FOUNDED in 2009, First Fortnight is a charity-based organisation challenging mental health prejudice through creative arts. The Belltable, 69 O’Connell Street will screen ‘Love & Mercy’ this week as part of the movement’s ever expanding programme.
Directed by Bill Pohlad, ‘Love & Mercy’ is based on the life of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, with Paul Dano (‘12 Years a Slave’) and John Cusack (‘Being John Malkovich’) playing the young and older Wilson respectively. This acclaimed yet intimate biopic follows this visionary song-writer’s story from the group’s 1960s’ musical peak to his struggles with and recovery from depression and mental illness in the 1980s.
Brian Wilson founded The Beach Boys and wrote, produced and recorded more than 20 Top 40 hits for the group. He is is one of the most creative, influential forces in 1960s and today’s pop music. His 1966 album ‘Pet Sounds’ still regularly tops the critics’ polls for Best Album of All Time.
The Belltable will screen ‘Love & Mercy’ on Monday January 11.
