The Swallow
The Swallow
Wednesday 4 November at 8pm
An artist, isolated from the world but not from her memories, unpacks the remnants of a life long-lived and tries to make sense of her own unwillingness to let go.
In a small house by the sea, a woman begins a letter to an unknown correspondent. Surrounded by the books, mementoes and clutter of her life, her home exposed to the waves of a rising ocean, she writes about the history of lost art. Considering what has been lost, and wondering about her own desire to hold on, she meditates on memory and on art’s aspiration to immortality.
Director: Tadhg O'Sullivan, Starring: Brenda Fricker
Trailer: Here
Also screening:
Salt (12mins)
Ashort documentary, filmmaker and surfer Alice Ward, whose studio is in Manorhamilton, explores how the ocean has shaped her life and helped her deal with what might once have been a life-limiting condition. Winner of Best Short Documentary - Brooklyn Film Festival 2025.