Jim Sheridan for Secret Scripture screening in Schull

A special screening of ‘Sectret Scripture', presented by Jim Sheridan, will take place at May's Fastnet Fim Festival in Cork.
The film, based on Sebastian Barry's acclaimed 2008 novel, draws us into an elderly woman's heart breaking story, hidden by time and trauma. Starring Rooney Mara, Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave, Jack Reynor, Eric Bana and Theo James, The Secret Scripture is a powerful story of love, loss, and belated redemption. The hidden memoir of an elderly woman, confined to a mental hospital reveals the history of her passionate yet tortured life, and of the religious and political upheavals in Ireland during the 1920s and ’30s.
Roseanne McNulty (Redgrave) must vacate the soon-to-be demolished mental institution, her home for over 50 years. The hospital's psychiatrist, Dr. William Grene (Bana), is called in to assess her condition. He finds himself intrigued by Roseanne's rituals, and her attachment to her Bible, which she has over the decades transformed into a manuscript of scripture, drawings, and cryptic diary entries. As Grene delves deeper into Roseanne's past, we see her as a young woman (Mara), whose charisma proves seductive. She moves to Sligo to work in her aunt's café, falls in love with a dashing fighter pilot (Reynor), but the local priest (Theo James) falls tragically in love with her.

Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sN5IZiEOTM

 

Other festival highlights

'TOMATO RED' screening followed by discussion with the Director Juanita Wilson.
We are delighted that Juanita Wilson has agreed to return to Schull to screen her latest film 'Tomato Red', in cinemas this month. 'Based on the novel of the same name 'Tomato Red’ by acclaimed author of Winter’s Bone Daniel Woodress, the story follows a small town drifter Sammy Barlach (Jake Weary). Sammy meets Jamalee (Julia Garner) with her dreams of hitting the big time by way of her brother's movie star looks. For Jamalee, her tomato red hair matches her rage and ambition, and small town American life is just not good enough. A sudden violent incident, leaves them looking for justice and revenge.
Love, rage, redemption and revenge, a very moving film about the struggle to get a break and our deep-seated need to belong. Also stars Anna Friel and Nick Roux. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director.
To view the trailer please follow the link: https://vimeo.com/199636802
'SMALLTOWN' screening and chat with the cast and crew.
Smalltown tells the story of a young man in his early 20s, encouraged by his parents to emigrate to London from rural Ireland, in search of new opportunities. Years later, his mother develops cancer, forcing him to return home. Much has changed in his absence.

'It’s got themes of emigration, isolation, loneliness, rural Ireland, cancer, dealing with a sick parent, parental loss and spousal loss. There’s a lot going on.' Barrett said. The father, played by Pat Shortt, tries to keep it all together. According to Pat 'its more about family relationships that many will relate to.'

The drama is branded as ‘honourable and heartfelt' by the Irish Independent, and ‘richly rewarding’ by The Phoenix, critics and viewers alike will undoubtedly be touched by Smalltown’s story, which asks the question that many of us have faced at one time or another in life – where do I belong?

To view the trailer follow the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha8bW_CknG4

'THE YOUNG OFFENDERS' screening and entertainment with the Director Peter Foott, cast and crew.
The Young Offenders starring Alex Murphy, Chris Walley and Hilary Rose, follows two teenagers (Conor & Jock) who plan to escape their troubled family lives by finding a missing bale of cocaine off the South West Cork coast and selling it for cash. Inspired by true life events 2 inner-city Cork boys head south in search of their fortune.
Peter attended the festival last may showing a sneak preview of the film, much of which is shot in and around Schull, giving it a special place in our Local Interest Programme. It is the highest grossing Irish-made film of 2016 and the fastest Irish film to break the €1million mark at the Irish Box Office this year.
Hugely funny, genuinely sweet Irish comedy. “Chris Walley and Alex Murphy create a magnificent comic partnership as two idiots on the hunt for a missing suitcase of cocaine in Peter Foot’s charming debut.” Donald Clarke Irish Times.
To view the trailer please follow the link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK-JHjKJRmw
Just some of what is in store for guests at the festival. Lots more to be announced.

Fastnet Film Festival
‘Our Village is our Screen’
The Fastnet Film Festival, now in its 9th year is run by a small group of volunteers with the support of thousands of filmmakers and the entire community of Schull. The festival has grown and developed each year since it's inception in May 2009.
Over 5 days at the end of May each year for the past 8 years, FFF showcase the beautiful village of Schull. This 'up close and personal' festival endeavours to screen all of the films submitted to competition. The workshops provide very high quality hands on experiences for filmmakers and have developed a great name for concentrating on the craft of film, sharing of ideas where industry professionals and students share the same space.
Their Mission

To promote, encourage, educate and develop the talents of young promising and established filmmakers, directors, producers and writers.

Distributed Cinema
“Distributed Cinema” is Schull’s very own dedicated server to short films. Anyone with a smartphone, laptop or iPad can access the past 8 years submitted films, archived workshops and Q&As, 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year in the village of Schull.
During the festival a server is used alongside HD media players, to screen shorts and features, in a number of smaller venues throughout the locality. From a bookshop, to an art gallery, numerous local pubs and restaurants and The Long Island Cinema, to the hotel and the village hall. For 5 days at the end of May each year, the town with no cinema has many. The names are changed outside each of the venues to ‘The Adelphi’, ‘The Plaza’, and ‘The Metropole’ etc. The festival has grown from 60+ submission films in year 1, to just under 300 this year, with a footfall of 4,000+ film lovers attending the festival in May of last year.