In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the Troubles. he number of deaths in this Catholic area of Belfast was tragically significant. Joe is joined by neighbours Jolene, Sean, Angie, and others, all willing to participate to revisit the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.
Content warning: violence
CREW:
Director: Alessandra Celesia
Producer: Producer: Jean-Laurent Csinidis. Co-producers: Genevièvre De Bauw, Jeremiah Cullinane, John Mcllduff
Cinematographer: François Chambe
Sound: François Chambe Quentin Jacques
Production
FILMS DE FORCE MAJEURE
Co-production THANK YOU & GOOD NIGHT PRODUCTIONS,
PLANET KORDA, DUMBWORLD
Sales:
The Party Film Sales
Awards
IFTA 2025 – Best Documentary Award,
CPH:DOX 2024 – Best Film Award,
Visions du Réel 2024 – Highlights section,
Sheffield Doc Fest 2024,
Docs Ireland 2024 Opening Film – Best Irish Documentary Award,
65th Festival dei Popoli – Gian Paolo Paoli Award, Best Anthropological Film,
Montreal International Documentary Festival 2024 – Panorama Essentials,
Irish Film Festival London – Best Feature Documentary,
2024 International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam – Best of Fests,
Watch Docs Film Festival 2024 – Special Mention for Directing
Director
Alessandra Celesia
Alessandra Celesia was born in Italy and lives between Paris and Belfast. After studying literature and theatre, she started a career in performing arts. She made her first film, Luntano, in 2006. Since then, she has directed several films including The Bookseller of Belfast (2011, ARTE, Visions du Réel, Best Film and Audience awards at Festival dei Popoli), Italian Mirage (Cinéma du Réel 2013), Anatomia del Miracolo (Locarno 2017), and The Mechanics of Things (ARTE/ZDF, Torino IFF 2023).Selected Filmography
The Flats (2024),The Mechanics of Things (2023), Anatomia del Miracolo (2017), Italian Mirage (2013), The Bookseller of Belfast (2011), Luntano (2006)
