\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HTG9a78M6Gk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n

How would you describe Follow the Dead?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a dark comedy about a man in his thirties, Robbie, who can\u2019t manage to find the love he\u2019s looking for in a Tinder-centric society, and only begins to realize what he\u2019s missing when his estranged wife comes back into his life. Unluckily for him, this reunion just so happens to take place right as the town is in a frenzy, divided over the mysterious news that Dublin is experiencing a blackout, and the prevailing theory is that zombies are the cause. To add insult to injury, Robbie has to take care of his wannabe-celebrity sister Liv, who\u2019s trying to use the events to boost her social media presence, and their stoner cousins Jay and Chi, who can\u2019t agree on a single thing. The result: comedy and mayhem.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Can you tell us about the cast of Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I had the great privilege of working with some incredible actors for this film, who were honoured with a Best Ensemble Cast nomination from the Seattle Film Festival last year. The dramatic performances from Luke Corcoran, Marybeth Herron, and Cristina Ryan are so moving, and they really carry the weight of the themes surrounding sacrifice and responsibility within the film so incredibly well. I\u2019m so proud of what they brought to the story through their rawness and vulnerability. And then there\u2019s Luke Collins and Tadhg Devery as the stoner cousins who are just so insanely hilarious, in very distinct ways; Luke with his unique physicality, and Tadhg with his incredible turn-of-phrase. We\u2019ve been honoured with numerous Comedy Feature awards internationally, with Tadhg receiving a Best Supporting Actor award from the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival too. I\u2019m really indebted to them for being so impressive in that way, and I really love that the Irish sense of humour (not to mention the accents) has really translated to foreign audiences. Truth be told, we actually filmed Follow the Dead twice. The first time, without a budget, we shot about 60% of the script, but then came back to do it all again with a bigger crew and a pittance of funding later in the year. I did that because I was blown away by the performances from the cast, which really made me believe in them and in what we were creating. So yeah\u2026 That\u2019s how much faith and love I have for these incredible artists.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

You are the writer, producer and director on Follow the Dead<\/em>. That sounds like a huge amount of work on your shoulders; how did you manage all of these hats?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Well the whole process took so much longer than it should have because of the fact that I was juggling everything. We shot Follow the Dead in August 2017, and it wasn\u2019t ready for festivals until 2020. So it was a case of taking things step by step. This was also my first feature, so I was totally unaware of how mammoth the undertaking was going to be. But that helped in a way, because I wasn\u2019t concerned with how high the mountain was; I had no idea. So I just took each step as it came, learned on the fly, and thankfully it all worked out in the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Can you tell us about the writing process; what was it like for you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Writing is one of the most arduous stages of development for me. I\u2019m a perfectionist, and I\u2019m a plotter; I need to know exactly where the story is going and all of the checkpoints along the way before I can get started. So before the script stage I have pages and pages and pages of notes, outlines, charts, and all sorts, and only when I can play the whole movie out visually in my head can I then sit down and write it. The only really improvisational aspect of the scripts I write is the dialogue, which I come up with as I\u2019m typing. Except for the jokes; 90% of them are planned ahead of time too. But I have to say that Follow the Dead<\/em> was the easiest script I\u2019ve written so far, purely because I had done so much meditating about it while we were planning the short film. So I have to thank Luke Corcoran for the inspiration for this one.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

