This wonderfully inventive meditation on director mark cousinss hometown is refreshingly uncynical. Starring helena bereen, richard buick, felicity mckee, shane mccaffrey and simon millar. In a city left torn by war, when a series of murders awaken dormant memories, many fear the worst. Belfast free library 106 high street, belfast, maine 04915 telephone. Belfast film festival yearround films and special events. Find showtimes and movie theaters near zip code 04915 or belfast, me. Inevitably, i am belfast tells a story of violence and division. Belfast on film collection northern ireland screen. Senior college at belfast university of me hutchinson center 80 belmont ave.
The evocative score by david holmes, with a little help. Search local showtimes and buy movie tickets before going to the theater on moviefone. Photographed by christopher doyle in the mood for love, i am belfast is a film that finds beauty in the colourful blaze of a mural or the strange, lunar landscapes of towering mountains of salt. Set in belfast at the height of the troubles, this brutal film stars jack oconnell as private gary hook, a british soldier who. Incorporating contemporary dreamlike sequences, archival film and a haunting score by david holmes, the film portrays the city in an ethereal light not usually associated with belfast. I am belfast 2016 a poetic visual depiction and exploration of belfast and its citizens, told by a former resident who still loves the city. This is i am belfast trailer by hopscotch films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Go on an emotional journey through the rich, complex and often tragic history of the northern irish capital accompanied by a powerful soundtrack by dj and film composer. I am belfast, a film by cousins with a score by david holmes, tells the story of the city as embodied by a 10,000yearold woman. Trailer for the documentary i am belfast, which screened at sxsw creative documentary done in a style unique to mark cousins a visual, poetic depiction of belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. An odyssey, a story of children and film writes and directs this dreamlike evocation of belfast, beautifully shot by christopher doyle in the mood for love, 2046.
A belfast story is a 20 irish crime film written and directed by nathan todd and starring colm meaney. A poem, a documentary and a cinematic walking tour all in one, i am belfast is in essence a love letter from the filmmaker mark cousins to his home city. With the camera focussed on an elderly lady as she wanders through the citys streets and suburbs, cousins narrates her journey commenting on the landscape, architecture and people she views. A visual, poetic depiction of belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the. A visual, poetic depiction of belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Showtimes and tickets for belfast, me 04915 moviefone. Press eye belfast northern ireland 16th april 2015 christine morrow and dearbhail carr pictured at the opening night world premiere of i am belfast at the movie house in belfast. And now mark cousins, the passionate cinephile behind the story of film. The film personifies belfast and portrays it as an experienced gentle, older woman played by helena bereen, who has seen, and accepted it all. Interspersing archive material often detailing the horrors of the troubles and newlyfilmed footage, i am belfast is an impassioned and politically engaged love letter to cousins hometown. Like a gleaner, picking up scraps life has left behind, he would.
Ramada by wyndham belfast in the heart of belfast citys cathedral quarter. Belfast film festival, bradford international film. As with many of his aforementioned predecessors, the director adopts an eccentric approach that combines observational documentary methods with overtly dramatic techniques more akin to fiction. The ever evolving nature of the city, be it the changes evident in its streets, buildings, landmarks, industrial heritage, or people are all captured. I am belfast sees celebrated filmmaker, writer and curator mark cousins 6 desires. Directed by mark cousins, the film features a cast that includes richard. Had a ton of fun, met paul mcgann the stories are true hes a complete sweetie still not quite over him saying my name or shaking my hand but im confidant at some point in the next decade i might be. Davies film is full of workingclass women, who were the strongest characters in my upbringing, so it was bound to touch me. It seeks to portray its humour, culture, pain, people and endurance. I am belfast dual format edition film by mark cousins i am belfast sees celebrated filmmaker, writer and curator mark cousins 6 desires. Colm meaney hell on wheels, layer cake, con air an. Theres never been a better time to discover northern ireland. Watch i am belfast watch movies online free youtube. I am belfast sees celebrated filmmaker, writer and curator mark cousins a story of film, here be dragons cast his painterly eye on his home town, the port city belfast.
I am belfast is a 2015 documentary film about belfast, directed by mark cousins. Fame maine fafsa help rescheduled belfast free library. Yet cousins is an optimist and he includes two hopeful, staged moments. I am belfast is part documentary poem rooted in the abstract, and part its. Part documentary, part reverie, i am belfast is mark cousins film exploration of the city he calls home. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and. A different look at war through film senior college at. The new films at this eclectic festival encompass everything from an icelandic humanequine romcom of horses and men to a. This article about a british documentary film is a stub.
When i say that i am belfast, i dont mean that i lived there, or feel that im the place, says the main character, looking back on her life. A belfast story has already earned minor notoriety in. I am belfast dual format edition film by mark cousins. You can book direct, yearround flights to belfast from stewart international airport, conveniently located in the heart of the hudson valley for a little as 99 dollars one way at. Dh lawrence and sardinia, here be dragons cast his painterly eye on his home town, the port city belfast beautifully shot by christopher doyle in the mood for love, rabbitproof fence and with a powerful soundtrack by the great northern irish dj and. Belfast on film a collection of films that reflect various aspects of life in the city. No stranger to the documentary essay form, cousins director of the story of film. With mark cousins, rosie mckee, maud bell, helena bereen. I am belfast 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Celebrated cinephile mark cousins the story of film. Pages in category films set in belfast the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. Special features interview with director mark cousins interview with actress helena bereen interview with cinematographer christopher doyle. All of the top attractions are less than 20 minutes away from the city centre by foot. Film events, screenings and festival in northern ireland. Celebrated cinephile mark cousins writes and directs this dreamlike evocation of belfast, beautifully.
He notes the fact that images of the titanic, created at belfasts harland and wolff shipyard, are everywhere in the city since the movie, creating a. There is also a great film to be made probing the bloodsoaked political. Experienced financial aid experts will be on hand to help families complete the application on the spot. The landscape of belfast has changed dramatically since the invention of the moving image in the late1800s.
I am belfast is an arthouse documentary that captures the soul, emotion and spirit of the city that is belfast, northern ireland. I am belfast in cinemas 8 apr 2016 bfi release youtube. Dh lawrence and sardinia, here be dragons cast his painterly eye on his home town, the port city belfast. The evocative soundtrack by great belfast dj and film composer david holmes oceans eleven, hunger, 71 mixed with cousins poetical narration give the. An odyssey 2011, has turned his attention to his place of birth for i am belfast. A beautiful visual poem to a bruised but beguiling city. Creative documentary done in a style unique to mark cousins a visual, poetic depiction of belfast and its citizens, told with love and passion of someone, who has left the city many years ago but is still fascinated by it. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for i am belfast 2015. Though i am belfast never reveals his actual methods, cousins assembled the film in an organic and wildly unconventional way. Themes brought up in the film range from the landscapes surrounding the city, its changing architecture and social structure to the political and.