The award winning
documentary
"The Pipe" has
become an
International hit
and will be
screened at the
Toronto Film
Festival and also
at the
London Film Festival.
Dates will be announced.
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Shell pipeline
documentary becomes
an international hit
By Adelina Campos
Thursday August 19, 2010
AN award-winning Irish
documentary
about the controversial
Corrib gas pipeline has struck
a chord
with the international
community after it was picked for
screening at two prestigious
international film festivals.
The Pipe follows the lives of
fishermen and farmers from
Rossport, Co Mayo, who rise
up against Shell Oil's plans to
build a pipeline for natural
gas through their county.
Both the Toronto International
Film Festival and the BFI
London Film Festival will be
showing the film which
received a
standing ovation
when it premiered
at the 22nd Galway Film
Fleadh.
Director Risteard O Domhnaill
told the Herald that he did not
expect such a positive response
or to win the Best Feature
Documentary Award at the
Galway event in July.
OVERWHELMING
"I was really stressed about
getting it ready for the Galway
festival, I didn't think about
the response we'd get," he said.
"I just wanted for people to see,
I didn't expect anything.
"I suppose it's timely, with the
BP crisis and all … It must have
struck a chord,"
the Tipperary native added.
The 25 documentaries that
will be shown at the Toronto
International Film Festival
were announced last week, and
Risteard said that he felt excited
to be included on the list.
"For me it was always about
getting the film shown in Ireland,
showing the people
the real story.
I looked at the list of
documentaries that will be
showing and it was scary.
"Credible, award-winning
documentary makers are on it,
Oscar winners …
It's overwhelming,
but good I suppose. We
don't care about competing,
if the story can travel that's
fantastic."
hnews@herald.ie
- Adelina Campos
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