How did you go about finding the cast?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It was really organic. Luke was always going to play Robbie because I never diverged from that plan since the short film stage. I had worked with Marybeth Herron and Tadhg Devery on my final year student film Inertia<\/em>, and I knew they\u2019d be ideal for Liv and Chi respectively. From there, Tadhg introduced me to Cristina Ryan and Aidan O\u2019Sullivan when we were considering who would play the Garda\u00ed in the film, with the character of Kate also being Robbie\u2019s love interest, and they fit those characters like a glove. And then Luke recommended Luke Collins to play Jay, and Ian Anthony Lawless to play Zippy. They were both primarily theater actors at the time, but did an amazing job bringing that developed stage presence to the big screen. So as you can tell, it was very much a casting process based on relationships, which I think gave us that tight-knit familial connection on set that allowed us to work so well as a team to do what almost none of us had done before.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Was it a difficult task to find the technical crew that you needed to shoot the movie?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t difficult on the production side of things. I had seen the cinematography showreel of Stephen C. Walsh on social media somewhere, and I was incredibly impressed with his work. So I reached out to him with the pitch for the feature and he got on board very quickly after that. And we\u2019re tremendously blessed that he did. He was a one man film crew; doing all the camera work, the lighting, the rigging\u2026 He was a beast, and I really felt like I had a lieutenant with me going into battle in what was unfamiliar territory for me, but not at all for him. That was comforting to say the least. Post production was a lot more difficult a stage. I edited the film myself, so that was no problem. But getting a good sound designer and music composer was an ordeal. I was pulling my hair out looking for a sound designer who could take on the challenge; There were a lot of outdoor scenes where the recorded sound was inaudible, and we also needed a lot of effects sounds for the zombies and for the action scenes. After months of searching, I met a fellow filmmaker one evening who recommended Robin Sherry Wood to me, and after that it was smooth sailing. He did an incredible job, even down to creating bottom up sound design for entire scenes, such as the very first scene of the film where Robbie is on a date in the car. None of the audio in that scene was recorded on the day. The car engine, the dialogue, the sounds of motion, absolutely everything was put in in post by Robin, and no one seems to notice a thing when watching it. That\u2019s how good he is. And then with the music\u2026 All I\u2019ll say is\u2026 Just because you can create beautiful music doesn\u2019t mean you know how to score a movie. I went through ten music composers before I found someone who understood how to craft the music around the emotional beats within the scene. That someone is Steven McKenna of DRVN Pictures, and his work speaks for itself. I said I wanted three distinct motifs, and he nailed every one of them. Every now and then I\u2019ll listen to the love theme just for the pleasure of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What was the biggest challenge you overcame when creating Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aside from the post production issues I mentioned, I think it was just the fear of going into the unknown. Especially for the massive cast sequences. Anyone can shoot a scene of two people talking. But shooting an action sequence in the middle of a forest where a horde of zombies are chasing your protagonists and a battle erupts\u2026 That\u2019s not an ordinary day on set. I had absolutely no idea if we\u2019d pull it off. But I knew that if we did, we\u2019d have done something amazing, we\u2019ll have grown as artists from the experience, and I trusted the people I had around me to be able to help me to get the job done. The rest is history. And because of this experience, I\u2019ll never make a movie where I don\u2019t attempt to do something that feels slightly beyond my ability.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Are you happy with how the movie turned out?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m blown away by it. Watching the film and seeing what we accomplished, (which I believe is a cinema-quality, funny, emotional, Irish genre film,) never fails to make me feel emotional. And add to that the successful and ongoing festival run, in which we\u2019ve currently amassed 14 wins and 4 nominations, it\u2019s actually insane to think of where we started from and where we\u2019re at with it today. It\u2019s unbelievable.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

What has the feedback been like for Follow the Dead<\/em>?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The frustration for us at the moment is that, because of Covid, all of the festivals have been virtual so far, having to move to a digital format until things get back to normal. So although we\u2019ve won awards at practically every festival we\u2019ve screened at, we\u2019ve never seen an audience's reaction in the theater. So that\u2019s been tough, and we\u2019ve no idea how to gauge each individual aspect of the film as a result. We just know it\u2019s been extremely positive feedback on the whole. But we\u2019re looking forward to some live festivals coming up in the next few months, so\u2026 That\u2019s going to be a whole new experience for us. Excited isn\u2019t the word.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Could we see more Follow the Dead<\/em> movies in the future?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The sequel is already written. And I sat down with the cast members in November for a script reading and we were falling around laughing. So yeah, we\u2019re hoping to get that one off the ground as soon as we can. And in my head the story is a trilogy. So let\u2019s see how far we get with it. But I love these characters so much; as much as I love working with the actors, so\u2026 I\u2019m totally committed to that journey if we can make it happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

