Festival 2017

Shebeen Flick Irish Film Festival 2017 took place on 16th-19th March in Kino Moviemento in Berlin and on 20th March in Souterrain Kino-Keller in Düsseldorf.

Our programme opened to submissions for the first time and the response was overwhelmingly positive. As a result, we have doubled the size of last year’s programme to a total of 26 films and discovered some great new talent.

Some of the highlights of the festival included the German Premieres of HISTORY’S FUTURE and A DATE FOR MAD MARY. Both screenings were attended by guests: lead actor Mark O’Halloran and Director Darren Thornton.

Programme 2017

THU 16.3 | 20:00
STUTTERER – Oscar® winner Best Live Action Short 2016
Benjamin Cleary | 2015 | 13min
HISTORY’S FUTURE – German Premiere
Fiona Tan | 2016 | 95min

*Q&A with actor Mark O’Halloran moderated by Kate Connolly (Berlin Correspondent . Guardian . Observer)

FRI 17.3 | 16:00
SPIKE | Ian Tierney | 2016 | 10min
BORN AND REARED | Henrietta Norton | 2016 | 66min

FRI 17.3 | 18:30
Shorts Programme I: Hope
PEBBLES | Jonathan Shaw | 2016 | 15min
DISAPPEAR | Shaun O’Connor | 2016 | 11min
PRISON DOOR | Kevin McCann | 2015 | 10min
THE NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH | Kev Cahill | 2016 | 20min

FRI 17.3 | 20:00
BETWEEN US
Daithí Ó Cinnéide | 2016 | 11min
THE QUEEN OF IRELAND – Berlin Premiere
Conor Horgan | 2015 | 86min

SAT 18.3 | 19:45
A LONG SHOT
Andrew Jordan | 2016 | 15min
MATTRESS MEN – Berlin Premiere
Colm Quinn | 2016 | 81min

SAT 18.3 | 22:00 Late Night Craic
THIS IS NOT A MUGGING
Ger Browne | 2016 | 7min
MAKING IT
Eamonn Norris | 2016 | 81min

*Q&A with Director Eamonn Norris will follow the screening

SUN 19.3 | 16:00
DISCO PIGS – 17th Anniversary Screening
Kirsten Sheridan | 2000 | 94min

SUN 19.3 | 18:15
Shorts Programme III: Bonds
3 FRIENDS | Michael Moody Culpepper | 2016 | 22min
WAIT | Audrey O’Reilly | 2015 | 12min
HOW WAS YOUR DAY? | Damien O’Donnell | 2015 | 13min
DROP THE HAND | Simon O’Neill | 2016 | 23min

SUN 19.3 | 20:00
THEY SHOOT PEOPLE
Mark Noonan | 2015 | 9min
A DATE FOR MAD MARY – German Premiere
Darren Thornton | 2016 | 82min

*Q&A with director Darren Thornton moderated by Jessica Kiang (Film Critic . Variety . ThePlaylist.net . BBC Culture)

THU 16.3 – SUN 19.3
BLACK HOLE BERLIN (film installation . free entry)
Chris Morrin, Stefan Lars | 2016 | 59min