determined that this is just the beginning. God bless you, Jared and Jamie Harris
“To acquire, preserve & share Ireland’s rich cinema heritage” The LFA is owned and run by Declan McLoughlin who has been collecting since 1975. It contains Irelands largest private film and television archive. The largest collection of Irish Films, (features, shorts, documentaries and travelogues) outside of the state funded Irish Film Archive in Dublin. Archive holdings include some unique and rare 35mm film & 16mm film DVD, Video, Photographs, Documentation, Posters, Books and Trailers. Unique Collections The Archive contains a unique collection of films, books, newspaper cuttings, photographs along with detailed research notes compiled by Declan McLoughlin relating to specific people and events, for example : Earl Connolly (1921-2011), Richard Harris (1930 –2002), Michael Collins (1890 –1922), Eamon O’Connor (1933 – 2007), Redemptorist Arch Confraternity (1868-1968) Archive containing some rare footage from the 1928 and 1968 anniversaries and Central Cinema Mallow, John Hipple Collection. Other resources within the archive include Local Films, Irish Films, Newspaper articles & Photographs, Library, Hollywood Collection and a Poster Collection. The Archive contains some rare and valuable posters from Irish and International productions for example “The Quiet Man” ,” Ryan’s Daughter”, Gilda, Citizen Kane. THE LIMERICK FILM ARCHIVE WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO OBTAIN – FOOTAGE OF THE CITY AND COUNTY ( on reels of film, video, DVD etc. ) IT CAN BE HOME MOVIES OF YOUR FAMILY, SPORTING OCCASIONS, ST. PATRICK DAY PARADES, ETC. THESE ITEMS ARE OFTEN FRAGILE AND IF NOT STORED PROPERLY THEY WILL DETERIORATE AND BE LOST FOREVER........ The Limerick Film Archive OFFER A TRANSFER SERVICE – old 8mm, 16mm, video, DVD- can all be copied and preserved for you to enjoy with family and friends. They CAN ALSO TRANSFER AUDIO MATERIAL- old reel to reel tapes, cassette tapes etc. WANT TO LOCATE AN OLD FILM .......through the LFA’s 25 year association with film collectors all over the world – they can often locate that old, obscure title that cannot be bought in DVD shops or online – they specialise in finding Irish Films from the 1930’s to now, old westerns, martial arts films and much, much more.
Declan can be contacted by emailing filmclub@eircom.net
“The Field” (1990) Synopsis “Bull” McCabe’s family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing endlessly for the sake of the land. And when the widow who owns the field decides to sell the field in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. But while no one in the village would dare bid against him, an American with deep pockets decides that he needs the field to build a highway. The Bull and his son decide to convince the American to give up bidding on the field, but things go horribly wrong. Originally produced for British television, The Field was based on the play by John B. Keane, and directed by Jim Sheridan. Jim Sheridan - Director Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his film 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; then with In the Name of the Father in 1993. In 1996 he co-wrote Some Mother’s Son with Terry George. The Boxer 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 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. John B. Keane - Playwright John B. Keane, one of Ireland’s most prolific and respected literary figures was born in 1928 in Listowel, County Kerry and it was here that he spent his literary career, running a pub which provided him with inspiration for his characters and ideas. His first play, Sive, won the All-Ireland Drama Festival in 1959. It was followed by another success, Sharon’s Grave, in 1960. The Field (1965) and Big Maggie (1969), are widely regarded as classics of the modern Irish stage. His other works include Many Young Men of Twenty, The Man from Clare, Moll, The Chastitute and The Year of the Hiker.
Eleanor McSherry - Creative & Festival Director Professional Representative Bodies Eleanor is a member of the Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild, Galway Film Centre, Cork Filmbase and Dublin Filmbase. Journalism She worked as a freelance journalist for Limerick’s Live 95fm and Limerick’s Post newspaper. She has also produced documentaries for radio and was previously appointed the Mid West correspondent for Film Ireland Magazine Scriptwriting Eleanor has worked as a scriptwriter with Nathalie Lichetnthaeler of Wide Eye Films, Jenny Conroy Roche MA (John Heuston School of Film Galway), Ivan McMahon of Two Hungry Fish & currently with Sidhe Films. Achievements Eleanor has been shortlisted for the Galway Film Centre and RTE’s short film script award (in 2009 and in 2010) and the Dublin Filmbase and RTE’s short film script award in 2010. Eleanor was also in the final of the Waterford Film Festival Script Award 2012. Scriptwriting Teaching Eleanor hosts a six-week short script writing, script-doctor workshops at the Limerick Writers Centre. She hosts guest lectures in Limerick Institute of Technology on Radio Advertising Scripts.
Rob Gill - Commercial & Festival Director Rob is a Limerick born freelance strategy consultant with many years experience in communications, market research and financial services with Merrill Lynch, Paddy Power, Wealth Insights and Pegasus Creative. He is currently setting up a Limerick based research company. He attended Crescent College following in the footsteps of Richard Harris. A long time fan of Richard Harris and with a deep interest in the arts, Rob is the currently working on a five year plan for the Richard Harris International Film Festival. He is confident the festival will continue to attract Irish Film-makers living abroad.
“Starred Up”
“What Richard Did”
(2013)
(2012)
Synopsis
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Eric (Jack O’Connell) is a violent young offender prematurely thrown into the dark world of an adult prison. As he struggles to assert himself against the prison officers and the other inmates, he has to confront his own father, Nev (Ben Mendelsohn); a man who has spent most of his life in jail. As Eric forges allegiances with other prisoners, he learns that his rage can be overcome and discovers the new rules of survival. But there are forces at work which threaten to destroy him.
