Capital Irish Film Festival: DAVID KEENAN - FOCLA AR CHANBHÁS + Q&A

Name: Capital Irish Film Festival: DAVID KEENAN - FOCLA AR CHANBHÁS + Q&A
Start: 2025-03-01T16:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-01T18:00:00-05:00
Location: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

Schedule

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 04:30 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center | Silver Spring, MD

Capital Irish Film Festival Closing Night: East Coast Premiere of DAVID KEENAN - FOCLA AR CHANBHÁS [WORDS ON CANVAS] featuring Q&A with director Paddy Hayes and musician David Keenan
Four years after the breakthrough success of his debut album "A Beginner's Guide to Bravery," Dundalk songwriter, musician and composer David Keenan is at a crossroads. After touring extensively and building a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading live performers, he returns to the studio to record new music. “Anger is easy to portray, it’s the hurt that’s hard,” David says, as the film explores his wordsmithing over the course of 500 days. This is a portrait of one artist as a young man, which in turn is a portrait of every musical artist as they endeavor to stand out in a world of “algorithm and blues,” while remaining authentically and powerfully true to themselves.
The Capital Irish Film Festival runs from February 27–March 2. For the full lineup visit: https://bit.ly/CIFF2025