Free Screening of The Drummer & the Keeper

The USAC Cork Summer Program is delighted to invite you to a special, free screening of The Drummer & The Keeper a film by Irish director Nick Kelly, which will take place on the UCC campus this Friday, 29th June at 2:30pm.  Nick Kelly, who wrote and directed the film, will join us for the screening and a Q&A following the film.

The Irish Film Institute describes the film this way:

Drummer Gabriel (Dermot Murphy), recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is forced to curb his erratic behaviour when his therapist changes his medication and insists he join a special football team. When he meets goalkeeper Christopher (Jacob McCarthy), a 17-year-old with Asperger’s Syndrome, a fraught relationship gradually develops into a firm friendship as each learns to respect the other’s foibles. Writer/director/composer Nick Kelly captures the mental health pitfalls of a rock’n’roll lifestyle with sharp insight, while his portrait of a young man with Asperger’s, drawn with affection and deep understanding, is perfectly observed. This uplifting and comedic feature début deservedly bagged the Best Irish First Feature Award at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh.

The screening will take place on Friday 29th June at 2.30 pm in UCC’s Film and Screen Media auditorium, located in the basement of the Kane building (B10). See #48 on the UCC campus map.

This award-winning film has been acclaimed in Ireland and beyond, so we hope that you can join us for what is sure to be a wonderful event. Contact Mary Steele (mary.steele@usac.edu) or Tamara Daily (dailyta@mountunion.edu) for information.

If that were not enough, Nick Kelly will also be performing music at The Friary. The gig is scheduled for 8:30 pm and The Friary is located at 62 Shandon St, Cork.