ENTERTAIN . ENTHRAL . ENGAGE
FÍORGHAEL (ULTRA IRISH)
PUBLICITY & CREDIT DETAILS
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SYNOPSIS & LOG LINE
LOGLINE
Ever get the feeling someone is talking about you …?
A short comedy film about language politics in modern Ireland.
SYNOPSIS
Ever get the feeling someone is talking about you …?
Set in a Dublin psychiatrists’ office, Fíorghael (Ultra Irish) is a short comedy
film about language politics in modern Ireland.
Mrs. Mc Crea (Bairbre Ní Chaoimh) is a loser. In desperation, she seeks the
counsel of a renowned Dublin psychiatrist, who she hopes will help her get
her life back together. Waiting in the reception area for her first session she
meets a couple (Philip Judge, Ita Fitzmahony) who have come in for
counselling in a last ditch attempt to save their failing marriage.
The sense of prevailing doom and desperation is suddenly interrupted by the
strange behaviour of the frumpy Gaeltacht receptionist Medbh (Maighréad Ní
Chonghaile), who is gossiping in Irish to her best friend from home.
When speaking English to the patients, Medbh is the model of friendly
efficiency. But when she turns to Irish, she seems to unleash a torrent of
Gaelic scorn against the three patients. Of course they haven’t a word of Irish
between them ‘ terrible teacher at school’ and all that. And it is not long
before they are reduced to a state of paranoical unease that is only
compounded by Meabh's warm and helpful manner when she chooses to
address them directly in English.
Outraged that their own dear native language should be used against them in
this manner, the three hapless losers embark on a voyage of personal
discovery to find their inner Gaelic self …
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828
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FULL CREDITS LISTING
Opening screen credit
1. “Cuireann Bord Scannán na hÉireann agus TG4 i gcomhar le
Zanzibar Films i láthair”
(The Irish Film Board and TG4 in association with Zanzibar Films
present…)
2. A Film by Macdara Vallely
3. fíorghael
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Closing credits
Story by
Vanessa Arce Senati,
Macdara Vallely
Written and Directed by
Produced by
Macdara Vallely
Tamara Anghie
Cast
Runaí
Mrs McCrea
Husband
Wife
Ceannaire
African Dictator
Saudi Prince
US Diplomat
Shop assistant
Maighréad Ní Chonghaile
Bairbre Ní Chaoimh
Philip Judge
Ita Fitzmahony
Eamon Rohan
George Seremba
Achmed Maache
Brian Hession
Des Fitzgibbon
Crew
Director of Photography
Editors
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Hair
Make up
Casting Director
Sound Supervisor
Music Composed by
Production Manager
Production Coordinator
Production Accountant
Nuria Roldos
Anna Maria O’Flanagan
Macdara Vallely
Anna Kirwan
Allison Byrne
Anna Gronerus
Liz Byrne
Dorothy MacGabhann
Zanzibar Films
Brendan Dolan
Louise Murray
Michele Viney
Tom Maguire
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828
Script Supervisor
1st Assistant Director
2nd Assistant Director
Trainee AD
Focus Puller/Camera Assist
Clapper Loader
Camera Trainee
Gaffer
Electrician
Key Grip
Grip
Sound Recordist
Boom Operator
Props
Assistant Props
Art Dept. & Wardrobe Trainee
Location Manager
Stills Photographers
Catering
Camera Truck Driver
Subtitles
Juanne Forde
John Burns
Louise Brennan
Anna Connelly
Donata Ferrario
Louise McEllin
Ron Coe
Mike Donoghue
Hugh Thomas Kavanagh
Sam Phillips
Robert Kelly
Robert Flanagan
Andrew Douglas
Jil Turner
Peter Kirwan
Jen Hanlon
Louise Murray
Lee Gallagher, Jasmine Falconer
Lighthouse Catering
Anthony Carroll
Máire Nic Niallais
Facilities:
Panavision
