From a Dublin base, an anti-caste influencer grows a global audience
In less than two years, Amit Wasnik has attracted tens of thousands of online followers with his posts focused on the life and ideas of BR Ambedkar.
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A Monthly Film Night Wants to Counter the Cult of Overwork
Chris Hansen and Thomas Mozdzeń set up Do Nothing Watch Films promising escape from the Dublin rat race with a regular series of shorts and features about lives of leisure.
Float Like a Butterfly, Reviewed
“This is a spirited, important, knockout of a picture,” writes our reviewer. “Hazel Doupe is simply fantastic, she’s destined for great things.”
The Dig, Reviewed
A murderer joins his victim’s father in the search for her body. It’s a film with powerful performances let down slightly by ropey plotting, writes our reviewer.
An Animation Studio Builds Films with Cardboard, Vaseline, and Foil
In a small studio off Dorset Street, the team behind Paper Panther Productions work on their stop-gap animated stories.
The Man Who Wanted to Fly, Reviewed
This is actually the story of two men. One of them has his head in the clouds and the other has his feet planted firmly on the ground.
A Cell of Film-makers Meets Up to Create Movies, Fast
The next Kino get together is this weekend in Blackpitts. People can come from all over Europe for the gatherings.
Director Shane Collins Is Putting the Finishing Touches on “Dub Daze”
It’s a coming-of-age story set in Dublin: north, south, and centre. “I was trying to look for new locations that haven’t been on camera before,” he said.
Cellar Door, Reviewed
A young woman searches for her missing son through a miasma of her memories and dreams in director Viko Nikci’s surreal feature film debut, writes Luke Maxwell.
A Monthly Short-Film Contest Open to “Literally Anything”
The Firehouse Film Contest’s organisers want to help filmmakers get over first-time jitters, inhibitions and procrastination – and share their movies with an audience.
Experimental Film Finds a Home in Ireland
Generally the audience either “detests it or loves it”, says Rouzbeh Rashidi. That’s a point of pride for him. They react.
Con, Reviewed
Director Bertie Brosnan takes a candid look at the downsides of celebrity in this “behind-the-scenes featurette”, writes Luke Maxwell.
Film Tells the Story of Brian Kerr’s “Golden Generation” of Football Players
“I thought the documentary was worth making because nobody else had done it,” says writer and director Kevin Brannigan.