Parish
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Shot on 16mm film in the Dublin suburb where I grew up. "Parish" is an hybrid documentary film exploring the representation of community identity through fact, fiction, biography, myth, and memoir. The film follows a diverse group people as they come together to walk the edges of their common lands and learn the boundaries of their community. The practice is called “beating the bounds,” and the purpose is to create a shared mental map, a living record of the parish. They sing songs and tell stories to delineate the landmarks that separated one parish from another. Here tales of suicide, murder and madness coexists with narratives of acceptance, generosity and empathy. Myths, both aboriginal and foreign, have equal footing and combine to form new, better, stronger myths. Psychogeography by this group's definition is listening to place and hearing its polyphony – understanding that place can hold infinite stories and give each one its due.
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About the director(s):
Eóin Heaney:
Eóin Heaney is an award-winning filmmaker living and working in Dublin, Ireland. His shorts and feature film projects have been supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Screen Ireland, CCI Paris and FFF Bayern, Germany. Eóin‘s most recent work includes his award-winning short film "Spirit Level" (2021), an adaptation of "Mycenae Lookout" by poet Seamus Heaney which examines the legacy of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland and "M/S" (2024) which explores illness and care that draws on his 17 years of experience as primary carer for his mother.
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