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The Irish premiere of the short film All of this Unreal Time, starring Cillian Murphy, will take place at Triskel Christchurch on September 8th, 2023 and will be followed by Q&A session with members of the creative team.

Written by Max Porter, directed by Aoife McArdle, and with music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, and Jon Hopkins, the film has been described as “grimy and electric” and “exquisitely intense” by The Guardian.

Here’s the gist: A man – any man, everyman – walks alone through night and the city. From subway to pavement to wide open marshland, he confesses his failings: emotional, physical, political. To whom, and for what? Ashamed and alarmed, he considers both the smallness of human life and the scale of the world, and ultimately our most pressing obligation: to care for those alongside us, and for the earth that sustains us.

“Presenting the Irish premiere of All of This Unreal Time in our hometown of Cork is very important for Cillian and I.” said Festival Director Mary Hickson.

“Add our incredible director, Aoife Mc Ardle to this and we have a lot to celebrate together on Irish soil. We made it together in 2021 with Max Porter, Bryce and Aaron Dessner, and Jon Hopkins for the Manchester International Festival and it is a beautiful and proud piece for us all.”

 

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And there are more surprises in store for this year’s festival, which runs across Cork from September 7th to 10th, 2023:

“This is the biggest SFSH to date – we are really pushing the boat out this year. We have one more piece of information to come later this month that will connect everything,” added Hickson.

“You’ll see special guests listed on many events, we plan to share these details with you soon.”

Tickets for All of this Unreal Time at the Triskel are €10 here.