If any of our readers wanted to get their eyes on Follow the Dead<\/em>, how can they do that?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The best thing to do is to follow us on our social media pages. We\u2019re @followthedeadmovie on Facebook and Instagram. (You can also check out followthedead.com<\/a> if you want a really<\/em> deep dive into the making of the film including a Behind the Scenes documentary.) We\u2019re always posting about what\u2019s happening with the film regarding festivals, news, merchandise, stuff like that. But if you can\u2019t make it to a festival, there\u2019ll be news very soon about how you can catch the film online, exclusively on a brand new and exciting streaming service which will be launching very soon. So keep your eyes peeled for that one.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wz3JRdmLBsk\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n

Any message for the ComicBuzz readers?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve made it this far into the interview, I sincerely from the bottom of my heart thank you for your interest. I really hope Follow the Dead tickles your fancy if you haven\u2019t yet seen it, and I hope you can check it out very soon. If you want to know what else I\u2019m doing outside of the realm of zombie flicks, my company is Wild Stag Productions. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using @wildstagmedia, or check out the official website at wildstagpoductions.com<\/a>. We\u2019re a media company that specializes in making Irish genre films. I basically want to make Irish versions of all my favourite genres, including a Western which I\u2019m writing at the moment. So yeah\u2026 thank you all for your time, and I hope you join us for the next part of our journey!<\/span><\/p>\n

A big thank you to Adam for sitting and chatting with us; we wish him the best of luck with his film, <\/span>Follow the Dead<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

www.followthedead.com<\/a>
www.facebook.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a>
www.instagram.com\/followthedeadmovie<\/a><\/p>","post_title":"ComicBuzz Chats With Adam William Cahill","post_excerpt":"Follow the Dead","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"comicbuzz-chats-with-adam-william-cahill","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-10-07 21:51:19","post_modified_gmt":"2022-10-07 20:51:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=207575","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":202870,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-11-30 22:52:53","post_date_gmt":"2018-11-30 22:52:53","post_content":"

Dublin 2019 to host Irish Science Fiction Film Festival and Golden Blaster Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe National Irish Science Fiction Film Festival and Golden Blaster awards ceremony will take place in August as part of Dublin 2019 - An Irish Worldcon.<\/span><\/p>\r\nMore than 4300 people have already registered for Dublin 2019, enabling the presenters\u2019 films to reach an unprecedented audience. The festival has taken place and the Golden Blaster awards have been given since 2009.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cThis event brings greater recognition to filmmakers who create speculative fiction in the short film format,\u201d said James Bacon, the chairman of Dublin 2019. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be involved in this long-running film world gathering and to bring the works of Irish speculative filmmakers to one of the planet\u2019s largest fan-run events.\u201d<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe NISFF provides a platform for science fiction, fantasy and horror from all over the world. The final closing date for films to be entered is June 30, 2019.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nAward categories include the Golden Blasters for Best Picture and Best Screenplay and the Silver Blaster Audience Award. Recent previous award ceremonies have been held at Octocon, the Irish national science fiction convention.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDublin 2019 will be held from August 15 to August 19 at the Convention Centre Dublin and other locations around the city (Worldcon Fringe). It will be the 77th World Science Fiction Convention and is aimed at both veteran fans and newcomers. At least 700 of those registered say they will be attending Worldcon for the first time.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOther activities at the Dublin Worldcon will include the 2019 Hugo Awards, the world\u2019s leading awards for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, as well as the spectacular Masquerade costume display. There are typically 650 to 800 separate programme items, including author readings and autograph sessions, feature films and videos, academic presentations, and panel discussions on speculative literature and other media, many involving fans and audience.<\/span>\r\n\r\nGuests of Honour for Dublin 2019 include screenwriter and Hugo winner Ian McDonald, as well as YA author Diane Duane and game designer Steve Jackson (Melee, Chaos Machine, Munchkin) and editor Ginjer Buchanan. Science Guest of Honour will be Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who discovered radio pulsars in 1967 as a postgraduate student. Bill and Mary Burns will be fan Guests of Honour.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMore information and membership registration for Dublin 2019 are available at<\/span> https:\/\/dublin2019.com<\/a>. Follow us on Twitter at <\/span>@dublin2019<\/a>.<\/span>\r\n\r\nMore information on the NISFF and the Golden Blasters, including submissions, will be available at<\/span> http:\/\/www.goldenblasters.com<\/a>.\r\n<\/span>","post_title":"Dublin 2019 to host Irish Science Fiction Film Festival and Golden Blaster Awards","post_excerpt":"An Irish Worldcon","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dublin-2019-to-host-irish-science-fiction-film-festival-and-golden-blaster-awards","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-11-30 23:01:13","post_modified_gmt":"2018-11-30 23:01:13","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=202870","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":202392,"post_author":"2","post_date":"2018-11-14 20:33:02","post_date_gmt":"2018-11-14 20:33:02","post_content":"

