FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL Irish Premiere
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Joe Scot (Daniel Craig) is a washed up Hollywood star, whose hedonistic lifestyle of sex, drugs, and celebrity has taken its toll. Handsome even in his drug-addled 40s, he leads a directionless, lonely life in his opulent Malibu mansion whilst outside the tide of public opinion has turned firmly against him. Only when confronted by tragedy is he forced to face up to the ghosts of his past.
Flashback to 1970's England and small town life set to the beat of Roxy Music and Bowie. Joe's rights of a passage as a young man (Harry Eden) in a tiny British seaside community lay the foundations for the Hollywood dream he goes on to experience. His budding sexuality, his boyhood camaraderie, the untoward advances of a voluptuous older woman, and his teenage actions lead to unforeseen, tragic consequences, which will ultimately force him to flee in search of a new life.
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL is the debut fictional feature of writer/director Baillie Walsh, renowned for his direction of music videos for artists including Boy George ("Generations of Love"), INXS ("Taste It"), New Order ("World (The Price of Love)"), Spiritualized ("Come Together"), Kylie Minogue ("Slow") and Massive Attack, for whom he has directed eleven music videos, including "Daydreaming," "Unfinished Symphony," "Safe From Harm," and "Be Thankful for What You've Got." Walsh is also known for his documentary work, including the Oasis tour documentary Lord, Don't Slow Me Down (2005) and the internationally acclaimed Mirror, Mirror (1996); additionally, his critically acclaimed "Taxi" advertisement for Levi's (1995) was honored with several international awards and serves as a testament to the technical craftsmanship, dramatic precision, and wicked humour that are his signature. Walsh has exhibited film and video works at London's Anthony D'Offay Gallery and The National Film Theatre, and his current projects include Unstitched, an ongoing video work spanning ten years of interviews with a diverse range of individuals, including Emily Lloyd, Sinead O'Connor, Derek Jarman, and Leigh Bowery, among others.
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL opens nationwide on 18 April, 2008.
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