Having interviewed Tom Collins recently about An Bronntanas and previously about Kings, I know what a hardworking, conscientious film director he is so I am delighted that the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland (SDGI) has presented the Foras na Gaeilge Award to the Derry wan and all-round good egg in recognition of his Outstanding Contribution …
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Mea Maxima Culpa
It was the children’s eyes that hit home. The eyes of young deaf boys who, for the first time, had seen their new school St John’s School for the Deaf in Wisconsin and were beguiled. “When I first entered St John’s, I loved it. The campus at that school was beautiful. Such magnificent stonework. It was …
Lockerbie and Both Sides
THE Belfast Festival at Queen’s is up and running with postitive vibes coming from everyone I’ve spoken to about Dervish, Eliza Carthy and the Shattered Dreams exhibition at the RGB Gallery. I’ve been to two theatrical events comprising three plays which were totally different in style and pace but which all packed a powerful punch. …
Streetdance – never mind the plot
Forget the story, it’s one we’ve seen hundreds of times before – working class kids down on their luck with only their dancing skills to keep them out of borstal. The inevitable happens. The dance crew lose their top choreographer and a place to practice just before the finals of the UK dance championships. Will …