Celtic Utopia (Utoipe Cheilteach)
Unmissable Irish competition entry Celtic Utopia is the portrait of Ireland's vibrant folk music scene. It is a hilarious, moving, powerfully political portrait of where Ireland is in 2025.
Co-directors Dennis Harvey and Lars loven tell us of a society where folk music carries both the legacy of a colonial past and the dream of a bright future, and gathers a delightfully comprehensive sample of Ireland's top folk musicians, some of whom will attend the premiere and participate in a conversation with the audience:
The Mary Wallopers, Negro Impacto, The Deadlians, Jinx Lennon, Poor Creature, Branwen, Lankum, Naoise Mac Cathmhaoil, Rising Damp, Young Spencer, Eoghan Ó Ceannabhain, Róis, Post Punk Podge, Susan Hughes, Tadhg Mulligan, Alfie Mulligan, Múlú, Niamh Moriarty, Cathail O’Mhaoil, Summer Newman, Eimear Nic Ionnrachtaigh and Eoghan Ó Garmaile.
POST-SCREENING GIG: DOSE x Utoipe Cheilteach at The Kino, Washington St., 20:00. BOOK GIG TICKETS HERE.
Chun premiere Éireannach de Útóipe Cheilteach a cheiliúir, tugann DOSE blaisín den ré nua de cultúir, teanga agus ceol na hÉireann a bhfuil sú isteach in aigne na tíre. Uainn scannáin go dtín stáitse, bígí linn ar aistear ghleomhar trín ríocht cheilteach nua seo.
To celebrate the Irish premiere of Celtic Utopia, DOSE presents a taste of the music giving a new identity to Irish culture, language and music. Bringing the film to the stage, join us to explore the sounds of the new celtic realm.
This film is eligible for the Best New Irish Feature Award, proudly sponsored by the Irish Examiner.
This screening is supported by the Embassy of Sweden in Ireland.
