I Am Belfast sees celebrated filmmaker, writer and curator Mark Cousins (A Story of FIlm, Here Be Dragons) cast his painterly eye on his home town, the port city Belfast. Beautifully shot by Christopher Doyle (In the Mood for Love, Rabbit-Proof Fence) and with a powerful soundtrack by the great Northern Irish composer David Holmes (Ocean's Eleven, '71, Hunger), Cousins' film takes viewers on an emotional journey through the complex and sometimes tragic history of the Northern Irish capital, embodied as a 10,000-year-old woman, compellingly portrayed by Helena Bereen... (Hunger, Mo). Interspersing archive material (often detailing the horrors of the Troubles) and newly-filmed footage, I Am Belfast is an impassioned and politically engaged love letter to Cousins' hometown. [show more]
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Immersive documentary and an ode to past and present Belfast from film-maker Mark Cousins. Helena Bereen is Belfast itself, 10,000 years old, and reassuringly responds to Cousin's concerns for his hometown, including the haunting legacy of the Troubles. Cousins, who walked every street of the city with his camera, intersperses Helena as Belfast personified with clips of the usually mundane or commonplace to lead viewers on a sensory journey.
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