Reel Lives: The Song Cycle with Q&A + Music
Foyle Film Festival presents a Reel Lives screening of The Song Cycle (2024) followed by a Q&A including a live music performance.
This screening will be introduced by musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly, director of The Song Cycle and will be followed by a Q&A including a live music performance.
Winner of the Best Independent Film at the Galway Film Fleadh and Audience Choice Award at the IFI Documentary Festival, The Song Cycle tells the story of musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly’s novel attempt to travel by bicycle from Ireland to perform at the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, accompanied by his great friend and fellow musician Seán Millar who tracks his progress on public transport and performs onstage with him in venues along the route each night.
A road movie, a musical, and an engaging, funny and moving meditation on art, mortality and friendship, The Song Cycle is Kelly’s first documentary project. His previous drama feature The Drummer and The Keeper won 18 awards on the international festival circuit, and his Live Action Short Shoe was Oscar®-shortlisted at the 2011 Academy Award®.
Nick first came to public attention as frontman with famed 90s band The Fat Lady Sings, and has subsequently been acclaimed for his work as an independent solo artist. Nick will travel to Derry with his bicycle and guitar to introduce the screening and perform live. This intimate evening featuring one of Ireland’s most acclaimed musical talents is a fittingly feel-good launch for Ireland’s summer festival season.
Supported by Screen Ireland / Fís Éireann’s Direct Distribution Fund and Access Cinema.
Nick Kelly | Ireland | 2024 | 85 mins