In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the «Troubles». In this Catholic area of Belfast, the number of deaths was tragically significant. Joe is joined by neighbours Jolene, Sean, Angie, and others, all willingly participating in this process of revisiting the collective memories that shaped their lives and...
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THE FLATS – January’s French and Belgian festival selections
This month, THE FLATS will be screened at the Carcassonne International Political Film Festival on January 17 and 20, then at the En Ville! Festival on January 31st ! These last screenings will be followed by the theatrical release of the film. Congratulations to the director and her team! Distributed in France by Les Alchimistes,...
THE FLATS – French premiere in Lussas
The Flats by Alessandra Celesia will make its French premiere at the États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas. It will be screened on 21 August at an open-air screening attended by the director, editor Frédéric Fichefet and part of the production team. Distributed in France by Les Alchimistes, it is sold internationally by The...
THE FLATS wins Pull Focus Award for Irish documentary features
The Flats has just won the Pull Focus Award for Irish documentary features at the Docs Ireland festival! “The Pull Focus jury was deeply moved by this caring and collaborative portrayal of a community living the long shadow of violence while finding new forms of agency, expression and healing. It is an unforgettable, distinctively crafted...
THE FLATS in Dok Fest München
After making its world premiere and winning an award at CPH:DOX, Alessandra Celesia’s new feature film has been selected in Panorama section of Dok Fest München. Three screenings will take place: on Thursday 2 May at 8.30pm at Rio 2 in the presence of the director, on Tuesday 7 May at 8.30pm at the FilmMuseum...
THE FLATS in Visions du Réel
Alessandra Celesia’s new feature film has been selected in Highlights section of Visions du Réel. Congratulations to the the whole team and to the director who will present the film in Nyons. Production: Films de Force Majeure (France), Thank You & Good Night productions (Belgium), Planet Korda Pictures (Republic of Ireland), Dumbworld (United Kingdom) Supported...
