development
The Flats
DIRECTOR: Alessandra Celesia
FRance, belgium, united kingdom, republic of ireland
New Lodge: seven 12-storey towers each stuck in the heart of Belfast. One of the areas that were the most severely affected by the Northern-Irish conflict during three decades. One of those where the number of casualties per inhabitant can make your head spin. Today, this small Catholic neighbourhood is marked by some kind of social abandonment. Yet, a touch of madness and hope, even idealism, still floats around, supported by the humanity and caustic humour of the locals. More than 20 years after the cease-fire, what has become of the residents of this high-rise microcosm, which has been forever marked by the trauma and bloodshed of the “Troubles”?
About
Production: Films de Force Majeure, Thank you & Good Night Productions, Dumbworld, Planet Korda
Support
Eurimages, Région Sud (dev. & prod.), Screen Ireland, CNC FAI, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, MEDIA/Creative Europe, BFI Doc Society, RTBF, Northern Ireland Screen, Scam (Brouillon d’un rêve)
Team
Written and directed by Alessandra Celesia
Production manager Jérôme Nunes
Producers Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Geneviève De Bauw, John McIlduff, Jeremiah Cullinane
FESTIVALS
Doc Market – Belfast film Festival – Northen Ireland
Pitching du réel – Visions du Réel – Nyon, Switzerland
Doc Corner Prize (Film Market – Cannes Festival)
HEAD Prize (Geneva post-production)