Kirsten Sheridan will attend the screening.
Kirsten Sheridan’s third feature film is her finest to date, taking the viewer on a wild ride as a quartet of teenage miscreants break into a palatial Dublin chateau (the picture was lensed in Dalkey) and proceed to gleefully trash the gaff in a wanton orgy of childish abandon and hedonistic excess. Safe to say, all is most certainly not as it seems, and matters take a turn for the curiouser as playtime is disturbed by the arrival of the mysterious boy next door.
From the outset, this fractured fairytale remains both indefinable and audaciously unpredictable, given a kinetic, improvisational energy by its young cast (take note of future star Kate Brennan, for starters), and an eclectic, immersive soundscape that perfectly underscores its twists and turns. In the wake of her underappreciated Hollywood debut August Rush, this whip-smart chamber piece marks a vivid back-to-basics exercise of sorts for Sheridan. Dollhouse was produced under the auspices of The Factory, a new filmmaking collective driven by some of the most exciting filmmaking talent working in Ireland today. As statements of intent go, it’s a pretty formidable one. - Derek O’Connor, Writer and filmmaker
Derek O’Connor’s short film ‘Frontiersman’ is one of this year’s JDIFF shorts.
We would ask wheelchair users to phone the Ticket Office on 01 6977 974 for information on accessibility before booking for this screening.
