by David Bolger
HOW TO SINK A PAPER BOAT delves into the mysteries of the sea – as events of Dublin Bay’s past collide with the present, bringing history to life in a bold, physical short film.
“Not to be missed” …. WorldFest Houston
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PRESS
“[It] was made with a gentle playfulness matched with intrigue. It was a light-filled duet with the past, set in a lighthouse on which a moment in history is infused with mystery by dancer Ivonne Lalter and actor Dan Reardon. A tale of lost letters and paper boats where the sunlit water of Dublin Bay is reflected by the rippling score of Michael Fleming.” The Irish Times
Click here to listen to David Bolger interviewed on Lyric FM’s Culture File radio programme.
SCREENINGS
SANS SOUCI FESTIVAL
Friday 22 April 2022 | 7pmSans Souci Festival
Dance is Like a Fine Wine program
The Collective Community Arts Center in Lafayette, Colorado, USA
sanssoucifestival.org
LIGHT MOVES FESTIVAL
Saturday 25 September 2021 | 3pm
Limerick city, Ireland and Online
Short Films 6: Irish Films Focus II
www.lightmoves.ie
SANS SOUCI FILM FESTIVAL
Autumn 2021, dates TBA
Boulter County, CO, USA
“Dance is Like a Fine Wine” creative aging program
sanssoucifestival.org
FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL
26-30 May 2021 | Online
Schull, West Cork
www.fastnetfilmfestival.com
CULTURE IRELAND’S SEODA 2021
Sunday 21 March 2021 | 12pm
TRIPLE BILL
CoisCéim Dance Theatre/Maleta Company/Fanzini Productions
How to Sink a Paper Boat/Autumn (Excerpt from Tunnel)/Fiúntas
Watch online at Culture Ireland’s Youtube channel here.
Full programme at: www.cultureireland.ie
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SPRINGMOVES DANCE FESTIVAL
Wednesday 9 December 2020 | 7.00pm
Full programme at: www.springmoves.ie
DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL
Sunday 19 July 2020 | 4.00pm
Program 8 | Shorts Program 61m
Digital Edition, Lincoln Center, New York
Booking at www.danceoncamerafestival.org
SCREEN.DANCE Scotland’s Festival of Dance on Screen | Artist Presentation
Saturday 20 June 2020 | 11.00am
A digital presentation by David Bolger followed by a screening of the film.
Tickets: www.screen.dance
FASTNET FILM FESTIVAL
20-24 May 2020 | Cancelled and will be screened in 2021
Schull, West Cork
www.fastnetfilmfestival.com
LONDON INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Thursday December 12 2019 | 8.15pm
The Ritzy, Brixton
Booking at www.lisff.com
INDIECORK | Festival of Independent Film and Music
Sunday 12 October 2019 | 2.00pm
As part of Irish Shorts: Programme 5
The Gate Cinemas Cork, North Main Street, Cork
Monday 13 October 2019 | 2.00pm
As part of ‘The Camera Dances’
Blacknight Festival Centre at Dali, 13 Carey’s Lane, Cork
Booking at www.indiecork.com
DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL | A Selection of Shorts | Dance on Film | In association with Light Moves International Festival of Screendance
Monday 13 May 2019 | 7.00pm
Followed by a Q&A with David Bolger
Admission €10 | Booking at www.dublindancefestival.ie
Project Arts Centre, Space Upstairs, Essex Street, Dublin 2
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AWARDS
Winner Best Experimental Short & Nominated Best Short of the Season | February 2020 Indie Short Fest | Los Angeles International Film Festival
Silver Remi Award – 2019 Worldfest Houston
Credits
Michael Daniel Reardon
Cora Ivonne Kalter
Written, Directed & Choreographed by David Bolger
Produced by Sarah Latty & Bridget Webster
Director of Photography Russell Gleeson
Editor Róisín O’Donnell
Music Michael Fleming
Costume Sinéad Lawlor
Hair & Makeup Val Sherlock
Set Decoration & Props Dylan Farrell
First Assistant Director Michael Hayes
First Assistant Camera Brían Dungan, Paul Shanahan, Philip Blake
Aerial Camera Aerial Photography Ireland
Sound Mixer Niall O’Sullivan
Post Production Co-Ordinator Maud Ribbens
Assistant Editor Conor Spelman
Dialogue & FX Editor / Re-Recording Mixer Colm Mullally
Colourist Nikos Panteris
Online Editor Alan Sullivan
Graphic Design Alphabet Soup
Location Managers Aaron Kennedy, Paula Tierney
Water Safety Mary Bolger Hinds
Project Arts Centre Electrician John Crudden
Set Installation Manager Marie Tierney
Set Installation Crew Jason Coogans, Gavin Mooney, William Lennon
Production Assistants Caoimhe Griffin-Hayes, Grace Tolan
Catering The Company
Transportation Wheels, Oddie Sherwin, Jason Coogans
Special Thanks to
Siobhan Bourke, Olwen Dawe, Robert McCabe, Clive Welsh
Thank You
Liz Roche Company, Eamonn Fox, Siobhán McDonald, Owen Boss/ANU, Pugs Props, Kate Lennon, Eddie & Jenny Brennan
Filmed on Location in Ireland
Baily Lighthouse, Howth courtesy of Irish Lights and Frank Pelly, Curator and Brendan Carty, Attendant
West Pier, Dún Laoghaire courtesy of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company
Project Arts Centre, Dublin
GALLERY
