The Dublin International Film Festival are winding it back next month, looking back at some classics and deep cuts with Be Kind Rewind. From 27 – 29th September, the Light House Cinema will screen a selection of previously-seen cinema courtesy of the Irish Film Curators. From the aggresive aesthetic of Gregg Araki to the oddities of Czech cinema and more, they’ve picked out a programme of classly curated cult hits.
Dublin’s biggets film festival checks in with events during the year and they’ll be back at the end of next month as timeless masterpieces meet cult favourites on the Light House Cinema screen for three days only. The screenings are part of the DIFF vision to develop access to film, support filmmaking and industry education, and to identity and promote emerging film talent, tying in to their Irish Film Curators initiative. This is an expert-led training programme for young and emerging curators from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. The course covers programming, rights negotiation, promotion, presentation and evaluation. This new initiative is designed to diversity the curatorial landscape in film exhibition and kickstart new careers.
DIFF and their team of young film enthusiasts are inviting audiences from the fair city of film to discover a world of classic and lesser-known cinema that still resonates today, from bold New Wave flicks like Daisies (1966) and Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) to the still-topical societal snapshot Pressure (1976), plus the Hollywood classic monster movie Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954). 1997’s teen alienation allegory Nowhere, and the self-searching cinema of Nang By Nang (2018) are also set to screen.
Tickets are available now for Be Kind Rewind for €7, and a Multi-Buy Offer is available too, with 15% off your choice of three of the films. You can get your tickets from DIFF now HERE.