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In Animal Kingdom a ritual carves a dimension that melds character, object, landscape and the very tactile makeup of the film itself into one mutating, symphonic mass of spell casting, storytelling, living and dying.
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The Shivering Truth is a miniature propulsive omnibus clusterbomb of painfully riotous daymares all dripping with the orange goo of dream logic. A series of loosely linked emotional parables about stories within tales that crawled out of the deepest caverns of your unconscious mind and became lovingly animated in breath-slapping stop motion - in other words, it is the truth.
Read More →Like some distant relative of The Cable Guy, The Plumber is part Pinteresque bathroom sink drama and part Ozploitation home invasion.
Read More →A performative, participatory documentary inspired by the breadth and complexity of letters that were sent in the 1970s to the editor of Ms.- America’s first mainstream feminist magazine.
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Miss out on tickets for this event? Why not come to hear Robert introduce the film he selected for BFF19: SUMMER. (see below for more details)
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Lenny Abrahamson is an award-winning Irish screenwriter and director.
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I Am Evidence is a disturbing and powerful documentary, an investigation into the way sexual-assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
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As long as humanity has existed it has created sexual imagery. But where does the line sit between art and pornography? What impact does the increasing democratisation if filmmaking have on pornographic image making and it’s consumption? What impact does #MeToo have on production and censorship?
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A shorts programme of films which focus on the lives of disabled people from around the world.
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Selected and introduced by Lenny Abrahamson. Exceptional camerawork and an unerring eye for period detail are boldly on display in Jan P. Matuszyński’s disturbing biopic of one of Poland’s best known artists.
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Solo, Odd Couple, Three Amigos, Four Weddings, Johnny 5, Big Hero 6, Magnificent 7, Hateful 8, Plan 9, 10 Things I Hate About You
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Film Devour Short Film Festival provides a platform for local filmmakers, writers and actors to screen their films, network and coordinate ideas.
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Damn the man! Save the Empire! To celebrate Record Store Day BanterFlix are putting on a 35mm screening of Empire Records at the Strand Arts Centre on Saturday 13 April.
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Our tribute to the work of one of america’s greatest performers. Featuring footage of Bruce from his early days to the present, with concert performances, music videos, interviews and more as part of this celebration.
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Showcasing both first-time and established short filmmakers from all parts of Ireland, our short film programme this year is heaving with talent.
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Showcasing both first-time and established short filmmakers from all parts of Ireland, our short film programme this year is heaving with talent.
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Showcasing both first-time and established short filmmakers from all parts of Ireland, our short film programme this year is heaving with talent.
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Showcasing both first-time and established short filmmakers from all parts of Ireland, our short film programme this year is heaving with talent.
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We are delighted to announce that Robert Carlyle will introduce this film, personally chosen by him as one of his best, and under-appreciated films.
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To mark Lenny Abrahamson's visit to Belfast Film Festival we screen one of his earlier films.
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Two Showgirls travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of one of the Showgirls’ fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
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Written by Tess McGowan, directed by Shelly Love and produced by Louise Gallagher, the film centres around the awkward relationship between immature mum Pamela and disapproving daughter, Allegra.
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An attractive stylish portrayal of shallow serial killer, based on a real life, baby-faced murderer in 1970s Argentina
Read More →Bill Nighy, Sam Riley and Alice Lowe star in this stylish and heartfelt comedy-drama about a Scrabble-obsessed tailor searching for a lost son.
Read More →Pond Life is a perfectly formed coming of age tale set in a quiet mining village outside Doncaster in the mid 90s with breakout performances from a talented cast of young actors.
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