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Éireannach? (Irish?)

Abel Kavanagh & Darklight | Dublin

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This project was funded!

rewards for funding this project:

€10 +

A big thank you to you for your support. We'll register you for Production Updates

€30 +

Production Updates, Plus we'll email you a digital copy of the winner of the Spirit of Darklight 2011 award, Laberinto Verde DVD, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, 1 ticket for a Darklight 2012 event and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page.

€50 +

Special Production Updates including access to Abel's travel log as he walks the length of the Border, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde and Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, 2 tickets for a Darklight 2012 event and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page.

€100 +

Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, 2 tickets to Darklight 2012 event, your name in Thank You Credits in Éireannach, and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website.

€250 +

Book a special private screening with you and your friends / colleagues / film society Plus! Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD Darklight Compendium, Darklight Festival Season Pass 2012, your name in Thank You section of Credits in Éireannach, Opportunity to appear in the finished film, and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website

€350 +

Book a special private screening with you and your friends / colleagues / film society - with Director Abel / member of Darklight team (depending on availability) in attendance for a special Q&A. Travel and accommodation not included Plus! Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, Season Pass to Darklight 2012, your film society / group name in Thank You section of Credits in Éireannach and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website

€500 +

Opportunity to appear in finished film. Secure yourself the chance of a lifetime. Abel will film and interview you as a contributor to the finished film. Plus! Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, Season Pass to Darklight 2012, your film society / group name in Thank You section of Credits in Éireannach and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website

€800 +

A Walking tour and Turf cutting lesson with Abel in Wicklow (travel/food expenses not included) Limited to three groups with a maximum of 5 members Plus! Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, Season Pass to Darklight 2012, your name in Thank You section of Credits in Éireannach and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website

€1000 +

40 min consultation with Abel / Darklight via skype or in person, when in same city, great for aspiring filmmakers. Maximum group of 3 people Plus! Special Production Updates, access to Abel's travel log, DVD copies of Laberinto Verde & Éireannach, DVD copy of Darklight Compendium, Season Pass to Darklight 2012, your name listed as Associate Producer in Credits in Éireannach and a shout out on the Darklight Facebook page & website

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Abel Kavanagh & Darklight

Abel Kavanagh & Darklight | View Profile

Darklight is Ireland’s premier festival celebrating independent, DIY and artist films. Each annual Darklight festival promises to be an exciting weekend of film, animation, art, music and workshops. Darklight’s mission is to nurture new talent and to create new possibilities for the imagination.

Darklight

At Darklight 2011, we awarded the coveted 'Spirit of Darklight' title to the film “Laberinto Verde”, directed by Abel Kavanagh. A documentary about the coca leaf in South America, the film looks at the role the sacred leaf plays in Peruvian and Bolivian societies, past and present. It had a huge impact on us, wowing the Programmers and Awards Jury alike. View trailer here.

We are delighted to support Abel's Fund it campaign for his new project “Éireannach”, a documentary in which Abel sets out to find out about his sense of nationality, as an Irish citizen of Spanish origin living in France. We hope that you can get behind the project and lend whatever support you can.

Darklight Team: Nicky, Sinead & Sarah

Abel

As my passport and surname indicate, I am Irish. Born but not fully bred. In fact, I have lived in France since I was three and therefore speak my Irish English with a French accent.

This year, as I prepare the paperwork to obtain my French nationality, I have begun to wonder what being Irish really means to me...

This led me to explore my identity, starting with a recent trip to New York and then to my father’s house in Dublin. This quest for a deeper understanding of who I am will soon lead me on a journey from Lille, back to Ireland. From Rathfarnham and Wicklow, to the border area of Ulster, I hope this trip will help me find answers to some questions about my identity.

Éireannach

The documentary will be filmed in first person style, from the point of view of me, the director. I will participate in the action, ask the questions and listen to the answers.

Filming will take place between three countries:
Lille, France, where I live and file paperwork to obtain my French nationality.

New York, USA, where I spent three weeks late December 2011 shooting several sequences with Irish people at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Central Park and several Irish Pubs

Ireland Dublin City, My father in Rathfarnham, Johnny Foxes’ Pub, to the bog where my father continues to cut turf in Wicklow and finally along the border.

I plan to use different aesthetic approaches according to the situations and places I encounter. In the phase along the border, the sequences will be shot like a diary; the NY sequences shot candidly, seen through the eye of a tourist; all other sequences will be much more contemplative and poetic.

I will play on the contrasts between the tourist clichés that are transported internationally, the contemplative poetry naturally provided by green landscapes across the country and different shades of light provided by the battles between the sun, the clouds and the rain.

Budget

Money will go towards larger costs for production of this documentary i.e travel, accommodation, equipment rental and post-production. We have great rewards to offer in return for your contribution, fully detailed below.

Thank you for taking the time to find about this project.

Abel.

PS - You can keep up with Éireannach on our Facebook page