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Welcome to the 18th Kerry Film Festival

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Welcome to the 18th Kerry Film Festival. We are delighted to present outstanding short film from around the world along with national and regional programmes. Our Kerry made shorts programme is growing each year demonstrating the talent creating film in the county.

Kerry connections abound in the feature films with our opening film, THE CREST filmed in Kerry and our closing film A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID from Killarney film maker Charlie O’Brien. Kerry Film Festival will host the Irish Premiere of LIES WE TELL starring Gabriel Byrne and we bring SONG OF GRANITE, SCORE and KEVIN ROCHE: THE QUIET ARCHITECT to the Kerry audience.

In 2017 we are introducing DISCOVERY FEATURES, a platform for first time feature film makers and we were overwhelmed with submissions for this developing platform. After the success of our industry day last year, this will continue in 2017 with panel discussions, In Conversation events and Q & A sessions.

I would like to thank all our funders and our headline sponsors, Kerry County Council, Randles Hotel,

Killarney Chamber of Tourism and Commerce, Fáilte Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland. To all the patrons, sponsors, venues, accommodation partners and businesses who support the festival, your generosity is much appreciated.

I especially want to thank Tom Cooper at Cinema Killarney for his ongoing generous support and hosting of the festival.

We look forward to welcoming those who make film and those who come to see our programme. Film makers are the lifeblood of the festival and the audience are our valued friend

I personally want to thank the creative and admin team in KFF, our Jury Panel, our volunteers and the Board of Kerry Film Festival.

Go Raibh Míle Maith Agaibh,Have a great KFF 2017

Maeve McGrathArtistic Director.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Grace O’Donnell (Chair)Yvonne MurphySeán MulchinockAilbhe KeoganÁine MoriartyElaine KinsellaAlex Fegan

STAFF:

Artistic Director: Maeve McGrathProgrammer: Declan Mc SteenProgrammer: Neasa NíBhricPublicity: Heather MackeyTechnical: Tadhg FlynnTechnical: Jake SummersGraphic Design: Brainstorm Design

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Kerry Film Festival are delighted to present the Maureen O’Hara Award for 2017 to Emer Reynolds to celebrate her contribution to the film industry and in admiration for her work which continues to engage audiences and inspire fellow filmmakers.

The Kerry Film Festival inaugurated the Maureen O’Hara Award in 2008 to celebrate outstanding women in cinema. The award was named in honour of O’Hara, one of Hollywood’s best loved and most inspiring actresses.

Director Emer Reynolds is an Emmy nominated multi-award winning documentary director and feature film editor, based in Dublin, Ireland. Her feature film, The Farthest continues to captivate audiences worldwide and will screen at the Kerry Film festival in October.

MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD 2017

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Email: [email protected]

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SHORT

THE WELFARE OF TOMÁS Ó HALLISSY See Website / Social Media

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Director: Duncan Campbell. 40 Mins, 2015, Ireland, Digital, Black And White

The Welfare of Tomas Ó Hallissy is filmed in and around the Kerry village of Dún Chaoin and directly integrates newly scripted material shot with actors with footage from The Village which was also set in Dún Chaoin.

This new film is set against a fictional visit by two American anthropologists to Dún Chaoin, mirroring the premise of Hockings and McCarty’s 1968 documentary. Campbell’s original material also echoes key scenes from documentary that captured the day to day routine of the village; the creamery, turf cutting, rabbit hunting and gatherings in the local pub.

INSTALLATION

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is a surreal observation of existence set to an original experimental score. The narrative follows supernatural occurrences within routine events over the course of day into night. Footage surveils various cities around the world, though specific location is never acknowledged or particularly discernible.

The film’s title, , is an astronomical symbol used to represent the Sun. It was chosen to reflect the universal, non-linguistic nature of the experience, as influenced by the solar cycle.

Dir: Keke Boyman. 2017. 96 mins. CANADA/WORLD

MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD 2017

An award-winning tale of courage, determination and survival set in

occupied France. Jewish thirteen-year-old Fanny finds herself in charge

of a band of children forced to flee the children’s home where they live.

Filled with heart-stopping moments, we watch as the children dodge

authorities and real terrors as they make for the Swiss border, under the

leadership of the fearless, determined girl.

