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Filum - a Night of Irish Film
Thursday , September 10th
7:00-10:30
$7 or $5 for Crossroads / CHS / JID members
 CelticFest is teaming up with the Crossroads Film Society to present Filum, a night of Irish film.
The night will begin with a discussion of the feature, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, led by Máirtín de Cógáin, who plays "Sean" in the film. Then the film rolls!
Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
During CelticFest proper, two classic Irish films and a number of Irish short films (selected by Máirtín de Cógáin) will be screened, available at no additional charge. See the CelticFest Schedule for the screen times!
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (Rated R)
 Driven by a deep sense of duty and a love for his country, Damien (Cillian Murphy) abandons his burgeoning career as a doctor and joins his brother, Teddy in a dangerous and violent fight for freedom. As the Irish freedom fighters bold tactics bring the British to a breaking point, both sides finally agree to a treaty to end the bloodshed. But, despite the apparent victory, civil war erupts and families who fought side by side, find themselves pitted against one another, putting their loyalties to the ultimate test.
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, this gripping drama by Ken Loach (Raining Stones) is set during the early days of the Irish Republican Army, when British occupation of the Irish radicalized many a citizen and caused some to take up arms. Cillian Murphy plays Damien, a medical student on his way to London when he witnesses a couple of atrocities committed by British troops. Instead of becoming a doctor, he turns into a leading and respected figure in an IRA division led by his brother, Teddy (Padraic Delaney).
Films for the Weekend of CelticFest
 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
Saturday afternoon
A frisky old storyteller named Darby O'Gill is desperately seeking the proverbial pot of gold. There's just one tiny thing standing in his way: a 21-inch leprechaun named King Brian. In order to get the gold, Darby must match his wits against the shrewd little trickster- which proves no small task indeed! Alan Sharpe, Janet Munro, and Sean Connery.
 The Quiet Man (1952)
Sunday Afternoon
Sean Thornton has returned from America to reclaim his homestead and escape his past. Sean's eye is caught by Mary Kate Danaher, a beautiful but poor maiden, and younger sister of ill-tempered "Red" Will Danaher. The riotous relationship that forms between Sean and Mary Kate, punctuated by Will's pugnacious attempts to keep them apart, form the main plot, with Sean's past as the dark undercurrent.
Short Films
A collection of Irish short films selected by emcee Máirtín de Cógáin will be screened from Saturday night during the Ceili Mor, and some will be repeated before the Quiet Man on Sunday afternoon.
The Small Hours (2008)
What is there to say?
Directed by
Eddie Cash
 The Gangs of Waterfall (2001)
Set in the town of Waterfall Cork Ireland in the year 1955, the film revolves around the feud between two groups of youths – a tough gang of hurlers called ‘The Demons’ and a newly formed rock and rollgroup, ‘The Freebirds’. Who will emerge as the town’s number one gang? Starring Máirtín de Cógáin!
Best ‘Made In Cork’ Short of 2001 (Cork Film Festival)
Directed by
Ronan Phlean
Time: 15:19min
 Silent But Violent (2008)
North American Premiere! Fionn Groeger's Silent But Violent is a comedy short film about a
young lady at the office who will stop at nothing to have a private
bathroom experience.
Directed by:
Fionn Groeger
Time: 6:48min
Badly Drawn Roy (2006)
 The film is set in a working class suburb of Dublin. Roy, Ireland's
only animated character was born into an ordinary 'live action'
family. This fly on the wall documentary film allows exclusive access
into Roy's life where we learn of the prejudices he must overcome on a
daily basis.
Directed by:
Alan Shannon
Time: 22min
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