Dundalk filmmaker to screen new documentary in the Spirit Store

‘Out of Place’ a documentary by Dundalk filmmaker Graham Patterson will screen at the Spirit Store on Friday 17th February at 7.30pm.

Out of Place was nominated for Best Documentary at the Irish Film Festival London in November, and now the film is touring the country in February.

Starting with a sold out Irish Premiere in Limerick, the film will show in Cork, Dublin, Dundalk, Belfast, Galway and Sligo.

The documentary focuses on Limerick City and is billed as a meditation on the role music plays in building community, exploring the tensions that emerge when musicians struggle to carve out a space for themselves in their city.

Featuring performances from Denise Chaila, God Knows, Hey Rusty, His Father’s Voice, MuRli, and Post Punk Podge & the Technohippies, OUT OF PLACE is an intimate portrayal of a local music scene, capturing the incredible diversity of cultural activity happening in Limerick City.

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Exploring music made at a local level,this film follows a variety of musicians as they try to navigate their changing city, in an attempt to find places to create, perform and connect with others.

This proves difficult as space provided for culture is always shrinking, turning the act of music-making into an act of defiance.

Filmed with a DIY spirit, this is both a celebration of music as a form of individual and collective expression.

Graham, who is originally from Dundalk but based in Limerick, has been collaborating and documenting artists from the burgeoning Irish music scene, creating music videos for acts including TPM, Just Mustard, and Bleeding Heart Pigeons.

Explaining his vision for the film he said:

“Making Out of Place was a journey of discovery.

“What set out as a celebration of DIY spirit and the thriving music scene, became more.

“In conversation with the artists, I quickly learned that this wasn’t the full picture, as we explored the challenges and struggles they’re faced with as independent musicians in Ireland.

“The result was a balance of the virtues and limitations of community and the DIY ethos, and the importance space plays in nurturing and building creativity.

“Music scenes can be found all over the world and this is the view from our corner.

“I believe it’s important to acknowledge the value and cultural richness they bring to a place because they are worth supporting, developing and protecting.”

Tickets to the screening can be bought at: spiritstore.ie/