This screening is presented in association with IFI Education

LE VOYAGE DE FANNY

FEATURE

October 19th

THURS 19TH OCT

Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 11amPrice €5Age 12+

France/Belgium • 2016 • English subtitles • Drama • 94minsDirector: Lola Doillon

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FEATURE

October 19th

FEATURE & SHORTSTHURS 19TH OCT

NICKEL FILM FESTIVAL TOUR

October 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time: 11:30am Price: Shorts €5 / Feature €5

The Special Newfoundland & Labrador • 4 Mins

The Big Crunch Canada • 11 Mins

Flight of the Fisherman Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada/China • 11 Mins

Beat Around the BushCountry: Canada • 12 Mins

The Tour Newfoundland & Labrador • 7 Mins

Crocuses Newfoundland & Labrador • 7 Mins

The Nickel Independent Film Festival was founded in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada in 2001. In the last 17 years, it has promoted and screened local productions alongside Canadian and International films. For over a decade, Kerry Film Festival has exchanged some of its best films, allowing a wonderful opportunity to see the best and brightest that each festival has to offer from “across the pond.”

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RIVERHEAD Irish Feature Premiere

A sectarian feud divides a small community in rural Newfoundland. Based on true stories and featuring searing performances from a cast of locals, Riverhead is an aggressive and claustrophobic rural drama seen through a textured lens.

October 19th

Venue Cinema Killarney Time 1pm Price €5

Director, Writer: Justin Oakey • CANADA • 90 Mins

THURS 19TH OCT SHORTS

Contractor 014352 (UK)A daydreaming office worker reaches through his computer screen, in search of a friend.

Cautionary Tales (UK)A disfigured man seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts.

Kill the Engine (USA)Three men’s suicide attempt is foiled when the vehicle of their demise fails to start.

Jon (UK)An Irish inmate’s parole is threatened two weeks from release.

Kill Off (AUS)A woman with an intellectual disability forms an unlikely friendship with a Sudanese refugee, through their mutual love of “Krumping”.

Every Bit Counts (AUS)Billy must perform an act of kindness by stealing from his favourite charity.

The Legend of Bob Leonard (UK)After a Norman procession is captured, a minstrel trades his life for a song.

Ganjy (CAN)Contending with dementia pugilistica, a reclusive boxer is on the ropes until he’s visited by three old friends.

GLOBAL SHORTSOctober 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 11am Price €5

SHORTSTHURS 19TH OCT

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It’s just A Gun (USA)Imagine in the life time of a gun, all the hands it passes through. This is just one chapter in that story.

With Trees (GER)A young girl seeks comfort from the spirit of her deceased mother in a dark mystical forest.

Strays (UK)Children take over a forgotten terraced street, devoid of adults, with no rules or boundaries.

Little Devil (IRL)Ritchie, an autistic teenager, leaves his Dublin home to visit his dying Grandmother in Athlone.

Stranger At The Door (UK)Living with her reclusive father, a girl is tempted by a knock at their door.

Casey (USA)An altercation with local schoolgirls reveals that Casey’s life is based on a lie.

The Brother (USA/FRA)Three sisters go about their everyday life in the absence of their missing brother.

Girl At The Door (South Korea)Hye-ri practices the arm bar manoeuvre to fight against her drunk father’s abusive behaviour.

WHAT CHILDREN SEEOctober 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 1pm Price €5


Litterbugs (UK)A young inventor and pint-sized superhero defeat the town bullies and find an unexpected friendship.

Roake (UK)One shot from Roake will guarantee fame, but at a terrible price.

Move [MUDANZA] (SPAIN)A couple see their relationship tested by the use of new technologies.

Modern Houses (USA)From inside her greatest creation, a star architect hears the whisper that every artist fears.

Mum I’m Back (Greece)A trans woman returns to the village where she was born. The cause is the death of her mother.

Buzz (USA)A co-dependent woman hatches a plan to keep her servile best friend from moving out of their isolated mountain home.

Greetings in the Afternoon (STH KOREA)

A young woman who works at a bowling alley is visited by ghosts who pop in and out of her world.

Serving Joy (AUS)If you can’t handle the heat...get out of Joy’s kitchen!

UNFORESEENOctober 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 3pm Price €5

SHORTS

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SHORTS

Venue Cinema Killarney

Time 3pm Price €5



Absence Heard (POR/IRL)A discussion between filmmaker and stranger leads to the contemplation of youth’s evanescent simplicity.

Throwline (IRL)Uniquely positioned to patrol the night, Irish taxi drivers form a suicide prevention group.

Martin (IRL)Exploring the development of a relationship and our search for happiness.

Lady Eva (USA)Meet the irrepressible Eva Baron, a Tongan transgender woman and beauty-pageant contestant.

Antigone (USA)“Son, I want you to write my obituary,” she said. And so he did.

Blood And Ink (PHL/UK)A meditation on themes of identity, through an indigenous tattooist and her visitors.

The Truth About Irish Hip Hop (IRL)Exploring Ireland’s changing attitude to hip hop music, featuring a hive of talent from the scene.

