“The most important Irish film of this century” Irish Times
It’s summer in Dublin. The world is bright and everything seems possible, until the night that Richard does something that shatters the lives of the people closest to him. Featuring extraordinary performances from its mainly young Irish cast, What Richard Did is a shocking study of a boy confronting the gap between who he thought he was and who he proves to be.
Where: Amersham Arms
When: 7.30pm Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Saturday 15 June: YURI NORSTEIN IN THE CRYPT

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We return to the crypt beneath St Nicholas’ Church for a free, family-friendly screening of the short films of the Russian master animator Yuri Norstein. One of the world’s greatest animators, Norstein has been showered with international awards, and his ‘Tale of Tales’ has been twice named Best Animated Film of All Time. Part of St Nicholas’ annual community festival.

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MONDO POP: popular world cinema at Enclave

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This summer we’re at Enclave Projects every first Wednesday of the month with our new SECRET FILM CLUB – screening thrillers from Senegal, CGI robot adventures from India, mad-as-a-frog comedies from the Philippines, romantic hip-hop from Vietnam, and a horror about a cursed K-Pop girl group. Enjoy a peek into the guilty pleasures of the rest of the world – introduced by guest speakers and topped off with plenty of themed cocktails.

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BLOG: Winning films from African Movie Awards 2013

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On 20 April 2013 the African Movie Awards took place at “a glittering ceremony” in Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. You can read elsewhere about the glitz and the glitches, but this blog post focuses on the films themselves. In one page, you can catch the trailers for (almost) all the ‘Oscar’-winning films, and become something of an expert in contemporary African cinema.

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BLOG: Award-winning films from FESPACO 2013

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Arguably the most influential festival of African cinema, FESPACO (Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou) lands in Burkina Faso’s capital every two years – and transforms the city into a circus of deal-making, relationship-making and film-watching. In the spirit of international co-operation, we present trailers for (almost) all of the prize-winning films.

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