by Rose Rushe
LANDSCAPE Poetry, a screening of experimental short films, is open to the public at The Stormy Teacup’s basement venue in Foxes Bow, Wednesday 23 at 8pm. This is the return of Limerick Avant-Garde (LAG) Cinema, the initiative by Peter Delaney and Keefe Murphy in promoting screenings and appreciation of this rarefied cinema form. Next week’s dedication to experimental film carries no ticket price in.
“As well as films from the history of experimental cinema, the promotion of local experimental film is a big part of LAG Cinema’s manifesto,” Peter Delaney tells us. “So we developed on our previous screenings and this time sent out an open call for local and national filmmakers who have made a film that they think fit the theme of this event.
“The programme features short films by Robin Parmar, David Colohan, Sarah Lundy, Colm O’Neill, Tommy Conroy and Stephen Broomer”.
Since last summer Delaney and Murphy have been organising screenings of work by local and national filmmakers, as well as occasional educational programmes that “explore the history of experimental cinema to introduce obscure yet highly regarded films to local audiences”. The emphasis has always been on involvement and providing a forum for the screening and the discussion of work which wouldn’t otherwise get shown.
Given the full programme for LAG’s July event, limited as the perimeter is, it’s no surprise that the Galway Film Fleadh last week featured a decent Limerick presence in selection. Ronan Cassidy of Film Limerick/ Behind the Scenes writes in that highlights included Zeb Moore’s performance in ‘The Quiet Hour’, and ‘The Suffering Kind’, directed by Kevin Liddy and edited by Simon McGuire of LIT/ Limerick Film Festival, “both of which were very well received”.
