Finky

Movie
Original title	Finky
Country of production	Ireland
original language	Irish , English , Scottish Gaelic
Publishing year	2019
length	95 minutes
Rod
Director	Dathaí Keane
script	Dathaí Keane, ; Diarmuid de Faoite
production	Pierce Boyce , ; Bríd Seoighe , ; Eileen Seoighe
music	Steve Lynch
camera	Cathal Watters
cut	Dermot Diskin
occupation
	Dara Devaney : Micí Finky Ó Foghlú; Diarmuid de Faoite : Bang Bang Mac Aonghusa; Fionnuala Gygax : Neilí; Ned Dennehy : To Fear Buí; Eoin Geoghegan : Tom Tom Ó Conghaile; Caitríona Ní Threasaigh : Maggie Rua; Dolina MacLennan : Madame Dotty; Michael Glenn Murphy : Michael Sabbath; Diona Doherty : Eibhlín Clancy; Mary Ryan : Máire;

Finky is a drama directed by Dathaí Keane that premiered on July 11, 2019 at the Galway Film Fleadh.

action

To escape his past, musician and puppeteer Micí Finky Ó Foghlú steals an envelope full of cash and flees to Scotland with his childhood friend Tom Tom Ó Conghaile to start a new life. On her first night in Glasgow, Finky is robbed and is paralyzed from the waist down.

At the end of the day and with no perspective on life, he is recruited by Carnival Chaotica, an avant-garde circus troupe.

production

Directed by Dathaí Keane , who wrote the script together with Diarmuid de Faoite . After several series, it is Keane's directorial debut in a feature film.

The title role of Micí Finky Ó Foghlú was cast by Dara Devaney , who starred in An Klondike , a miniseries for Keane. Eoin Geoghegan plays his friend Tom Tom Ó Conghaile. Keanes co-writer de Faoite plays Aonghusa in the film Bang Bang Mac. Other roles were filled with Fionnuala Gygax and Ned Dennehy .

Filming took place in Ballinasloe in east County Galway in Ireland and in Glasgow, Scotland, and ended in mid-December 2018. Cathal Watters acted as cameraman . The equipment comes from Mark Kelly , the costume design from Triona Lillis .

The score was composed by Steve Lynch . For the recording he worked with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra & Choir.

As of July 11, 2019, the film was presented at the Galway Film Fleadh. At the end of October 2019 it was shown at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival .

Awards

Galway Film Fleadh 2019

Award for Best Cinematography in an Irish Feature Film ( Cathal Watters )

Irish Academy Awards 2020

Nomination for Best Actor ( Dara Devaney )
Nomination for Best Makeup & Hair (Louise Myler)

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2019

Nomination in the First Feature Competition ( Dathai Keane )

Web links

Finky in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Finky in the Galway Film Fleadh program (English)
Finky - Trailer of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on YouTube (Video)

Individual evidence

^ Nathan Griffin: Principal Photography Wraps on Dathaí Keane's 'Finky'. In: iftn.ie, December 17, 2018.
^ Nathan Griffin: Composer Steve Lynch Discusses Scoring New Irish Feature 'Finky'. In: iftn.ie, July 3, 2019.
^ 31st Galway Film Fleadh program. (PDF; 14.6 MB)
↑ https://poff.ee/en/film/finky-518820-en/
↑ Briain Kelly: Galway Film Fleadh 2019 award winners chosen. In: galwaydaily.com, July 15, 2019.
↑ Niall Murphy: IFTA Film & Drama Awards Nominations Announced for 19/20. In: scannain.com, July 14, 2020.
↑ Marta Balaga: Tallinn Black Nights rounds off its First Feature Competition line-up. In: cineuropa.org, October 22, 2019.

[1] Nathan Griffin: Principal Photography Wraps on Dathaí Keane's 'Finky'. In: iftn.ie, December 17, 2018.

[2] Nathan Griffin: Composer Steve Lynch Discusses Scoring New Irish Feature 'Finky'. In: iftn.ie, July 3, 2019.

[3] 31st Galway Film Fleadh program. (PDF; 14.6 MB)

[4] ttps://poff.ee/en/film/finky-518820-en/

[5] Briain Kelly: Galway Film Fleadh 2019 award winners chosen. In: galwaydaily.com, July 15, 2019.

[6] Niall Murphy: IFTA Film & Drama Awards Nominations Announced for 19/20. In: scannain.com, July 14, 2020.

[7] Marta Balaga: Tallinn Black Nights rounds off its First Feature Competition line-up. In: cineuropa.org, October 22, 2019.