Soulsmith (film)
{{short description|2017 film directed by Kevin Henry}}
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| director = Kevin Henry
| producer = Kevin Henry
Seamus Waters
| writer = Kevin Henry
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| starring = Matthew O'Brien
Miriam Devitt
Brian Fortune
Conor Marren
Elva Trill
Tommy Canavan
Aoibheann McCann
Richard Keaney
Tristan Heanue
| narrator =
| music = Michael Fleming
| cinematography = Stephen C. Walsh
| editing = Eoin McDonagh
| studio = WHIM Films
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| released = {{Film date|2017|09|01|df=yes}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Ireland
| language = English
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Soulsmith is a 2017 Irish film, directed, written and produced by Kevin Henry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournal.ie/soulsmith-irish-tv-rte-debut-4409625-Dec2018/|title='We made it for nothing, but it worked': After sold-out audiences and awards, this Irish film will screen on RTÉ tonight|first=Stephen|last=McDermott|website=TheJournal.ie}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mayonews.ie/news/living/1122644/castlebar-mans-film-to-air-on-rte-on-friday-night.html |title=Castlebar man's film to air on RTÉ on Friday night|website=mayonews.ie | first = Edwin | last = McGreal | date = December 2018 }}
Production
€2,176 was raised via an Indiegogo campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/1036218/fblk|title=Soulsmith|website=Indiegogo}} Soulsmith was filmed in Castlebar and Dublin. It was filmed in 2.35:1.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4623726/technical|title=Soulsmith (2017) – IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}} Kevin Henry said that "When writing Soulsmith, so much coverage on my generation had been about emigration but I just wanted to focus on those who stayed. And in a more focused sense, Soulsmith tries to take a step back and look at masculinity within my generation".{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/culture/2018/1217/1017603-making-soulsmith-my-diy-filmmaking-journey/|title=Making Soulsmith – my DIY filmmaking journey|date=December 17, 2018|via =rte.ie | first = Kevin |last = Henry }}
Plot
Ed Smith is a once-successful playwright now struggling. Then, his father dies, and he goes home to County Mayo.
Reception
The film was shown at the 2017 Cork Film Festival. It won the Best International Feature award at the Austin Revolution Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=https://www.headstuff.org/entertainment/film/soulsmith-premiere-rte/|title=Check Out Award-Winning Irish Film Soulsmith on RTÉ|date=December 18, 2018 | website = headstuff.org |first = Stephen | last = Porzio }} It was shown at the Irish Film Institute{{Cite web|url=https://ifi.ie/film/soulsmith/|title=Soulsmith | website = ifi.ie |first = Sunniva | last = O'Flynn }} and received its TV premiere on RTÉ One on 21 December 2018.
On Scannain.com, Dave Higgins gave it 4.0/5, saying "Soulsmith is a movie brimming over with the passion the director clearly has for the story and it's full of wonderful characters and clever writing".{{Cite web|url=https://scannain.com/review/soulsmith-review/|title=#Review: Soulsmith (dir. Kevin Henry)|first=Dave|last=Higgins|date=November 25, 2017|website=Scannain}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|4623726}}
- [https://www.facebook.com/soulsmithfilm Facebook page]
Category:Films about playwrights
Category:2010s English-language films
Category:Films shot in County Mayo