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OSC-009 |
| Kisses |
Dir. Lance Daly
In theaters 07/16/10 · DVD release date TBA
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| Director · Cast · Credits · Press Downloads |
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On Cable VOD providers nationally July 16th. |
09/03/10 - Columbus, OH - Wexner Center
09/03/10 - Rockport, MA - Little Art Cinema
09/10/10 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Institute of Arts
09/10/10 - Salt Lake City, UT - Tower Theater
09/17/10 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Cedar Lee
10/01/10 - Iowa City, IA - Bijou Theater
10/05/10 - Williamsburg, VA - Kimball Theater
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"On the fringes of Dublin two kids, Kylie and Dylan, live in a suburban housing estate devoid of life, colour and the prospect of escape. Kylie lives with five other siblings and her overworked mother. Next door, Dylan lives in the shadow of an alcoholic father and the memory of an elder brother who ran away from home two years earlier.
After a violent altercation with his father, Dylan runs away from home and Kylie decides to run away with him. Together they make their way to the magical night time lights of inner city Dublin, to search for Dylan's brother, and in the hope of finding, through him, the possibility of a new life.
Lance Daly's vision of Dublin, as seen through the innocent eyes of our protagonists, is a kaleidoscope of magic, wonder and mystery. But as the night wears on, and Dublin takes on a darker character, the two kids have to rely on the kindness of strangers, the advice of Bob Dylan and their trust in each other to survive the night." |
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Lance Daly was born and educated in Dublin and spent time as an actor, a musician, a photographer and editor before taking the leap into making films, something he had aspired to since childhood. Lance wrote and directed his first feature film, Last Days in Dublin, in 1999 with a shoestring budget on the streets of Dublin, with additional scenes filmed in Paris, New York and Cairo. The film starred Grattan Smith and Wuzza Conlon with appearances by John Kavanagh, Laurence Kinlan and Senator David Norris. It was enthusiastically received, described as "Fellini on a dollar a day", when it went on a limited but successful theatrical release in Ireland in 2002.
Following the release of Last Days in Dublin, Lance immediately shot his second film, The Halo Effect, in the winter of 2002. This film, shot on 35mm, starred Stephen Rea, Grattan Smith, Kerry Condon, Simon Delaney, John Kavanagh, Laurence Kinlan and Ger McSorley, amongst many other celebrated Irish actors. The Halo Effect was selected for the closing gala of the Dublin International Film Festival in 2004 and was released theatrically by Buena Vista International in Ireland in November of that year. It was nominated for five Irish Film and Television Academy awards, including Best Script.
Lance then spent some time raising money for his bigger budget Irish race car drama, Suckin' Diesel. After a number of fruitless attempts to get that picture over the line, Lance went back to the lower budget template he understood well to make Kisses. The lead actors were found through auditions of thousands of young hopefuls in the winter of 2006, and the film was shot in sections from December 2006 through to July 2007. Post production took a long time as a huge amount of material had been shot and the film was finally finished in the late spring of 2008.
Lance is currently developing a new script to film in spring 2009. It is based on a true story, the nature of which is a closely guarded secret! |
| Kylie Lawless |
Kelly O Neill |
| Dylan Dunne |
Shane Curry |
| Down Under Dylan |
Stephen Rea |
| Da Dunne |
Paul Roe |
| Beatrice Dunne |
Neili Conroy |
| Dredger Captain |
David Bendito |
| Busker |
Jose Jiminez |
| Sackman |
Willie Higgins |
| Gardiner Street Girl |
Elizabeth Suh |
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| Directed by |
Lance Daly |
| Written by |
Lance Daly |
| Produced by |
Macdara Kelleher
Lance Daly
Tomas Eskilsson
Malte Forsell |
| Edited by |
J. Patrick Duffner |
| Sound by |
Rob Flanagan |
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