Spléachadh
32 x 1 min | 2002 | A series of 32 diverse and colourful 1-minute films which look at contemporary artists and makers throughout the island of Ireland.
'Spléachadh' is the Irish word for 'glimpse', and these films offer viewers a series of diverse glimpses into the lives and practices of a wide variety of artists, whose work ranges from the traditional art forms such as painting, sculpture, theatre and dance, to more unrecognised forms, such as puppetry, calligraphy, breakdancing, traditional Irish singing and tai chi.
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Commissioned by TG4 and the Arts Council as part of the Splanc! Series, Spléachadh was broadcast one film a day on TG4 for 9 months.
Spléachadh is still being broadcast on an occasional basis, and was screened in Estonia (during the Irish EU Presidency) in St Petersburg, Russia, and in the Anthology Film Archive, New York.
Artists and makers featured:
- Co. Antrim:
- BCB (Belfast City Breakers) – Breakdancing
- Co. Armagh:
- Hugh Murphy – Poetry
- Co. Carlow:
- Robert Frazier – Sculpture (Glass and Stone)
- Co. Cavan:
- Joey Burns – Wood-carving
- Co. Clare:
- Nick Gudge – Tai Chi
- Co. Cork:
- Máire Ní Chéileachair – Traditional Singing
- Co. Derry:
- Seliena Coyle – Jewellery Making
- Co. Donegal:
- Fiona Gallagher – Traditional Dance
- Co. Down:
- Dave Killen – Musician (Guitar)
- Co. Dublin:
- Davy Collins – Traditional tin working
- Co. Fermanagh:
- Aughakillymaude Mummers – Mumming
- Co. Galway:
- Lasrach Draíochta – Fire Drawing
- Co. Kerry:
- Seán O’Laoghaire – Puppetry
- Co. Kildare:
- Eoin O’Toole – Environmental Art
- Co. Kilkenny:
- DJ Carey – Hurling
- Co. Laois:
- Kathy Taylor – Sculpture (Glass)
- Co. Leitrim:
- Peter Crann – Painting (Mural)
- Co. Limerick:
- Helena McMahon – Communnity Art
- Co. Longford:
- Shawbrook Dance Trust – Contemporary Dance
- Co. Louth:
- Gerry O' Connor – Musician and Violin maker
- Co. Mayo:
- Deirdre Walsh – Painting (Oils)
- Co. Meath:
- Noreen Walshe – Painting (Watercolours)
- Co. Monaghan:
- Eileen Ferguson – Painting (Mixed Media)
- Co. Offaly:
- Lucy Dolan – Pottery
- Co. Roscommon:
- Patricia O'Flaherty – Rush Weaving
- Co. Sligo:
- Michael Quirke – Wood-carving
- Co. Tipperary:
- Eileen O'Brien – Musician (Fiddle)
- Co. Tyrone:
- Clare McCarroll – Textile Art
- Co. Waterford:
- Pat Murphy– Painting (Pastels)
- Co. Westmeath:
- Frederic Subtil – Land Art
- Co. Wexford:
- Reiltín Murphy – Calligraphy
- Co. Wicklow:
- Umha Aois – Bronze Age Casting
Credits:
- Directed and produced by James Kelly
- Filmed by Garry Keane and Conor O'Mahony
- Edited by Cúán Mac Conghail and Eoin McGuirk.
Funders:
In addition to finance from TG4 and the Arts Council, Spléachadh was kindly sponsored by Dublin City Council, Údarás na Gaeltachta, and Waterford Corporation, and by the County Councils of Cavan, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, North Tipperary, Wexford and Wicklow, and by Dundalk Urban District Council and the Dyehouse Gallery in Waterford.