My Journal of the 2012 Galway Film Fleadh…
Galway, Ireland, July 10 through 16
Jumping the queue (festival films seen and critiqued prior to the festival)
Donnie Darko (Friday the 13th horror and cult movies)
The Fifth Province (Frank Stapleton tribute)
The Third Man (Bingham Ray tribute)
Tuesday 10 July
God Bless America
Wednesday 11 July
Gentleman Prizefighter (world premiere)
Natural Grace (world premiere, winner Best Irish Feature Documentary)
Hideaways
Songs for Amy (European premiere)
Thursday 12 July
Pusher (Danish Cinema strand)
The Reluctant Revolutionary
SuperClásico (Danish Cinema strand)
The Rafters (world premiere)
Friday 13 July
Lón sa Spéir (Men at Lunch) (world premiere, second place Best Irish Feature Documentary)
Earthbound (winner Best First Irish Feature)
Pilgrim Hill (world premiere, winner Bingham Ray New Talent Award)
Jump
Saturday 14 July
Festen (The Celebration) (Danish Cinema strand)
Silence
King of the Travellers (world premiere)
Good Vibrations (winner Best Irish Feature)
Sunday 15 July
Public Interview with Isabelle Huppert
Heaven’s Gate (Isabelle Huppert tribute)
Shadow Dancer
My Commentary
17 July 2012: The Galway Film Fleadh has always brought to Ireland films from all over the world , but it’s getting to the point where Ireland itself is nearly world enough [Erin go Fleadh]
Links to official film festival sites