DOCUMENTARYOctober 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 5pm Price €5

FEATURE / SHORTTHURS 19TH OCT

WIN BY FALL (GER) A coming-of-age documentary about four teenage girls who leave their homes to become professional wrestlers.

JESSZILLA (USA)Jesselyn “JessZilla” Silva at 10 years old trains seriously with dreams of becoming a professional boxer.

I HATE THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT (USA) After his wife’s death, Claude struggles to appear normal while living with a Secret.

BURGLARS (IRL)Two burglars decide to break into a countryside house revealing a final shocking truth.

SOULSMITH (IRL) The trials and tribulations of a volatile young playwright as he traverses a contemporary Ireland.

MY FATHER MY BLOOD (IRL)A man and his child live a nomadic existence. After he murders a woman in cold blood, their relationship begins to break apart.

WAITING FOR YOU (UK/FRANCE) Compelled by grief and curiosity a young Englishman travels to France where he meets an eccentric older woman and unearths truths about the father he never really knew.

THE WAKE (UK)A young man interviews his family at his fathers wake.

DISCOVERY FEATURESOctober 19thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time: 12:45pm Price: €5

Time: 2.30pm Price: €5



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THURS 19TH OCT

Men Of Straw (IRL)Following the O’Sullivan family, in County Kerry, as they strive to keep an ancient custom alive.

THE CREST

October 19th

Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 8:45pmPrice €8

USA | 82 min | Dir. Mark Christopher Covino

www.crestmovie.com

Two descendants of an Irish king journey to an island where he once presided - not to reclaim the land, but to surf the waves. They meet for the first time in Ireland on a quest to explore their shared heritage, learn what has been passed down to them from those who came before, and surf the waters of their ancestors.

This is a story of family, immigration and the value of tradition and culture.

SELECTED SHORT

Opening Feature

FEATUREFRI 20TH OCT


12 billion miles and counting…

It is one of humankind’s greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so. Slowly dying within its heart is a nuclear generator that will beat for perhaps another decade before the lights on Voyager finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings and images of life on Earth. In all likelihood Voyager will outlive humanity.

THE FARTHEST will celebrate these magnificent machines, the men and women who built them and the vision that propelled them farther than anyone could ever have hoped.

THE FARTHEST

October 20th

Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 11amPrice €5

121 MINS. 2017. IRELAND.

DIR: EMER REYNOLDS is the KFF MAUREEN O’HARA AWARD RECIPIENT 2017

SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

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Home Is Where The Sunsets (USA)Alison’s life turns upside down when her family comes to visit for the very first time.

Hello (USA)A young Tin Man finds his life upended by a curious lass and her pup.

Transmission (UK)Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone.

Signature (JAPAN)An anxious young Chinese visitor walks through Tokyo’s chaotic Shibuya district.

The Wedding Speech (UK)Ed doesn’t realise that his speech will be the most important that he will make.

Ash (USA)A young, widowed homeowner battles a charismatic energy executive after an environmental devastation.

The Mountains Of Mourne (USA)Jordan was Brave and Happy.

Nation Down (UK)On a world locked in a dystopian nightmare, a tyrant combats a sudden eruption of riots and pillages.

COMMUNICATEOctober 20thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 12pm Price €5

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Dirt (IRL)A self-serving manager’s meticulously planned promotion is mysteriously derailed after a seemingly thoughtless action.

Wisdom Of Gnomes (IRL)Hannah enlists the help of her hapless uncle in tracking down her father’s killer, only to find something far more sinister at play.

The Bird Who Could Fly (USA)A young Korean-American man struggles with his journey in the face of an overbearing mother and two brothers whose lives have gone awry.

The Silent Child (UK)A deaf four year old lives in a world of silence until someone teaches her the gift of communication.

Unforgotten (IRL/CAN)A lonely old man in a nursing home is confronted by his past.

BARRIERSOctober 20thVenue Cinema Killarney


SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

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SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

The Visitor (BEL)A broken pipe in a church triggers the meeting of a priest and a mysterious man.

The Long Wet Grass (IRL)In a remote lakeside location, a strong-willed woman and a dedicated paramilitary are at an existential impasse.

The Yellow Room (USA)Through a series of lush encounters, two dancers are forced to confront their inherent dualities

Pendulum (UK)Two friends seek spiritual salvation in India before the collapse of the Cosmos.

Maeve and the Moon (IRL)After hearing her mother is ‘asking for the moon’, an Irish girl takes the expression literally - setting off to find the moon and bring it home.

Wrongheaded (IRL)Intense physicality in confined spaces and abstract poetic narratives portray a deep sense of desperation, struggle, loss and unrest.

Milo’s Home (SWISS)A tragic event causes Dagmar to face her own loneliness.

