Reel to Real: Silence

This month, we are screening Silence, a film by Pat Collins with Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde.

Silence | Pat Collins |2012 | 87 mins | Ireland | English | PG

A sound-recordist, leaves Berlin and returns to his native Donegal to record landscapes free from man-made noise. But throughout his journey, he is drawn into a series of encounters and conversations which gradually divert his attention towards a more intangible silence, bound up with the sounds of life.

About the Film

Abstract, sensual, and hauntingly atmospheric, documentarian Pat Collins’ first feature film Silence sees sound-recordist Eoghan (Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhride) set out on a journey from Berlin to his native Donegal in search of a landscape free from man-made noise. Moving through desolate locations in Western Ireland, Eoghan records long periods of near-silence, engaging locals and passers-by in conversations that peel apart ideas of history, culture, emigration, and place as he does so. Slowly working towards his former home, traces of Eoghan’s old life come to the surface.

Silence is an immersive and aural experience, with extended sequences of Eoghan recording the sounds of nature characterising a film which prefers to leave avenues half explored in a meditation of the various losses of the past.

Watch the Trailer

About Reel to Real

Reel to Real Cinema is a monthly film space in theStove Cafe, featuring an eclectic mixture of conversational films – from artistmade shorts to feature-length documentaries, locally made to international cinema. A space for discussion and thought-provoking films, you are welcome to join us after the film for a short discussion about the themes from this month’s selection. The Stove Cafe will be open from 5:30pm – 6:45pm with a special pre-film dinner option alongside hot drinks and cakes.

Free - Donations Welcome