Docs Ireland 2023

Modern Times Review @ Docs Ireland 2023

Jun 23, 2023

Located in Belfast, Docs Ireland is an industry-focused, all-Ireland international documentary festival celebrating documentary filmmaking and providing a platform for both national and international industries.

The 5th Docs Ireland runs from 20 to 25 June 2023

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NEWS

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INTERVIEW

«We want to provide the audience with some levity and a range of experiences»

With the fifth edition now underway, Modern Times Review speaks with its Festival Director Michele Devlin on the legacy of Irish documentaries, the rise in interest of the music do subgenre, the thematic threads of local filmmakers, and more.

«We want to foster and support the non-fiction community on both sides of the Irish border»

Head of Industry & Marketplace Roisin Geraghty on the secrets to a well-rounded festival industry event, this year's programme, the legacy of Irish documentary.

FILMS

A Golden Life

Director: Boubacar Sangaré

Dreaming of gold in a dangerous and dusty mining shanty town.

Anhell69

Director: Theo Montoya

For the young, queer community of Medellín, the injustices of colonial heritage consistently intertwine with the brutality of today's global liberal capitalism.

Crows Are White

Director: Ahsen Nadeem

After decades of living a secret life, a filmmaker travels to a Japanese monastery in an exploration of truth, faith and love.

De humani corporis fabrica

Director: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Véréna Paravel

Five centuries ago, anatomist André Vésale opened up the human body to science. Today, De Humani Corporis Fabrica opens the human body to the cinema.

In the Shadow of Beirut

Director: Stephen Gerard Kelly, Garry Keane

Through its unflinching portrayal of the residents' daily hardships, In the Shadow of Beirut sheds light on the pervasive poverty, limited access to resources, and the dire need for basic living conditions in this densely crowded corner of the Middle East.