Cine Electric
Link Up Ltd/Kodak UK
Theatrical Arms
Express Facilities
Ardmore Sound
Technicolor
Howell Opticals
Professional Neg Cutting
Capital FX
Network Insurance
AIB Bank
Filmbase
Aer Fast International
Gill & MacMillan
Educational Company of Ireland
Yale University Press
Ireland’s Eye
Euro Carparks
Dublin City Council
Kevin Greene, John Higgins
Mick O’Toole
John Phelan/Brian Kercher
John Mc Kenna
Hugh Watson
Alan Collins
Keith Faulkner, Nicola Groves,
Nigel Dennis, Keith Bryant
Alan Plant
Steve Farman
Jason Griffin
Paul Jackson, Philip J O’Dwyer
Michael Regan
Seamus Duggan, Barbara Henkes,
Ray McKiernon, Jennifer Killelea,
Tony Doyle, Alan Coleman
Patricia Hannon
Julie Glennon
Joanne Grice
Tom Kiernan
Barbara Reilly
Frank Crowley
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828
Dublin City Council Road Traffics Department
Esther Hickey, Kieron Hynes
Civic Offices
Paul Dawson, Eilish Salinger
Waterstones
Sinead McCarry
National College of Ireland
Bertie Kelly
TG4 Commissioning Editor
Proinsias Ní Ghráinne
Irish Film Board Executive Producer
Brendan McCarthy
Buíochas Le:
Irish Film Board Schemes and Application Coordinator
Jill McGregor
Irish Film Board Locations Department
Mags O’Sullivan
The Arts Council of Ireland
Theresa Cullen, Jane Doolan
Store St., Pearse St., and Kevin St. Garda Stations
Susie Sheehan and Micheal Egan
Various Logos – Zanzibar Films, Technicolor Etc
On A Separate Card, Not Less Than 50% Of The Size Of Main Title
Reading:
“Is Le Maoiniú Bhord Scannán na hÉireann Agus Tg4 A Léiríodh An
Scannán Seo” (Screened with the permission of the Irish Film Board and
TG4)
Bord Scannán Logo
TG4 Logo
Léirithe Le Tacaíocht Ón Choiste Don Phlean Gníomhaíochta Scannán
(Produced with the support of the Film Action Plan)
Oscailt Logo
3.
© Zanzibar Films 2005
DELIVERY FORMAT DETAILS
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828
Irish Title of film:
English Title of film:
Genre:
Duration:
Format(s):
Fíorghael
Ultra Irish
Comedy
9 minutes, 9 seconds (09’09”)
1 x 35mm Colour print,
1:1.85 aspect ratio
Dolby stereo optical soundtrack
PAL Digi Beta Master (unsubtitled)*
16:9 FHA aspect ratio
Stereo sound
*Delivered to TG4
PAL Digi Beta Master (English subtitles)**
16:9 FHA aspect ratio
Stereo sound
**Delivered to Irish Film Board & TG4
PAL DVD Master (English subtitles) ***
16:9 FHA aspect ratio
Stereo sound
***Delivered to Irish Film Board & Distributor
4.
CONTACT DETAILS
Producer:
Prod. Co.:
Tamara Anghie
Zanzibar Films, (PRINT SOURCE)
12 Magennis Place
Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353.(0)1.671.9480
Fax: +353.(0).1.671.9481
Mob: +353.(0)87.790.3368
Email:tamara@zanzibarfilms.net
Writer/Director:
Macdara Vallely
Bun na Leaca
Gaoth Dobhair
Co. Thír Chonaill
Tel: +44.(0)28.3752.3872
Mob: +353.(0)87.275.3525
Email: macdara@peacefireplay.com
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FESTIVAL HISTORY
1.
To be premiered at Cork Film Festival, 09-16 October 2005
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828
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In competition, Kerry Film Festival, 24-30 October 2005
In competition, Foyle Film Festival 10-20 November 2005
In competition, Tirana Film Festival, 05-11 December 2005
Chicago Irish Film Festival, 3-8 March 2006
San Francisco Irish Film Festival, 8-12 March 2006
Zanzibar Films Ltd, 12 Magennis Place, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
T: + 353 (0)1 671 9480 F: + 353 (0)1 671 9481 E: info@zanzibarfilms.net W: www.zanzibarfilms.net
Company Directors: Edwina Forkin & Shimmy Marcus, Reg VAT No: IE 6373828 S Company Reg No.: 353828