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IFI is delighted to announce a season dedicated to the work of acclaimed Irish filmmaker Trish McAdam, which will run from May 7th to 25th. The season opens with her newest film Confinement, which recently premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival, and will continue with a comprehensive programme of her engaging and varied body of work.
Since production of her early shorts in the 1980s, McAdam has embraced a range of forms and subjects, retaining a distinct, independent voice. She became interested in filmmaking after working in New York with photographer Nan Goldin and Super 8 filmmaker Vivienne Dick, before going on to co-found the hugely influential Ha’penny Film Club. Her 1996 debut feature, Snakes and Ladders, was one of the first Irish films directed by a woman about contemporary women’s lives.
More information about the season is below - tickets are available from https://ifi.ie/trish-mcadam/ or from the IFI Box Office on 01-6793477.
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STRANGERS TO KINDNESS / CONFINEMENT
TUES 7th (18.30)
These two works from McAdam examine history from both personal and national perspectives, and they will be accompanied by a free-flowing conversation about her career in film with filmmaker Dean Kavanagh.
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WHAT AM I DOING HERE? / BERLIN
THUR 9th (18.30)
Actor Donal O'Kelly struggles to find an audience for his latest work in 2008's What Am I Doing Here?, while the 1989 short Berlin is an impressionistic essay about the German city in the aftermath of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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HOODWINKED - SAT 11th (13.30)
In Hoodwinked, McAdam reveals the significant role women have played throughout Irish history, including contributions from Sinéad O'Connor, Leland Bardwell and Mary O'Rourke. It will screen alongside two films created to highlight the plight of the jailed poet and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and his wife, Liu Xia.
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FLIRTING WITH THE LIGHT / THE DRIP
TUES 21st (18.30)
Follow musician Leo O'Kelly as he records his first solo album in 25 years in 2002's Flirting with the Light. The Drip, McAdam's debut, is a comical short about the catastrophic effects of a night's drinking.
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SNAKES AND LADDERS - SAT 25th (14.00)
McAdam's debut feature centres on two street performers, one of who sparks chaos when she accepts an impulsive marriage proposal. Starring Pom Boyd, Gina Moxley, Rosaleen Linehan and the late Seán Hughes, with music by Pierce Turner.
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