THE CAMINO VOYAGE <\/em>(IOMRAMH AN CHAMINO) official trailer and poster launched <\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

for the inspiring and multi award-winning Irish documentary<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

tracing the 2,500km modern day Celtic odyssey from Ireland to Northern Spain<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\nTHE CAMINO VOYAGE <\/em>(IOMRAMH AN CHAMINO) official trailer and poster launched <\/em>for the inspiring and multi award-winning Irish documentary<\/em>tracing the 2,500km modern day Celtic odyssey from Ireland to Northern Spain<\/em>\u00a0A film by D\u00f3nal \u00d3 C\u00e9illeachair<\/span>\r\n\r\nEarly Irish history and mythology feature many accounts of great voyages.<\/span>\r\n\r\nInspired by such accounts the Irish Writer & Poet Danny Sheehy and his crew embarked on a 500km journey in 2012 to the\u00a0Abbey of Saint Colmcille in Iona, Scotland.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis was one of many sea journeys for the crew.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd in 2014 they planned an audacious new journey; a 2,500 km voyage from Ireland to Santiago de Compostela<\/span>\r\n\r\nFor hundreds of years people sailed from Ireland to A Coru\u00f1a in Northern Spain and walked the Camino to Santiago de Compostela from there. \u00a0In 2014 this inspiring crew began their own version of this historical voyage in a traditional\u00a0Naomh\u00f3g (a Kerry curragh)\u00a0boat that they built themselves.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nAnd this is where our documentary with them begins, on this voyage which took place for 6 weeks each year over 3 years; 2014, 2015 & 2016.<\/span>\r\n\r\nPulling into coastal towns and villages en route, camping and cooking as they went \u2013 this eclectic crew forged many new friendships; surprising those they met with a boat that seems to come straight out of the middle ages.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThis tiny boat against the backdrop of the vast ocean struck a chord in peoples\u2019 imaginations all the way along the voyage.<\/span>\r\n\r\nEvery community that they have connected with en route opened their doors \u2013 and their hearts \u2013 to this crew, and the men have in exchange, inspired them with their courage, endurance, storytelling, music, poetry and song in a coming together of people in the most fundamental and ancient of ways.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis intimate documentary charts the trials and tribulations of a voyage that in the words of\u00a0Danny Sheehy, took \u201csweat, blood and blisters to complete while deepening and renewing friendships, creativity and spirituality in the process\u201d.<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Camino Voyage crew includes a Writer, two Musicians, an Artist and a Stonemason who embark on the Camino by sea, in a traditional boat that they built themselves<\/span>\r\n\r\nFeaturing: Academy Award-Winning Musician Glen Hansard<\/span>\r\n\r\nRenowned Irish Musician Brendan Begley<\/span>\r\n\r\nDistinguished Artist Liam Holden<\/span>\r\n\r\nSkilled Stonemason Brendan Moriarty<\/span>\r\n\r\n& Celebrated Writer & Poet Danny Sheehy (1951-2017)<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirected by D\u00f3nal \u00d3 C\u00e9illeachair<\/span>\r\n\r\nTHE CAMINO VOYAGE<\/strong> opens in cinemas across Ireland from 23 November 2018 \u2013 IFI, Light House, P\u00e1l\u00e1s <\/span>Galway , IMC Dun Laoghaire, Cinema Killarney, Phoenix Dingle, Triskel Arts Centre<\/span>\r\n\r\nCert: PG<\/span>\r\n\r\nRunning Time: 98 mins<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n photograph Courtesy of An\u00fa Pictures<\/em>\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"The Camino Voyage - Trailer","post_excerpt":"Irish documentary","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-camino-voyage-trailer","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-11-14 23:46:23","post_modified_gmt":"2018-11-14 23:46:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=202392","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":195020,"post_author":"21","post_date":"2018-03-16 23:26:58","post_date_gmt":"2018-03-16 23:26:58","post_content":"With St. Patrick's Day upon us, and everyone around the world pretending to be a little Irish, let's take a look at some of the best films our small island has ever produced.\u00a0 Outside of the horrific Irish depictions and accents put to film (I'm looking at you\u00a0Far and Away<\/em>\u00a0&\u00a0Leap Year<\/em>), there have been some truly terrific Irish films; many of which can hold their own against the best that Hollywood has to offer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nHere is a selection of three great Irish films to give you the feels this St. Patrick's Day.