Private Project

CÚPLA TUNES

A short film about music and plants

  • Kevin Burke
    Key Cast
    "himself"
  • "Slim" Hewitt
    Camera
  • Lane Shipsey
    Camera
  • Kevin Burke
    Original music
    Master Fiddler (as himself)
  • Claudia Barton
    Post Soundscaping
  • Lane Shipsey
    Editor
  • Lane Shipsey
    Produced and Directed by
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Music Doc, Arts, documentary
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 5, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital and analogue mix
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9 & 1.37
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • tbc
Director Biography

Lane Shipsey's short film Cúpla Tunes features Kevin Burke, the well known fiddle player and Gradám Ceoil winner. Cúpla Tunes won the Experimental Film Jury Award in the 2023 Wales International Film Festival. An earlier short doc, 'Olive Harvest', won Judges' Special Mention (Short Film) at Richard Harris Film Festival 2020, and was placed as a finalist at West Side Mountain DocFest, Greece.

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Director Statement

CÚPLA TUNES reflects obliquely on human migrations through considering the migrations of songs and flowers. Songs recorded during the making of Cúpla Tunes also migrate within the film.