My Journal of the 1998 Galway Film Fleadh…
Galway, Ireland, July 7 through 12


Summary of short films

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Jumping the gun (festival films seen prior to the festival)
Stealing Beauty
Witman Fiuk (The Witman Boys)

Tuesday 7 July
World premiere of Titanic Town

Wednesday 8 July
The Brylcreem Boys
World premiere of John Huston—War Stories
World premiere of One Tough Cop
Kurt and Courtney

Thursday 9 July
Bergmans Rost (The Voice of Bergman)
Djoflaeyjan (Devil’s Island)
Six Ways to Sunday
Central do Brasil (Central Station)
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart

Friday 10 July
Premiere of Three Brothers
The Big One
European premiere of 2 by 4

Saturday 11 July
International premiere of Larga Distancia
European premiere of A Bright Shining Lie
The Nephew
World premiere of Sunset Heights

Sunday 12 July
The Matchmaker
World premiere of Orphans
European premiere of This Is My Father – voted Best First Feature

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Links to official film festival sites