<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n1)\u00a0Michael Collins<\/em>\u00a0(1996)<\/span>\r\n\r\nNeil Jordan's 1996 historical biopic of one of the greatest, if not the greatest, hero of Irish history is sure to tug on the patriotic strings of any Irishman or woman.\u00a0 The movie follows the story of IRA commander Michael Collins, played brilliantly by Liam Neeson, from the 1916 Rising through the War of Independence, the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty, all the way until his death at\u00a0B\u00e9al na Bl\u00e1th, Co Cork in 1922.\u00a0 While the movie certainly has its faults, particularly in some of the historical inaccuracies, the Hollywood-esque subplot involving Julia Roberts and her dodgy Irish accent, there is no denying the power of the movie, particularly that emotionally charged ambush scene at the end of the movie.\u00a0 Let's also remember the late Alan Rickman's performance as\u00a0\u00c9amon De Valera.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n2)\u00a0Sing Street<\/em>\u00a0(2016)<\/span>\r\n\r\nEasily one of the most underrated movies of recent years, and one that most definitely should have been nominated, at the very least, for best original song at the 2017 Academy Awards.\u00a0 Directed by John Carney, who went from the super Irish and super indie\u00a0Once<\/em>\u00a0to the super American and mainstream\u00a0Begin Again<\/em>, Sing Street returns Carney to Dublin in a fantastical musical coming-of-age comedy-drama.\u00a0\u00a0Sing Street<\/em>\u00a0is a simple story of a boy who falls in love with a girl across the street, and the lengths he goes to in order to impress her, including setting up the titular band.\u00a0 The movie is a beautiful piece of musical escapism that captures the feeling of entrapment felt by many Irish people in an environment where escape means getting on a boat to Britain or America.\u00a0 Carney's best film to date, and one that you can find on Netlix, check it out today!<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n3)\u00a0The Guard<\/em>\u00a0(2011)<\/span>\r\n\r\nA brilliantly funny Irish buddy-cop movie, and there aren't many of those, about a layabout garda, played by Brendan Gleeson with his usual wry sense of humour, who is stationed in the Irish Gaeltacht.\u00a0 He is thrust into serious police work when a shipment of cocaine, worth $500 million, is believed to be landing off the Irish coast.\u00a0 Brought in to aid the Garda\u00ed is an FBI agent, played by Don Cheadle.\u00a0 Together, the two of them embark upon a hilarious journey where the clash of cultures is brought to the forefront, as Cheadle's distinctly American character is befuddled by the nature of criminality and law enforcement in Ireland, which acts in stark contrast to his native country.\u00a0 The movie\u00a0 also plays with the audience and their relationship with criminality on film, particularly as our relationship with police and crime has been so heavily influenced by American media, which does not reflect the reality of crime in Ireland at all.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSome honourable mentions:<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Wind that Shakes the Barley<\/em> (2006):\u00a0 Ken Loach's dark war drama, starring the encapsulating Cillian Murphy, set during the War of Independence and the Civil War about a pair of brothers who fight for freedom, and the lengths they'll go to.\u00a0 This film won the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, but was ignored by the Academy Awards.<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nThe Young Offenders<\/em> (2016):\u00a0 An Irish buddy-comdey road-trip movie, where the protagonists journey by bike down the coast of Cork in search of drugs that will make them rich.\u00a0\u00a0The movie proved to be so popular that it was transformed into a television show.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nHunger<\/em> (2008): Steve McQueen's historical drama about the 1981 hunger strike by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.\u00a0 The movie stars Michael Fassbender as the iconic Boddy Sands.<\/span>\r\n\r\nOnce<\/em> (2007):\u00a0 The previously mentioned super-indie, super-Irish, musical-drama directed by John Carney, starring the wonderful duo of Glen Hansard and Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1 as two struggling musicians in Dublin.