David Mackenzie—Director David Mackenzie stepped into feature film-making (after several serial-award winning shorts) with his oddball-revenge movie The Last Great Wilderness which had its North American premiere at TIFF in 2002. He followed this with his acclaimed adaptation of Alexander Trocchi’s existentialist classic Young Adam starring Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton which premiered in Cannes 2003, played TIFF and Telluride that year and went on to win 4 Scottish BAFTAS, a European Film Academy and several BIFA nominations and a London Critics Circle award for Best Newcomer. Subsequent films include ASYLUM, starring Natasha Richardson and Ian McKellen, the highly regarded Hallam Foe with Jamie Bell, which won a Silver Bear in Berlin 2007, the Gold Hugo in Chicago, the Golden Swan in Copenhagen, the Golden Hitchcock in Dinard, a Scottish BAFTA and 4 nominations, 8 BIFA nominations, and Spread with Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche which premiered in Sundance 2009 (and was released internationally as Toy Boy, L.A. Gigolo, S-Lover, Love, Sex & Celebrity, Oh Yeah, American Celebrity and Jogando com Prazer, depending on territory!). Recently, Mackenzie’s work has continued with his futuristic fable Perfect Sense starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor, which premiered in Sundance in 2011 and won several awards including Best Feature in Edinburgh and several Scottish BAFTA nominations, and the gonzo comedy romance You Instead (aka Tonight You’re Mine) (SXSW ’11) in which two rival pop stars, male and female, find themselves involuntarily ‘united’ at a massive music festival. With Starred Up starring Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn and Rupert Friend, Mackenzie steps confidently into new territory, making a film within the confines of a genre for the first time. The BFI Statistical Yearbook 2013 notes that Mackenzie is regarded as one of the top five most prolific directors in the UK. His work continues to challenge, inspire and provoke. Jack O'Connell—Actor Jack was born on August 1, 1990 in Derby, England. He is an actor, known for 300; Rise of an Empire (2014), Eden Lake (2008) and Starred Up (2013). He is set to star in the Angelina Jolie directed war-drama Unbroken based on the life of Louis Zamperini. .
What Richard Did follows Richard Karlsen, golden-boy athlete and undisputed alpha-male of his privileged set of South Dublin teenagers, through the summer between the end of school and the beginning of university. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until in one summer night Richard does something that destroys it all and shatters the lives of the people closest to him. What Richard Did is a quietly devastating study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be. It won the best Irish film of the year award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards and was screened at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival and was selected to screen at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York in April 2013. Lenny Abrahamson - Director Abrahamson was born in Dublin, began his career directing commercials before directing his first feature film Adam & Paul, a black comedy that featured a pair of heroin addicts as they made their way around Dublin in search of a fix. The follow up film to this was 2007’s Garage, starring Pat Short as a lonely petrol station attendant in rural Ireland. Both films won the IFTA award for best film. In 2012 Abrahamson won his third IFTA for best film with What Richard Did Abrahamson directed the film Frank, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival in January 2014. The film is about an eccentric musician Frank. It stars Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson and Maggie Gyllenhall. Jack Raynor - Actor Jack Raynor is an Irish actor who’s breakout role was as the lead in the critically acclaimed Irish film What Richard Did, for which he won an IFTA Award for Best Actor. Since then, he has appeared in the comedy-drama Delivery Man and featured as one of the leads in 2014’s Transformers: Age of Extinction. He will be next seen in Glassland alongside Toni Collette and in the 2015 production of Macbeth staring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard where he will be playing Malcolm.
Adam Screenwriter: Caroline Farrell Director: Denise Pattison While his mother and father fight over stuff he doesn't understand, and his big sister interprets the situation in her own way, nobody notices as Adam, 7, silently absorbs it all.
Me Buddy Muhammad Screenwriter: Eleanor Walsh Director: Eleanor Walsh
The Weather Report Screenwriter: Paul Murphy Director: Paul Murphy
Cas Timpeall Screenwriter: Glenn Gannon Director: Glenn Gannon
A routine weather report by an isolated lighthouse keeper is called into question.
Me Buddy, Muhammad portrays the development of a friendship between two boys. Although, their backgrounds are different, their idea of friendship is the same.
Vincent is a disillusioned primary school teacher who has lost his way in life. Will the gift of a SatNav (and some magic realism) help him find the place he has been looking for?
After Screenwriter: Amy De Bhrún Director: Seán Branigan
Cavalier Screenwriter: Sean Clancy Director: Sean Clancy
Dan’s night is cut short when his new girlfriend Jenny suffers a traumatic attack. Dan faces an important decision that will define
A directionless young man questions his life after a chance encounter with his ex-girlfriend.
I've been a Sweeper Screenwriter: Ciarán Dooley Director: Ciarán Dooley
Night of the Lonely Dead Screenwriter:Peadar Clancy & James Skerritt Director: James Skerritt
I’ve Been a Sweeper tells the story of The Sweeper (Eamon Morrissey & David Rawle) as he carries out his job cleaning the floors of iconic pubs across Dublin during his final day of life.
In post-apocalyptic Clare, Jim O'Zombie wanders aimlessly looking for that special someone to share his love of brains with.
All Mortal Flesh Screenwriter: John Corcoran Director: John Corcoran A suburban family man and sometime contract killer finds himself faced with an unusual dilemma after accepting a last-minute assignment in the days leading up to Christmas.
Gun Down Screenwriter:Martin Cassidy Director: Nigel O Brien/Martin Cassidy Ever had a bad day at work? Who hasn't. For one young man - a career burglar - every day seems to be a bad day at work. And today is no exception.