ORCHESTRATEOctober 20thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 2pm Price €5



Time 2pm Price €5

STUDENT - STORIES

Under the Static (S. Africa)A woman builds a machine that she believes can communicate across the cosmos.

The Hidden People (IRL/UK)When a fanciful teenager finds a fairies’ remains, it clashes with his brother’s bleak reality.

M.O.O.N Rising (CAN)The American space program must take on a Russian threat during the first moon landing.

Lawman (USA)Bass Reeves, the greatest hero of the Old West you’ve never heard of.

Growing Alice (IRL)Observing a girl’s changing relationship with her mother, through the years, from the point of view of her bedroom mirror.

Raha (IRAN)A pregnant young girl tries to find money to take care of her problem, against the backdrop of a repressive regime.

Jellybaby (IRL)A young mother struggles to find the balance between her maternal duties and her own desires.

SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

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SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

Danny Boy (IRL)Maggie wants to play ‘Danny Boy’ for her father. Sadly she’s as musical as a bag of cats.

Macro (IRL)After waking suddenly one night, John finds himself on the receiving end of a series of unfortunate events.

Lost Memories (IRL)Sean races to his mother’s deathbed while dealing with inter-family politics over the phone.

Spotless (IRL)Documenting the hapless misadventures of Martin Vaughn, the chairperson of the Birr Tidy Towns Committee.

Thespish (IRL)Andy sits in the waiting room for a cheese commercial audition. He should have made it by now. He is a classically trained actor!

Refuge (IRL)Based on thousands of real stories, two young men, worlds apart, are equals for one night.

The Captors (IRL)A trio of kidnappers face an unexpected dilemma when their wealthy target calls their bluff.

RECALL October 20thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 4pm Price €5


More Than This (IRL)An unexpected discovery. A series of revelations. One worker questions his fate.

Las Cenizas [The Ashes] (US/CUBA)In the wake of a domestic tragedy, a turbulent pair of siblings travel to Cuba.

Impression (UK)A man tries to get his business launched whilst working at a carwash to survive.

La Douleur Exquise (IRL)On the brink of his 50th birthday Michael begins to reflect upon his past decisions.

Sophie (IRL)A time machine operator is plagued by an event in his past, for which he feels responsible, but believes he can reverse.

Three Red Sweaters (USA)A filmmaker explores memory and the use of technology to record our lives, through her grandfather’s 16mm home videos.

Faith (RUSSIA)An old widower, a former radio operator, perceives the flashing bulb as his late wife’s messages.

Too Old To Grow Up (IRL)A portrayal of three women as revealed through their enduring bond with their childhood teddy bears.

STUDENT TALESOctober 20thVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 4pm Price €5

SHORTSFRI 20TH OCT

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FEATUREFRI 20TH OCT



Time 6pm Price €5

SEARCHING

Date Night (IRL)A woman is in for a big surprise on a first date.

The Pike (IRL)An estranged grandmother and grandson are forced to live together and deal with their past.

Peel (IRL)Olivia has to summon her inner-strength when she finds her alcoholic mother unresponsive at home.

JFK…The Badgeman Conspiracy (IRL)The Badgeman assassin has hidden classified documents exposing the truth behind the assassination of JFK.

Out of his Misery (IRL)Cal must save the day when he overhears his parents plotting to murder his Granddad.

Blackout (IRL)A father tries to reconnect with his technology obsessed family.

Reach (IRL)On an ordinary day an ordinary women is undone by an extraordinary secret - but someone is watching when no one else is.

Acorn (IRL)A busy-body mother battles the Principal during a parent-teacher meeting concerning her son and his unusual behaviour.

This creative documentary explores the works of contemporary artists living in the Múscraí Gaeltacht of West County Cork, tracing the links between their work and the landscape that inspires them in a colourful, multi-facteted exploration of the artistic process.

The importance of the Múscraí Gaeltacht; its landscape, its rich cultural heritage and unique local dialect provides an inspiring and nourishing home-base for each of the artists.

Ó DHÚTHAIGH MHÚSCRAÍ FROM THE LAND OF MÚSCRAÍ

October 20th

Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 6pmPrice €6

78mins. Colour/BW. 2016. Éire

An tAthair Ó Fiannachta (IRL)Léargas pearsanta ar an scoláire Gaeilge a raibh gean ag cách dó, Pádraig Ó Fiannachta ón Daingean.

SELECTED SHORT

Image by Helene Willems-Bogels

AESTHETICASHORT FILM FESTIVAL

8-12 november, york, UK

join industry sessions. enhance your contacts.

explore fresh ideas.

Day passes from £16

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300 films. 80 events. 18 venues. 5 days.

