Oscar Winning Irish Short Films at Lincoln Center

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Published on Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:40

Written by Renzo Adler

With the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s highly anticipated 50th edition of their New York Film Festival coming soon, it’s admirable to see that they haven’t lost sight of smaller and more niche productions.

September 12 -13, 2012, the Film Society of Lincoln Center will be exhibiting Oscar Winning Irish Short Films at the Film Center Amphitheater (144 West 65th Street), featuring five different shorts from contemporary Irish directors.

The series is put on in conjunction with Irish Film New York (IFNY), and the small cross-section of films pulls off a refreshing amount of variety in subject matter and style. The Shore, directed by Terry George about two longtime friends in Northern Ireland trying to reaffirm their bonds in the face of a monumental cultural conflict.

The Door, directed by Janita Wilson, was shot on location in Chernobyl and follows a family that has, since 1986, have been trying to piece their lives back together. Based on the book The Chernobyl Prayer by Svetlana Alexievich.

Six Shooter, direct by Martin McDonagh (In Bruges), prevails an air of intensity as a man that has just lost his wife meets a dangerous stranger on a train.

Granny O'Grimm's Sleeping Beauty, directed by Nicky Phelan, is an off-beat and comedic animated film as a surly grandmother gives her own twist on the classic fairytale.

Oscar Winning Irish Short Films presents a unique look at an oft-overlooked world of film-makers and shows that there is much more to Irish cinema than Once.

To learn more, go to:  http://www.filmlinc.com

Oscar Winning Irish Short Films
September 12 -13, 2012

Film Center Amphitheater
144 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023

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