On Friday, Drifting Clouds Cinema Group will present the short films of (An)Other Irish Cinema, which is infact 3 cinemas: the cinema of Rouzbeh Rashidi, Donal Foreman and Maximillian Le Cain. I'm going to be posting some background info on each of the filmmakers in the run-up to the screening. And first up, is Donal Foreman.... Donal Foreman (born in Dublin, 1985) has been making films since he was 11. From his very first films, he has explored different forms of improvisatory and collaborative filmmaking methods in an effort to find a filmmaking process that is transformative, fun and not simply a means to an end. The seven fiction shorts that he has written, directed and edited since 2006 are all collaborations with the cinematographer Piers McGrail and a range of actors and non-actors. Each film is created through a mixture of script, rehearsal and improvisation. They share a concern with notions of togetherness, solitude, memory and escape, paying close attention to the sensual minutiae of human behaviour, relationships and interaction with urban spaces - as well as the textural and expressive qualities of light, colour and sound. He is a graduate of the National Film School at IADT and an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus. As a freelance film critic, he has written for several international publications including Cahiers du Cinema. He is also one of the four organisers and programmers of Dublin's Experimental Film Club. His website is ww.donalforeman.com |
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