SHORTS/FEATUREFRI 20TH OCT

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Irish Premiere Screening

What makes a score unforgettable? Taking a peek at how

composers developed some of the most iconic scores in history,

SCORE: A FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY follows the creative

struggles of designing a modern soundtrack from scratch,

featuring some of cinema’s most recognised names in film music.

This documentary brings Hollywood’s premier composers

together to give viewers a privileged look inside the musical

challenges and creative secrecy of the world’s most widely

known music genre: the film score.

October 20thVenue St. Mary’s, Church of the Sloes, Killarney

Time 8pm Price FREE

2016 | USA | 94 MIN

SCOREA FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Theme: Make Every Second CountKerry Film festival are delighted to screen the winning films from the 2017 LIVE LIFE competition.

DONAL WALSH ‘Live Life’ Short Film Competition Winners


Time 6.30pm Price FREE

A celebration of work from young/emerging film makers

- Where’s My Smile (IRL)- The Adventures of Officer Penny (IRL)- Hidden Potential (IRL)- Catharsis (IRL)- Nola (IRL)

YOUTH PROGRAMME Free Event - 45 Mins - Time: 7pm


Time 7pm Price FREE

SHORTS/FEATURE

“SONG OF GRANITE” revolves around the life of the great

traditional Irish singer, Joe Heaney. The harsh landscape

combined with the myths, fables and songs of his

Connemara childhood helped shape this complex and

fascinating character. Enigmatic and complex, Heaney’s

devotion to his art came at a huge personal cost.

SONG OF GRANITE

FEATURE

October 20th

FRI 20TH OCT

Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 8.15pm Price €8

Director: Pat Collins 2017 / 104 mins / CAN.IRL


Ireland’s submission for the Foreign Language category at the 90th annual Academy Awards

SAT 21ST OCT

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SHORTS

SAT 21ST OCT SHORTS

Kubrick by Candlelight (IRL)In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland...and brought the British Army with him.

The Observer Effect (IRL)Life-changing secrets emerge from life-threatening events in a dark and unpredictable mystery.

A Break in the Clouds (IRL)A young couple struggle to adjust to life following the birth of their first child.

Leap of Faith (IRL)Kelly longs for a connection in a disconnected world.

The Secret Market (IRL)A doctor has risen to the top of her profession. She has a near perfect life until her past comes back to haunt her.

Wave (IRL)A man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognisable language, baffling linguistic experts from around the globe.

IRISH NARRATIVE October 21stVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 4.30pm Price €5

For You (IRL)A young girl struggles with her alcoholic mother and environment, until she finds strength to love.

Rememberer (IRL)The world has ended. There is nowhere to go. Except back.

The Long Line (IRL)Set in Ireland amid an immigration crisis, will Liam’s troubles push him to the edge?

Gone (IRL)On seeing his ex-lover again, Paul stirs up events that spiral out of his control.

Stacey Lee (IRL)Stacey loves books, Spencer loves his dog, neither need each other until they do.

Narcan (IRL/USA)An Irish paramedic in New York, struggles every day to manage a fractured home life as well as death and depravity on the streets.

The Final Fairytale (IRL)A woman looks back at a fading memory of her father and of fairytales.

Tell Them Our Names (IRL)Creative reimagining of moments from the lives of five powerful women during WWII.

Man To Man (IRL)A touching story of friendship, between father and son, catching up over a quiet pint.

IRISH STORIESOctober 21stVenue Cinema Killarney


SHORTS


SAT 21ST OCT INDUSTRY

Industry EventsPanel discussions, masterclasses, Q & A discussions and In Conversation events

See Website and social media for details

By invitation - IFTA MEMBERS Networking Event in association with IFTA

T.A.L.K

SAT 21ST OCT SHORTS

Where is Eva Hipsey? (IRL/UK)An intrepid, older woman deals with the reality of aging in a poetically practical way.

Glorious Victory (USA/S KOREA)A watercolour animated short about two beetles intensely fighting over a fig fruit.

Second To None (IRL)A dark stop motion comedy about the world’s second oldest man.

I am Vadar (UK)David Prowse discusses his time as Darth Vader and the real highlight of his career.

The Velvet Abstract (UK)A film about the Environmental Age from a team spanning Six Continents.

Wooden Child (IRL)On his way home a man hits a child with his car, the Wooden Child.

Au Revoir Balthazar (Switz)A scarecrow, a storm, a broken leg. The resonant sound of a sea shell. Leaving forever.

Dandelion (Italy)An antique dance, a courting ritual. A dandelion flower to blow desires.

Men Talk About Mother (UK)How much of our mother can we really know? Three sons explore their own memories.

Sore Eyes For Infinity (FIN)An optician’s workday is filled by extraordinary customers who use the optical equipment in suspicious ways.

