The Great Flood kicks off Cork

The 57th Corona Cork Film Festival is open for booking

The 57th Corona Cork Film Festival is open for booking. This year’s edition of the nation’s most venerable film jamboree kicks off on November 11th with a screening of Bill Morrison’s innovative documentary The Great Flood, inspired by the Mississippi river flood of 1927.

The screening will be accompanied by a live performance from the great guitarist Bill Frisell. The festival closes on November 18th with the Irish premiere of Martin McDonagh's Seven Psychopaths. More details will follow on these pages. corkfilmfest.org

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist