Paul Duane 🥔
@paulduane
A very Irish filmmaker. All You Need is Death streaming now, see linktree. “A folk horror masterpiece” (Daily Beast) He/him, anarchist, artist. Avatar painted by Sol Robinson.
huh look what Instagram just served me, since writing this post, I hope Meta gets completely cleaned out by the families of the kids they've damaged
Random shots of me with various filmmakers talking about filmmaking and suchlike matters
(BBC radio 4 comedian voice) of course you know he's going to accidentally drop Jamiroquai on them instead
"My neighbour is a cannibal who screams throughout the night" "Keep it quiet or everyone's gonna want one"
I self-distributed the film in the UK & Ireland because I couldn't find a distributor, designed the poster myself & cut the trailer. The film later got picked up as the first release by then-new Wildcard Films (you may remember them from such films as Kneecap) & it's still going.
For my Patreon I am re-reading books that made a strong first impression on me but which I have never revisited. The first book I've chosen is Edith's Diary, by the great Patricia Highsmith, possibly her bleakest. It's free to read. If you like it, please share: www.patreon.com/weirdandconf...
Seeing the family of Yves Sakila grieving him in the spot outside Arnotts where he was killed by security guards was a wrenching, awful sight. I hope they get justice.
In that long interregnum while you try to get another movie funded, stuff like this can keep a guy going. And what a list to be on. Thanks, Felipe (who doesn't seem to be on BS but we're mutuals on @letterboxd.social)
Selling a bunch of old comix (including early Alan Moore Warrior issues), movie mags, press books (including some cool stuff like Mad Doctor of Blood Island from 1966, but also a lot of late 90s stuff like Face/Off), 2000ADs from the late 80s, more stuff. If you know anyone who's into this stuff-
Yeah I mean why not, it's not like there's any negative connotations to the name
It's very difficult to read about this threatening, abusive & violent march through Palestinian districts without thinking about Loyalist parades in NI that intimidate Catholics year in, year out with full support from the UK government.
If you're in Ireland, email your Sinn Féin TD immediately before their party votes against what the country voted for in a landslide- REPEAL.
One of the reasons I love the area of Dublin I live in is you can walk out of your house and find someone out oil-painting the place, because it's pretty.
Yeah that's definitely the way you're gonna find your way back into the hearts and minds of the nation, you snivelling bunch of wannabe cops
My family (from the country) used to holiday in Donaghmede, Dublin (pictured) most years.
A lot of uptake too from local kids taking advantage of our colouring station to give their interpretation of the work (and the staff)
Taking down the show today. It's been hugely successful with local people of all ages as well as art-world people (some of whom visited repeatedly). We proved you can create an arts space out of nothing if you have good people & the will. Are we going to keep doing it? Watch this space.