Blackout (IRL)An artist in a glistening Utopia finds there are strict rules deciding what forms of art are acceptable.

Terry & Tiara (UK)Terry and Tiara learn the real priorities of life when their materialistic world falls apart around them.

Panic Attack (USA)This hand-drawn animation explores anxiety, obsession, and one woman’s slippery hold on reality.

Life After Text (IRL)A prisoner’s journey home to a life that’s not the same.

ANIMATIONOctober 21stVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 2pm Price €5

SAT 21ST OCT

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RATH

FEATURE/SHORTS

October 21stVenue Methodist Church

Time 6pm Price Free

Rath is a personal story about one man’s relationship with the land and the past.

A wealth of information is in danger of being lost, as knowledge which has been passed down orally through the generations has never been recorded. This film chronicles the story of Brendan O’Sullivan Rath, the last person with this particular wisdom, born and bred in the townland of Rath. Director/Writer:

Mieke Vanmechelen

AND THE BEAT GOES ON Time 7.15pm Price Free

SHORT FILM IN ADVANCE:Flip The Record (USA)San Francisco, 1984: a Filipino-American teen discovers her identity through a budding talent for turntablism.

FLYING REVOLUTIONThe extraordinary, inspiring and moving success story of the Berlin Breakdance Group FLYING STEPS. The desire to survive as B-Boys (Breakdancers) while supporting their own families drives the group, whose lives are characterized by a two-decade long struggle for existence.

GER . DOCU. Director Steve Won

SAT 21ST OCT

STORYSTOCK SHORT FILMS

SHORTS

October 21st



Screening of 10 shortlisted films for the STORYSTOCK competition.

FEATURE/SHORTS SAT 21ST OCT FEATURE

When his billionaire boss Demi (Harvey Keitel) dies, chauffeur Donald (Gabriel Byrne) is given one final job - to wipe out any evidence of Demi’s relationship with his mistress, the enigmatic and beautiful Amber (Sibylla Deen). Donald’s task soon unravels when Amber’s life is threatened, and he finds himself her reluctant protector. Unwittingly drawn into a dangerous urban underworld, he encounters dark, harrowing practices, and a sinister criminal figure who will test him to his very limits.

LIES WE TELL October 21st

Venue Cinema Killarney Time 7.15pm Price €8

Starring Gabriel Byrne, Sibylla Deen, Mark Addy, Jan Uddin and Harvey Keitel

Running time: 109 minutes

Directed by Mitu Misra

Irish Feature Premiere


SHORTS

October 21st



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SAT 21ST OCT

AWARD NIGHT

AWARDS

October 21st


Venue Gleneagle Ballroom, INEC, Killarney

Come join us at the Gleneagle Ballroom to celebrate a week of film at the Kerry Film Festival’s Award Ceremony.

The evening will start with the award ceremony with music to follow

WINNER KFF/ STORYSTOCK COMPETITIONBEST INTERNATIONAL NARRATIVE BEST DOCUMENTARYBEST ANIMATIONBEST STUDENTBEST SCOREBEST IRISH NARRATIVE BEST KERRY SHORT

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SUN 22ND OCT

Ghost (AUS)You’ve got Buckley’s hope.

How Tommy Lemenchick Became a Grade 7 Legend (CAN)Ophelia’s never been kissed. She finds a suitable candidate - Tommy Lemenchick.

Noro (UK)A sci-fi thriller about a woman who can never get over the child she lost.

Garrincha (CAN)As a heat wave hits Montreal, a soccer game is disrupted by the appearance of Kevin, a player who has vanished for days.

Nicole’s Cage (GER)A couple move into the most exciting area of the city, before realising they don’t know one another at all.

Youth (USA)Wasted on the young? A sci-fi film about growing old in a world of perpetual youth.

INTERNATIONAL

Clanker Man (UK)Reality doesn’t happen by itself. Terry Lothian works tirelessly to maintain the background details that we all take for granted, but austerity cutbacks threaten to unravel his world.

The Man With My Name (IRL)Part detective story, part travelogue and an homage to the Golden Age of Italian Cinema.

Waiting (USA)A single scene vignette about lives intersecting and overlapping in the ladies room at a Manhattan wedding reception.

Lag (IRL)A grieving man explores time, as he moves through the memories of his life.

QED (IRL)A couple dealing with the aftermath of a terrible accident explore what we will and won’t sacrifice for the person we love.

Algorithms (IRL)Do opposites attract? Or is the future of humanity Love by Numbers.

Fragile (IRL)Derek’s life-changing decision is about to be interrupted...more than once.

Father and Son (USA/CAN)An up and coming writer competes against his father for a prestigious book award.

