Art Film, Exhibition & Artist Talk
Sarah Durcan: "The Invisibles", 2023

As part of Brigid's Day @ Goethe-Institut Irland

Thu, 01.02.2024 -
Thu, 15.02.2024
6:00 PM - 20:00 Goethe-Institut Irland

HD video, 17 minutes, 25 seconds

Artist film screening with accompanying exhibition and artist talk

6:00 pm Exhibition Opening
6:10 pm Screening The Invisibles
6:30 pm Sarah Durcan in conversation with Pádraic E. Moore

Additional screening sessions on 7/8 February 2024, 6-8pm and 14/15 February 2024, 6-8 pm (on loop)

Research exhibition displayed in the Goethe-Institut’s Return Gallery, 1-15 February 2024

Join us for an artist talk and exclusive screening of Sarah Durcan's work The Invisibles. An artist film based on Ella Young, (1867-1956), an Irish writer, revolutionary activist, and Celtic mythologist who emigrated to California in 1925, forging her own spiritual citizenship. Young was both a member of Cumann na mBan and a Theosophist believer in the power of trees, mountains, and supernatural forces.

The Invisibles takes a ‘spectro-feminist’ approach in tracing the evolution of Young’s persona as a poet, story teller, theatre practitioner, and druidess. This culminates in the ‘second act’ of Young’s life in California where she established herself as a part of a liberated artistic scene. The film speculates on Young’s identity and an ‘otherworld’ of subjects excluded from the formation of the Irish Free State.

The Invisibles is a Platform Commission selected by Emily Jacir and Pádraic E. Moore for the 40th EVA International, Ireland’s Biennial of Contemporary Art.

Production Information:
Cast: Venetia Bowe, Honi Cooke
Movement Director: Sue Mythen
DoP: Jaro Waldeck
Additional cinematography: Peter Martin, Helena Gouveia Monteiro, Sarah Durcan
Music: David Lacey
Sound Mix: James Latimer
Editor: Helena Gouveia Monteiro
Colour Grade: Michael Higgins
Costume Designer: Catherine Fay
Directed and produced by Sarah Durcan

Additional support by Project Arts Centre, Arts Council of Ireland, NCAD, National College of Art and Design Dublin.

Sarah Durcan is a filmmaker and writer, who lives in Dublin. She has presented her work at public arts institutions and galleries including the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image (UK) and the Irish Film Institute in Dublin.

Presented by the Goethe-Institut Irland as part of Brigit – Dublin City Celebrating Women.