STONEYBATTER FESTIVAL 2024 UNVEILS
FILM PROGRAMME AT LIGHT HOUSE CINEMA
THIS WEEKEND JUNE 22nd to JUNE 23rd
The annual Stoneybatter Festival, now in its sixth year, runs this weekend in the Dublin 7 urban village from Friday 21st June to Sunday 23rd June.
This year, the Festival’s film programme celebrates the local talent in this renowned creative neighbourhood by presenting three special event screenings at the Light House Cinema in Smithfield.
On Saturday at 6.15pm, Pat Collins acclaimed IFTA winner That They May Face The Rising Sun screens at Light House Cinema Smithfield with a special panel focusing on the outstanding world-building work of the film’s craft team with a discussion panel of cinematographer Richard Kendrick, production designer and local resident Padraig O’Neill (Song of Granite) and costume designer Louise Stanton (The Quiet Girl) talking about creating a cinematic version of John McGahern’s literary world.
On Sunday at 5pm, we screen the exquisite nature documentary Birdsong (52 mins) directed by Stoneybatter’s Kathleen Harris who will be in the cinema to discuss the film afterwards with filmmaker Anna Rodgers (How To Tell A Secret) along with the film’s editor Iseult Howlett (In The Shadow Of Beirut) and producer Ross Whitaker (Katie, Between Land & Sea)
Finally, at 6.30pm on Sunday, the multiple award-winning documentary musical North Circular returns to its spiritual home, followed by a special musical Q & A panel featuring the film’s star Willa White, singer Anne Buckley and director Luke McManus
All tickets available from Light House Cinema (www.lighthousecinema.ie)
Stoneybatter Festival 2024 is brought to you by Stoneybatter Pride Of Place
https://stoneybatterfestival.ie/