THE RETURNED

SHORTS

SHORTS

October 22ndVenue Cinema Killarney


October 22ndVenue Cinema Killarney



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Photographer: Shin KATAN

The Timekeeper (IRL)A shy antique store owner tries to work up the courage to ask out a local barmaid, but time is against him.

Afraid Of (IRL)Maggie takes an eventful journey across town - to face her greatest fear.

The Day We Counted (IRL)A heartwarming reminder that love can literally change the world. The day that Kerry and Ireland voted yes to marriage equality.

A Little Light (IRL)A story of unlikely friendship and adventure of two characters helping each other.

Writer’s Block (IRL)An aspiring writer struggles with the next idea that will make him successful in the eyes of his heroes.

KERRY MADE October 22ndVenue Cinema Killarney


Waiting (IRL)A young woman stuck in the midlands must finally make a decision to leave or stay.

The Red Boot (IRL)A trip to the beach reawakens a father’s paternal feelings for his young son. But is it too late?

Coyote (IRL)An Irish truck driver discovers Ammar, a Syrian Refugee, hidden in the back of his trailer.

Bransfield (IRL)The story of Irishman Edwards Bransfield, the first man to have discovered Antartica.

Blood Shed (UK)Jack’s new DIY shed has an unexpected flaw: it’s a bloodthirsty man-eater...

Hum (IRL)In the throes of depression, a widowed father struggles to meet his baby’s needs.

A Conversation (USA)A roguish Irish expat helps a Chinese stroke victim resolve a decades old family dilemma.

KERRY CONNECTION October 22ndVenue Cinema Killarney

Time 5pm Price €5

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KEVIN ROCHE: THE QUIET ARCHITECT October 22nd

Still working at age 95, Pritzker Prize winning Irish-American architect Kevin Roche is an enigma. He’s reached the top of his profession, but has little interest in celebrity and eschews the label “Starchitect”. Despite a lifetime of acclaimed work that includes the Ford Foundation, Oakland Museum of California and 40 years designing new galleries for The Met in New York, he has no intention of ever retiring and keeps looking forward.

His road to fame began in Ireland graduating from UCD in 1945 and working for 2 years for Michael Scott where he contributed to the distinctive design of Busaras. After more than 60 years in the USA, his first Irish project the Convention Centre Dublin, opened in 2010. Roche’s architectural philosophy focuses on creating “a community for a modern society” and he has been credited with creating green buildings before they became part of the public consciousness.


Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 7pm Price €8

Dir Mark NoonanIreland / 2017 / 81 mins / HD

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A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID

CLOSING NIGHT

October 22nd

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Venue Cinema KillarneyTime 8.45pmPrice €8

Director: Charlie O’Brienwww.acaptainunafraid.com

Shot in the U.S., Cuba and Ireland, A Captain Unafraid follows the ‘strange adventures’ of Dynamite Johnny.

‘Dynamite’ Johnny O’ Brien was born in 1837 in Manhattan, though his parents hailed from Cavan and Longford, Ireland. Involved in revolution and ruction from Haiti to Colombia, and Texas to Mexico, in many ways Johnny was a rebel without a cause, that is, until he found his cause in the 19th century Cuban War of Independence.

Johnny’s adventures are brought to life through animated segments, illuminating some of the more memorable of the wily mariner’s escapades.


Festival Patrons 2017

SPONSORS & PATRONS

HITCHCOCK

Randles Hotel

SCORSESE

Beaufort Bar & Restaurant

The Lake Hotel

Tralee Chamber Alliance

Killarney Credit Union

Miriam McGillycuddy

Cúil Dídin - Residential and Nursing Care

BIGELOW

Kellihers Hardware Ltd

JamMedia

KUBRICK

Rhyno Mills

Tralee Credit Union

Dr Pat English

CH Chemist

Brookfield College

Hogan’s Décor

Ballygarry House Hotel and Spa

Nolan and Hilser’s, The Jewellers

Louie R Quinlan

Walsh Brothers Ltd

The Rose Hotel

CAMPION

Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa

Premier Financial Services

Caroline McEnery, The HR Suite

Phillip Doyle (Outgoing Chair of the KFF Board), Tom Cooper and staff at Cinema Killarney, Kerry County Council, Kerry County Arts Office, Kate

Kennelly, Arts Council of Ireland, Killarney Chamber, Tom Randle at Randles Hotel, Scotts Hotel, Paul O’Neill and Park Place Apartments, Helen

O’Carroll and Kerry County Museum, The Methodist Church, Killarney, Amy Smith, Killarney Plaza Hotel, St. Mary’s Church, Church of the Sloes,

Killarney, The Gleneagle Group, INEC, Aoife Hickey at The Lake Hotel,Steve Fennelly, Jake Summers, Tadhg Flynn, James Culloty, The Ashe Hotel,

