LOS ANGELES—An overcast sky this first weekend in October set the mood for the 3rd annual Irish Film festival held at the Aero Theater in Santa Monica.
Film festivals in LA have more the feeling of a family reunion, and Sunday Oct 3, the final day of the festival was no different, as Richard Harris (King Arthur in the film and stage musical “Camelot” and wizard headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two installments of the “Harry Potter” films) was honored with a viewing of “The Field,” Directed by Jim Sheridan. The film concluded with a Q. and A. with his three grown sons, Jared, Damian, and Jamie, all in the entertainment industry.
Jamie Harris, who explained that he worked on the film as an Assistant Director, admitted that the two strong visionaries and personalities, his Dad Richard, and director Sheridan,
“They got on great but they had their differences,” said Jamie, who is now working as an actor. “They did butt heads quite a lot.”
Earlier the same eve, played the first of the double feature, the documentary, “Ballybrando,” 2009, where Director Brendan Byrne chronicles the collapse of “Divine Rapture,” a feature film starring Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Debra Winger, and John Hurt.
The film’s producer, Barry Navidi, also featured in “Ballybrando” answered questions following the viewing about the precarious business of making movies. He told the audience that he was committed to this story, and others like it, because it deals with the human struggle. Navivi talked about working closely with Al Pacino to produce “King Lear” as well as some other personal projects that Pacino is passionately creating.
Among some of the other films which screened at the festival were “Perrier’s Bounty,” “The Line,” “My Brothers,”” Days Like This,” “ Swansong,” “A Shine of Rainbows,” and “Cup Cake.”
Film festivals in LA have more the feeling of a family reunion, and Sunday Oct 3, the final day of the festival was no different, as Richard Harris (King Arthur in the film and stage musical “Camelot” and wizard headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two installments of the “Harry Potter” films) was honored with a viewing of “The Field,” Directed by Jim Sheridan. The film concluded with a Q. and A. with his three grown sons, Jared, Damian, and Jamie, all in the entertainment industry.
Jamie Harris, who explained that he worked on the film as an Assistant Director, admitted that the two strong visionaries and personalities, his Dad Richard, and director Sheridan,
“They got on great but they had their differences,” said Jamie, who is now working as an actor. “They did butt heads quite a lot.”
Earlier the same eve, played the first of the double feature, the documentary, “Ballybrando,” 2009, where Director Brendan Byrne chronicles the collapse of “Divine Rapture,” a feature film starring Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Debra Winger, and John Hurt.
The film’s producer, Barry Navidi, also featured in “Ballybrando” answered questions following the viewing about the precarious business of making movies. He told the audience that he was committed to this story, and others like it, because it deals with the human struggle. Navivi talked about working closely with Al Pacino to produce “King Lear” as well as some other personal projects that Pacino is passionately creating.
Among some of the other films which screened at the festival were “Perrier’s Bounty,” “The Line,” “My Brothers,”” Days Like This,” “ Swansong,” “A Shine of Rainbows,” and “Cup Cake.”
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