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Lón Sa Spéir
''Men at Lunch'' ( , ) is a 2012 Irish English language, English/Irish language documentary on the history behind the 1932 ''Lunch atop a Skyscraper'' photograph, its Irish connections, and the story of immigration in New York at the turn of the century. It was directed by Seán Ó Cualáin, produced by his brother, Éamonn Ó Cualáin, and narrated by Fionnula Flanagan. It premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh film festival in 2012. Accolades * Special Irish Language Award - 10th Irish Film & Television Awards, 10th Irish Film & Television Awards References External links * Irish documentary films Irish-language films Documentary films about New York City Documentary films about photography Documentary films about immigration to the United States 2010s Irish films {{Ireland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán Ó Cualáin
Seán Ó Cualáin is an IFTA-award-winning Irish documentary and feature film film director. He directed ''Dara Beag — File Pobail'' in 2004, ''Rí an Fhocail'' in 2007, '' Lón sa Spéir''/''Men at Lunch'' in 2012, ''Mise Raiftearaí an Fíodóir Focal''/''I am Raftery, The Weaver of Words'', written by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin in 2013, '' Crash and Burn'' (about racing driver Tommy Byrne) in 2016. He is a native of Loch Con Aortha, Cill Chiaráin. Accolades * Special Irish Language Award - ''Lón sa Spéir'' - 10th Irish Film & Television Awards The IFTA Film & Drama Awards are awards given by the Irish Film & Television Academy for Irish television and film. The awards were first presented in 1999. The ceremonies recognise Irish creative talent working in film, drama, and television, a ... * Official selection - ''Dara Beag — File Pobail'' - WorldFest Houston 2004 References People from County Galway 21st-century Irish people Irish-language writers Irish docum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IrishCentral
The ''Irish Voice'' is a newspaper published in New York City, New York state, New York. It focuses on news and stories from an Irish American, Irish-American perspective. The paper was first published in November 1987 and was targeted at new Irish immigrants who were moving to the US in large numbers. The last paper issue went to print on July 5, 2023. Origins The paper was founded by Niall O'Dowd in 1987. Circulation of the paper was claimed to be 65,000 in 2007. According to O'Dowd, his was the first Irish American newspaper to succeed since 1928. The ''Irish Voice'' is very closely linked with the Irish Central website. Most of the newspaper articles are available from the site. Closure Niall O'Dowd attributed the closure of the print version of his newspaper (in his Irish Post interview) to social media and online publications overwhelming the print media: revenue from newspapers in the US fell from $46 billion in 2002 to $22 million in 2020. The other major change was hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Films About Photography
A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". The American author and media analyst Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception hat remainsa practice without clear boundaries". Research into information gathering, as a behavior, and the sharing of knowledge, as a concept, has noted how documentary movies were preceded by the notable practice of documentary photography. This has involved the use of singular photographs to detail the complex attributes of historical events and continues to a certain degree to this day, with an example being the conflict-related photography achieved by popular figures such as Mathew Brady during the American Civil War. Documentary movies evolved from the creation of singular images in order to convey partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
