Still from N25, Full House Films 2010

Irish Filmmaker Treasa O'Brien will present two programmes of short films and videos, comprising fiction drama, experimental lofi video and short documentary.

Programme 1: Screening of 5 short films made by the MA Filmmaking course of Goldsmiths, University of London 2009.

1. Two Too Many (Full House Films and Collage Films; co-directed by Treasa O'Brien and Lorraine Nolan)
2. Lowly Lucretia (Kollage Films, directed by Lorraine Nolan)
3. Filthy (Full House Films; written and directed by Treasa O'Brien)
4. Plasticine (Kollage Films; directed by Lorraine Nolan)
5. N25 (Full House Films; directed by Treasa O'Brien)

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Programme 2:  EXPERIMENTAL ART SHORTS and DOCUMENTARIES by TREASA O'BRIEN, with DIRECTOR Q&A
1. Bouncing Moon
2. Kaleidoscope 2
3. Borderball
4. Mosquito Bites
5. Chilamate Dump
6. The Invention

TREASA O’BRIEN is a filmmaker, artist, writer and curator. Her film practice incorporates fiction, experimental video art and documentary but she is mostly interested in when the three distinctions collapse. Her work often explores socio-political themes, such as private/public space, the individual and the collective, and world development issues. She also devises timebased performative interventions in the public realm from time to time.  She has recently completed a Masters in Film-making in Goldsmiths University in London, where she specialised in directing, and wrote screenplays for short fiction films which she made with her M.A. production group, Full House Films.  These films feature strong female protagonists and deal with socio-political issues and contemporary moral dilemmas. She originally studied visual art (Limerick School of Art and Design 1996-2000) and has worked curatorially in the Butler Gallery, National Sculpture Factory and Crawford Gallery of Art. She also writes short fiction and reviews and articles on film and art.  Recent screenings/exhibitions include a screening with Ken Loach in Deptford, London (March 2010), the Goldsmiths M.A Graduation Screening in BAFTA, Picadilly (Jan 2010), a multimedia exhibition The Right to Play: Producing Images from Nicaragua in Triskel Arts Centre, Cork (2009), The World Social Forum in Brasil (2009) and Public Improvisations in Milan (2008-9).

Meanwhile, for a sneak preview of Two Too Many and Filthy see Trailers here:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3583886/

and more links to synopses, stills, crew info, etc here:
www.fullhousefilms.co.uk

and here:
www.uk.filmcrewpro.com/search_all.php?uid=&name=Treasa+O%27brien&402=

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