The Window in Heaven's Gable

A documentary about the love affair between a town and its cinema. The town realizes how lucky it is to have a cinema, as most small towns in Ireland have lost theirs. The Classic Cinema in Listowel is one of the last of the small family-run independent cinemas on this island. It is also the story of Kieran Gleeson, the man who rescued the cinema from dereliction over thirty years ago and ran it with love until his recent death. In defiance of the odds, his wife and two teenage children continue to keep the flame of cinema alive in the town.

  • Ed O'COnnor
    Director
  • Ed O'Connor
    Writer
  • Ed O'Connor & Seamus Slemon
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Feature, Student
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 5 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 7, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Docs Ireland Festival
    Belfast
    Ireland
    June 15, 2019
    Irish Premiere
    Nominated for Pull Focus Award (Best Irish Documentary)
Director Biography - Ed O'COnnor

'The Window in Heaven's Gable' is Ed O'Connor's first production and despite its micro-budget, it was nominated for the 2019 Pull Focus Award (for Best Irish Documentary) at Docs Ireland, the all-Ireland documentary festival.

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