My Journal of the 2005 Galway Film Fleadh…
Galway, Ireland, July 5 through 10

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Jumping the gun (festival films seen prior to the festival)
Accelerator
Fluent Dysphasia (short)
The General

Tuesday 5 July
Dear Wendy

Wednesday 6 July
Footfalls (short)
Poitín
Innocence
The Mighty Celt
Ya lyublu tebya (You I Love)

Thursday 7 July
The Dying Gaul
Paradise Now
Mysterious Skin

Friday 8 July
Hill 16
Pavee Lackeen – winner of Best Feature Award

Saturday 9 July
City of Ghosts
Public Interview with Matt Dillon
Solntse (The Sun)
Mean Streets

Sunday 10 July
Swimmers
Winter’s End
Short Order – runner-up for Best Feature Award

Catching up (festival films seen after the festival)
On a Clear Day

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My Commentaries

7 July 2005: I wonder if Matt Dillon has to queue up for his bag or whether his personal assistant does that for him… [The fleadh is really my bag]
14 July 2005: I am sorry to report that Mayo lost the hurling, I mean, the football (not to be confused with real football or soccer) match [Another matchless fleadh]

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Links to official film festival sites