\u00a0 Similar to Sing Street<\/em>, the film boasts an amazing soundtrack, spearheaded by the Oscar-winning track Falling Slowly<\/em>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n ","post_title":"Irish on Film: 3 Irish Movies to Watch this St. Patrick's Day","post_excerpt":"Happy St. Patrick's Day","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"irish-on-film-3-irish-movies-to-watch-this-st-patricks-day","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-09-16 02:47:07","post_modified_gmt":"2018-09-16 02:47:07","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=195020","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":186011,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2017-07-27 11:28:52","post_date_gmt":"2017-07-27 11:28:52","post_content":"Starring:<\/strong> (as themselves) Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss. Nick Sagen.<\/span>\r\n\r\nDirector:<\/strong> Emer Reynolds<\/span>\r\n\r\nRelease date:<\/strong> 28th July 2017<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThe year is 1977 and it is a major year for space exploration. NASA launches two Voyager Space probes, with the hope of exploring four virtually unseen planets; Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus. The first probe was launched from Cape Canaveral four days after the death of Elvis Presley, in August \u201977 and the second was launched on the Sept 5th. As part of the probe, it was decided that a thing called \u2018The Golden Record\u2019 would be made to send up with it. Basically what is in essence a vinyl record, but made of Gold, the record comprised of 27 pieces of music and a collection of messages in 55 languages plus various images. The hope was that should any alien life find the disc, they would find out what Earth and its inhabitants are all about. Time passed and in 1980 we got the first proper view of Saturn, which is 1 billion km away from the Earth. This documentary follows the Voyager Space journey and shows us footage that has up until recently not been seen by the general public. We follow and hear from the Scientists and Physicists etc that worked so hard to get the Voyager mission to where it is today. We definitely know a lot more about our Universe thanks to the two Voyager probes, which are still up there, travelling through the blackness of Space.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nA really amazing documentary, which charts the life of the Voyager Space probe mission, \u2018The Farthest\u2019 is an invaluable glimpse into our Universe and the Planets that we all learnt about in school. We see a lot of the images that the probes sent back to Earth and get a first-hand look at what the Scientists saw when they received the images. We also see the devastating effect that the Challenger disaster in Jan 1986 had on the Programme. 7 crew members lost their lives that day and we are shown how this tragic loss affected things at NASA.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIf you have any kind of interest in Space and the exploration of it, then you will absolutely love \u2018The Farthest\u2019. I think it\u2019s a film that everyone should see at some point in their life, because it shows us just how small we are in the great grand scheme of things. It truly puts things into perspective. Also, it\u2019s not overly complicated like some Space documentaries are. Very simple and it features the real people that were part of this ground-breaking event in Human History. There\u2019s also the fact that Voyager is still out there, flying through Space and ultimately it\u2019s thought that the probe could in theory outlast human life on Earth. It\u2019s kind of amazing that it hasn\u2019t crashed into anything or anything into it, but that\u2019s just another amazing side to it.<\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nIf you like movies that will educate as well as entertain then definitely give \u2018The Farthest\u2019 a watch. You will come out of it feeling very small in the grand scheme of things and more aware of the world around you. It\u2019s truly amazing how far we have come with Space exploration over the past 40 or so years. A really brilliant and well put together Irish made documentary.<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nOverall:<\/strong> 7.5\/10<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nSave<\/span>\r\n\r\nSave<\/span>","post_title":"The Farthest Review","post_excerpt":"The year is 1977 and it is a major year for space exploration","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-farthest-review","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-09-20 15:46:45","post_modified_gmt":"2018-09-20 15:46:45","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"http:\/\/comicbuzz.com\/?p=186011","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":2},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_3o3","class":"epic_block_22"};