FILM CLUB
Film Club Season Ticket: 8 Films For €48 | Individual Films For €8
Droichead Arts Centre in partnership with Access Cinema is delighted to welcome back our Film Club members with a season of eight engaging and beautiful films from around the world, specially curated by Sinead Brassil of LMFM's arts and culture show, The First Look.
BACKROOMS: EVERYTHING MUST GO EDITION WITH BONUS FOOTAGE
DIR: KANE PARSONS
USA | HORROR
TUE 15 SEP | 8PM
Clark is a struggling businessman living in his own furniture store amid a failing marriage. One night, an electricity problem leads him to the basement, where he discovers a mysterious gap leading to the ‘backrooms’ - a vast and ominous labyrinth of empty rooms. When Clark disappears, his therapist Mary enters the mysterious backrooms in a bid to find her patient.
A PRIVATE LIFE (VIE PRIVÉE)
DIR: REBECCA ZLOTOWSKI
FRANCE | DRAMA
TUE 6 OCT | 8PM
Dr. Lilian Steiner, an American psychiatrist living in Paris, is already struggling with professional and family life stress when she receives the news a patient, Paula, has died. Attending the wake, Steiner receives an unusually hostile reception from Paula’s husband. Convinced there’s more to her patient’s death than meets the eye, she embarks on her own investigation into the death.
THE LAST VIKING
DIR: ANDERS THOMAS JENSEN
DENMARK/SWEDEN | COMEDY/DRAMA
TUE 13 OCT | 8PM
Before being sent to prison, bank robber Anker entrusts his vulnerable brother Manfred with hiding the heist money. Years later, Anker is released and sets out to reclaim his loot. Manfred, however, has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder and seemingly has no recollection of hiding the money - prompting Anker to embark on a hare-brained plan to restore his brother’s memory.
EVERYBODY DIGS BILL EVANS (IRISH)
DIR: GRANT GEE
UK/IRELAND/USA | BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/MUSIC
TUE 20 OCT | 8PM
New York, 1961. The Bill Evans Trio, led by the acclaimed jazz pianist and composer, are operating at the height of their creative powers. When bass player Scott LaFaro dies in a car accident, Evans is consumed by grief. Struggling with addiction, burnout and a tumultuous romantic relationship, Evans reconnects with his family as he battles against his personal demons.
ROSE OF NEVADA
DIR: MARK JENKIN
UK | MYSTERY/DRAMA
TUE 27 OCT | 8PM
A shipping boat called the Rose of Nevada mysteriously reappears in a Cornish port, decades after being lost at sea. A crew of two young men and an experienced captain are hired for a fishing run, seemingly unaware of the boat’s history. However, when they return to port, they realise they are now in a past version of their hometown.
BLUE HERON
DIR: SOPHY ROMVARI
CANADA/HUNGARY | DRAMA
TUE 24 NOV | 8PM
Vancouver Island in the 1990s. Eight-year-old Sasha’s parents have moved their family from Hungary to Canada. As Sasha and her siblings enjoy the new environment, their parents have become increasingly concerned about the unpredictable behaviour of their eldest son Jeremy. As the parents desperately try to help their troubled son, Sasha struggles to understand what’s unfolding around her.
FAMILIAR TOUCH
DIR: SARAH FRIEDLAND
USA | DRAMA
TUE 8 DEC | 8PM
Ruth - an older woman living alone - is experiencing the onset of dementia. When her son moves her to an assisted living facility, Ruth is frustrated by the limited freedom. However, she is determined to make the most out of the situation. Despite her cognitive decline, Ruth experiences moments of satisfaction, pleasure and affection in her new surroundings.
BITTER CHRISTMAS (AMARGA NAVIDAD)
DIR: PEDRO ALMODÓVAR
SPAIN | COMEDY/DRAMA
TUE 15 DEC | 8PM
Filmmaker Raúl is working on his latest film, Bitter Christmas. The script focuses on his alter ego Elsa. Working through panic attacks and writer’s block, Elsa finds creative inspiration in the lives of those around her - though some friends are uncomfortable with the personal nature of her work. Elsa’s story, however, is being dictated by Raúl’s real-life emotional and relationship crises…
