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Donal Foreman

- The Image You Missed

2018

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Recently Viewed: The Image You Missed

Went to Metrograph to catch a screening of The Image You Missed, a personal cinematic essay in which director Donal Foreman combs through footage captured by his estranged father, filmmaker Arthur MacCaig, desperately searching for some vague impression of a man he barely knew. As he confronts the ghosts of his past, the portrait that emerges is far from flattering.

MacCaig was singularly obsessed with the Northern Irish Troubles, and spent more time shooting documentaries (including The Patriot Game) on the streets of Belfast than he did visiting his son in Dublin; while cleaning out his apartment following his death, Foreman finds only one photograph of his mother, and none of himself. Sadly, our narrator seems to reach the conclusion that this neglect was totally in vain, as his father’s view of the conflict was that of an outsider, and thus fundamentally flawed, inaccurate, and incomplete; he glorified and romanticized the IRA while dutifully ignoring its less savory aspects, such as its rampant infighting. Nevertheless, Foreman ultimately admits to admiring (albeit begrudgingly) MacCaig’s passion for politics and revolution, which lent his work a powerful authorial voice; his own attitudes are comparatively moderate, making his creative endeavors significantly less impactful (in his opinion, anyway).

Immaculately-structured and emotionally-charged, The Image You Missed elegantly demonstrates that nonfiction movies are capable of telling stories that are every bit as captivating and compelling as scripted dramas.

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Filme: "The Image You Missed" (2018), Donal Foreman

The Image You Missed, dirigido por Donal Foreman, é um documentário que se aprofunda em uma intrincada relação familiar, com o pano de fundo de um dos conflitos geopolíticos mais persistentes do último século: Israel e Palestina. A obra se desdobra como uma conversa póstuma, onde Donal, o filho cineasta, tenta decifrar a figura complexa de seu pai, Mark Foreman, um documentarista americano cujas…

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Today’s movie: The Image You Missed (2018) dir by Dónal Foreman

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#IrishFilm: Donal Foreman's The Image You Missed now available on Vimeo on Demand

Following theatrical releases in Ireland, the UK, the US and Mexico, and screenings at over 40 festivals internationally, Donal Foreman’s feature documentary The Image You Missed is now available to rent or buy on Vimeo on Demand worldwide (excluding the U.S. and Canada).

In the Arts Council funded documentary, the Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late…

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The Image You Missed, Donal Foreman (2018)

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#IrishAbroad: The Image You Missed and The Patriot Game to screen at the Open City Documentary Festival in London this September

Donal Foreman’s The Image You Missed and Arthur MacCaig’s The Patriot Game will screen at the Open City Documentary Festival in London. The festival place in London from 4th to 9th September.

The Image You Missedsees Irish filmmaker Donal Foreman grapple with the legacy of his estranged father, the late American documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig’s decades spanning archive of the…

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#IrishFilm: Donal Foreman's The Image You Missed opens in limited release from Friday

#IrishFilm: Donal Foreman's exceptional documentary The Image You Missed opens in limited release from Friday

After a six month festival run that has spanned 12 countries and 17 festivals so far, Donal Foreman’s feature documentary The Image You Missedwill return home for its Irish theatrical release at the Irish Film Institute from Friday August 10th and the Triskel Arts Centre from Sunday August 12th. The film will also have its Northern Irish premiere that same week, as the opening night film for the…

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