Mike and Irene O’Donnell, Kieran Somers, Killarney Cultural Centre, John McCann, Keith O’Faoláin and all the KFF Volunteers

We would like to thank the following for their support of Kerry Film Festival 2017

Cinema KillarneyEast Avenue RoadKillarney.cinemakillarney.com

Church of the Sloes, St. Mary’s Church,Kenmare place,Killarneychurchofthesloes.ie

Scotts HotelScotts Street,Killarney.scottshotelkillarney.com

Killarney Plaza HotelKenmare PlaceKillarneykillarneyplaza.com

Randles HotellMuckross Road,Killarneyrandleshotel.com

Gleneagle BallroomMuckross Road,Killarneywww.inec.ie

Methodist ChurchKenmare PlaceKillarneyirishmethodist.org/church/killarney

Cinema Killarney

Gleneagle Ballroom

Methodist Church

Killarney Plaza

St. Mary’s Church

Scotts

CLOSING NIGHT

October 22nd

Randles Hotel

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Saturday 21st OCTOBER - CINEMA KILLARNEY6:30pm FREE - STORYSTOCK SHORT FILMS.Screening of 10 shortlisted films for the STORYSTOCK competition.

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The Beaufort BarThe Beaufort Bar and Restaurant offers fine cuisine and friendly service in a superb location - close to the town of Killarney yet in the heart of the picturesque setting of Beaufort village.

The historic Bar was established in 1841 and has been owned by the O’Sullivan family ever since. Between the years of 1911 and 1914 it was at the centre of a thriving movie industry when the Kalem Film Company of America used the bar as their base to make over seventy feature films.

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The Beaufort Bar comes highly recommended in Georgina Campbell’s Jameson Guide, Ireland’s leading independent hospitality guide, which features Ireland’s finest places to eat and drink.

Restaurant opening hours: Friday/Saturday 6pm to 9.30pm and Sunday from 5.30pm to 8pm.

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IFI FILM - VOYAGE DE FANNY Cinema Killarney 11.00 am €5.00

GLOBAL SHORTS Cinema Killarney 11.00 am €5.00

NICKEL SHORTS Cinema Killarney 11.30 am €5.00

NICKEL FEATURE - RIVERHEAD Cinema Killarney 1.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - WIN BY FALL Cinema Killarney 12.45 pm €5.00

WHAT CHILDREN SEE Cinema Killarney 1.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - I HATE THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT Cinema Killarney 2.30 pm €5.00

SHORT - UNFORESEEN Cinema Killarney 3.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - SOULSMITH Cinema Killarney 4.45 pm €5.00

DOCUMENTARY SHORTS Cinema Killarney 5.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - WAITING FOR YOU Cinema Killarney 6.45 pm €5.00

OPENING FEATURE - THE CREST Cinema Killarney 8.45 pm €8.00

FEATURE - THE FARTHEST Cinema Killarney 11.00 am €5.00

SHORTS - COMMUNICATE Cinema Killarney 12.00 pm €5.00

SHORTS - BARRIERS Cinema Killarney 12:00pm €5.00

STUDENT STORIES Cinema Killarney 2.00 pm €5.00

ORCHESTRATE - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 2.00 pm €5.00

RECALL - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 4.00 pm €5.00

STUDENT TALES - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 4.00 pm €5.00

SEARCHING - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 6.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - Ó DHÚTHAIGH MHÚSCRAÍ Cinema Killarney 6.00 pm €6.00

DONAL WALSH ‘LIVE LIFE’ & YOUTH SHORTS St Mary’s Church 6.30 pm FREE

FEATURE - SCORE St Mary’s Church 8.00 pm FREE

FEATURE - SONG OF GRANITE Cinema Killarney 8.15 pm €8.00

IRISH STORIES - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 12.00 pm €5.00

ANIMATION - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 2.00 pm €5.00

IRISH NARRATIVE - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 4.30 pm €5.00

FEATURE - RATH Methodist Church 6:00 pm FREE

THE BEAT GOES ON - FLYING REVOLUTION Methodist Church 7.15pm FREE

FEATURE - LIES WE TELL Cinema Killarney 7.15 pm €8.00

AWARDS Gleneagle Ballroom 9.30 pm FREE

THE RETURNED - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 11:30am €5.00

INTERNATIONAL SHORTS Cinema Killarney 1.30pm €5.00

KERRY MADE - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 3.30 pm €5.00

KERRY CONNECTION - SHORTS Cinema Killarney 5.00 pm €5.00

FEATURE - KEVIN ROCHE - THE QUIET ARCHITECT Cinema Killarney 7.00 pm €8.00

A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID Cinema Killarney 8.45pm €8.00

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