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BLAZING THE TRAIL: The O'Kalems in Ireland
In the early 1910s the New York based Kalem Film Company made history by sending its leading filmmakersdirector Sidney Olcott and screenwriter and lead actress Gene Gauntierto County Kerry, in Ireland. Known to the public as the "O'Kalems," Olcott and Gauntier produced a series of groundbreaking filmsrebel dramas, folk romances, tales of exile and emigrationcelebrated for their authentic Irish settings and unrivaled in their use of scenery. They were the first fiction films to be made in Ireland and were among the first American films to be shot overseas.
BLAZING THE TRAIL tells the story of Olcott and Gauntier's adventures in Ireland: it recounts how they made films without electricity, using locals as actors; how they provoked the condemnation of a local priest and ran afoul of the British authorities.It tells the story of two of the cinema's earliest mavericks, of the people and culture they immortalized on filmand of the emerging Hollywood system that ultimately eclipsed them.
BLAZING THE TRAIL: THE O'KALEMS IN IRELAND features never-before-seen footage and images, intercut with commentary from the leading scholars on early and Irish cinema, and underscored by an evocative selection of music from the period. The result is a lively and moving celebration of Ireland, the O'Kalems, and the art of the silent cinema.
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LocationSomerville Theater - 5
55 Davis Square
Somerville, MA 02144-2908
United States
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