NOTHING PERSONAL
100 Years of Solitude

How long can one be alone? NOTHING PERSONAL is Urszula Antoniak’s tender debut about two people seeking loneliness.

A young woman (Lotte Verbeek) leaves her life in Amsterdam behind and choses to hike through Ireland on her own. She enjoys her newly won freedom and independence despite of the cold, rain and other difficulties [...]

IDENTITIES
“I just don’t see any reason to be stuck in one category.”
IDENTITIES is another film which has been confirmed for britspotting 2009.
Vittoria Colonna’s first documentary takes a closer look at the multi-faceted Irish transgender community. Five narratives, in the form of black and white observational interviews, reveal the five character’s personal histories and experiences. Each [...]

THE RACE
In André F. Nebe’s debut feature film we accompany the protagonist Mary on what is probably her biggest adventure.
11-year-old Mary lives on her parent’s farm in Ireland and dreams of becoming a racecar driver. Despite being teased by other boys at school, her family’s disapproval and her old, rattly racecar, Mary stays ambitious and [...]

WASHDAYS
With a glamorous award ceremony the Rushes Soho Shorts Festival celebrates the very best of short films. The awards in overall eight categories were presented by Sadie Frost (DRACULA) and others. The britspotting programmers are curious wether the british and irish winning shorts deliver what they promise.
In the newcomer category Destiny Ekaragha wins with TIGHT [...]

ZONAD
On the final spurt at the Galway Film Fleadh the audience can look forward to John Carney’s (ONCE) new film. The quirky comedy ZONAD will be screened tomorrow (July 11th, 10.30 pm) as part of the New Irish Cinema and John Carney will attend.
Liam (Simon Delaney), escapee from a rehab facility, hides out in a [...]