The unlikely story of a Glaswegian visual artist, Stephen Skrynka, and his dangerous life-long obsession with riding the “Wall of Death.” Stephen dreams of transforming the traditional fairground motorbike attraction into an art form but underestimates the difficulties of combining his artistic vision with the commercial instincts of his Irish-farmer-collaborators. Left alone, with no finance and a pandemic raging, Stephen rashly decides to hand-build his own Wall out of recycled wood. Facing a crisis of money and self-belief, salvation arrives in the shape of unexpected comradeship, anonymous donations, and the kindness of strangers...
The Artist and The Wall of Death
The Artist and The Wall of Death
25th TiDF: International Premiere
Screening Schedule
No physical screenings scheduled. |
Available at the Agora Market TiDF25 |
- Direction: Maurice O’Brien
- Cinematography: Thomas Hogben
- Editing: John Murphy
- Sound: David McAulay (design)
- Music: Michael Fleming
- Production: Faction North, John Kelleher Media
- Producers: John Kelleher, David Power, Grant Keir
- Format: DCP
- Color: Color
- Production Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
- Production Year: 2022
- Duration: 91'
- Contact: Journeyman Pictures
Maurice O’Brien
Filmography
2013 Buffalo Dreams (short)
2018 Hey Ronnie Reagan (short)
2022 The Artist and the Wall of Death
2018 Hey Ronnie Reagan (short)
2022 The Artist and the Wall of Death