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Stone Boat Exhausted (2016)

Still from Stone Boat Exhausted
TitleStone Boat Exhausted
A film byMichael Higgins
Year2016
Country of productionIreland
GenreExperimental
FormatVarious
LanguageEnglish
Duration60 min
ProductionExperimental Film Society
Funding bodiesSelf-funded

Synopsis

STONE BOAT EXHAUSTED is a feature film documenting an entirely improvised cinematic experience by members and friends of Open Night Cinema. A totemic walkabout through a single cycle of John Moriarty’s Dreamtime, it is a waking nightmare spawned from the id of Dublin City’s decaying industrial zones. Its textures and patterns, light and shadows, and the very material of sound and image construct an experience that re-realises our cultural past, present and future in one metamorphic breath — incorporating analogue film projection, live improvised soundscapes and intense vocal and physical performances, the result of six months of ongoing collaborative work.

Credits

Devised & Produced: Michael Higgins and Cillian Roche
Performed by: Cillian Roche, Enda Moran, Aileen Curtin, John Linnane, Andrew Moore, Oli Ryan
Music: Oli Ryan, Paraic O’Neill, Shane Clear, Cathal O’Leary, Andrew Mooney
Projections: Michael Higgins
Cinematography: Fergal Cunningham, Alex Kantoros, Michael Higgins, Andrew Mooney