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Graham Jones (director)
Graham Jones (born 25 November 1973) is an Irish filmmaker. He made his first feature film ''How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate ''How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate'' is a 1997 independent Irish film directed by Graham Jones, in which six teenagers devise a plan to cheat in their Leaving Certificate final school examinations. The film was shot in black and white ...'' in 1997 which caused controversy when it was condemned by the Junior Minister for Education Willie O'Dea. It marked the beginning of a career in which Jones would explore many difficult subjects through independent movies including suicide, prostitution, homelessness, evolution, gender and the impact of the internet upon art. Variety Magazine describes him as "a very talented director". He wrote '' Irish Ghost, English Accent'' in 2010. Filmography References External links *Graham Jones Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Graham Irish film directors 1973 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davin
Davin is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to the following people: Surname * Dan Davin (1913–1990), New Zealand author of Irish descent * Daniele Davin (born 1962), Italian retired footballer * Delia Davin (1944–2016), British sinologist * Félix Davin (1807–1836), French journalist, novelist and poet * Franco Davín (born 1970), Argentinian tennis player and coach * Joe Davin (1942–2013), Scottish footballer * Martin Davin (1905–1957), Scottish footballer * Maurice Davin (1842–1927), Irish farmer, co-founder and first president of the Gaelic Athletic Association * Niko Davin (born 1997), Namibian cricketer * Nicholas Flood Davin (1840–1901), Irish lawyer, politician and journalist * Patrick Davin (1962–2020), Belgian orchestra conductor * Tom Davin, American businessman and CEO * William Davin (1890–1956), Irish station-master and politician Given name * Davin Bellamy (born 1994), American football player * Davin Joseph (born 1983), American f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Film Directors
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silicon Docks (film)
''Silicon Docks'' is a 2022 animated feature film from Irish director Graham Jones portraying a group of American tech moguls on a failed Dublin pub crawl during the international pandemic. References External links *{{IMDb title, id=22096210Graham Jones Official Website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy In Glenageary
''Rainy in Glenageary'' is a feature documentary from Irish director Graham Jones about the unsolved 1999 murder of Dublin schoolgirl Raonaid Murray. References 2019 films Irish documentary films 2010s English-language films {{Ireland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Ukulele
''Sunshine Ukulele'' is a 2017 feature film from Irish director Graham Jones about a young Irish boy who receives the gift of a ukulele The ukulele ( ; from haw, ukulele , approximately ), also called Uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings. The tone and volume of the instrumen ... from his uncle and proceeds upon a comic, suburban, mini-odyssey in which he struggles to properly identify with the nineteenth century instrument. References 2017 films Irish musical films 2010s musical films {{musical-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nola And The Clones
''Nola and the Clones'' is a feature film from Irish director Graham Jones about a homeless girl in Dublin who encounters a series of men that appear strikingly similar to each other. Reception Frank Ochieng of The Critical Movie Critics gave it positive review and wrote: "...vastly affecting...thankfully skilled gems such as Nola and the Clones will remind us that not all moving melodramas about rebellious young women on the edge simply belong on the Lifetime Channel." References External links * * 2016 films Irish drama films 2010s English-language films {{Ireland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The History Student
''The History Student'' is a 2015 feature film from Irish director Graham Jones about a seven-year-old boy from Dublin who is spending a rural summer holiday in his mother's native Poland and on strict instructions to speak only that country's language - when he finds the words to ask where aliens fit into nature, it stirs memories of her own childhood when the answer was clear. References External links * 2015 films Irish drama films Polish drama films 2010s Polish-language films Films set in Poland {{Ireland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Randomers
''The Randomers'' is a 2014 romantic film from the Irish director Graham Jones about a young woman on the west coast of Ireland who places an advertisement Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service. Advertising aims to put a product or service in the spotlight in hopes of drawing it attention from consumers. It is typically used to promote a ... seeking a male for a relationship without speaking. References External links * 2014 films 2014 romantic comedy films Irish romantic comedy films 2010s English-language films {{2010s-romantic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Green Marker Scare
''The Green Marker Scare'' is a 2012 horror film from the Irish director Graham Jones that is animated by children. It premiered in November 2012 on YouTube. Plot summary A young Irish girl detective named Noreen comes across Satanic ritual abuse taking place in the small country town where she lives. Production The film was animated by children from Cork, Limerick and Tipperary. Every child had to draw a different character or environment. The children did know that they were part of a horror film's production, and the rest of the film's content was not shown to them. Jones was afraid at first to have children animate the film and he wanted it to "be like a moving children’s picture". Despite being animated by children, the film is not aimed at them. Jones made a twist to the girl detective genre, saying, "But instead of giving her harmless art burglars to deal with, throw her the worst thing imaginable and watch her mind grapple with it. The penny still hasn’t dropped a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fudge 44
''Fudge 44'' is a 2005 film from Irish director Graham Jones. It is a mockumentary about six puppet A puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or Legendary creature, mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods ...s in an insolvent Tokyo children's puppet theatre who locals believe came to life and robbed a nearby bank to avoid being put out of business. The Irish premiere took place on June 24, 2006 at the 7th International Darklight Festival, the Canadian premiere at RHIFF in Toronto on June 20 where it won an experimental award and the World Premiere at The Delray Beach Film Festival in Florida on March 10. The film was also winner of the 2007 Most Original Film Award at The Backseat Film Festival in Philadelphia and nominated for a 2006 Irish Digital Media Award. References External links *Graham Jones Official Website 2006 films 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
