My Journal of the 2013 Galway Film Fleadh…
Galway, Ireland, July 9 through 14



Jumping the queue (festival films seen and critiqued prior to the festival)
Hanna (An Afternoon with Saoirse Ronan)
Star Trek (Q&A with Zachary Quinto)

Tuesday 9 July
Jack and Diane

Wednesday 10 July
We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks
The Callback Queen
Frances Ha

Thursday 11 July
Mister John
All Is Lost (Surprise Screening)

Friday 12 July
Princesas Rojas (Red Princesses)
Monster Pies
Hot Hot Hot
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X

Saturday 13 July
Black Ice
Coldwater
Mistaken for Strangers
Paraísos Artificiais (Artificial Paradises)

Sunday 14 July
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
Violeta se Fue a los Cielos (Violeta Went to Heaven)
Dom s Bashenkoy (House with a Turret)
La Religieuse (The Nun)

Late to the party (festival films seen after the festival)
Life’s a Breeze



My Commentary

15 July 2013: Last week everyone in his right mind here was outdoors, but thankfully I am not in my right mind [So Fleadh, so good]



Links to official film festival sites