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Blazing The Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland
The 'O'Kalems' is the name given to a small group of motion picture pioneers, led by actor/director Sidney Olcott and actor/writer Gene Gauntier of New York's Kalem Company, who between 1910 and 1915 produced almost thirty (mostly short) films dealing with Ireland and Irish subjects. The majority of these films were shot in and around Killarney, Co. Kerry, making extensive use of its famous landscape and using locals as extras. Produced over four successive summers, the 'O'Kalem' films were not only the earliest fiction films produced in Ireland, but also the first American fiction films shot in Europe. They offered American audiences unprecedented representations of Ireland, its history and people, and provided a powerful corrective to stereotypes that had, up until then, dominated the American stage and screen. Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland provides an unprecedented account of the making of the films and their place in American and Irish popular culture.
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LocationPaff Theatre
80 Washington Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States
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