Simon Editing on Kevin Liddy’s ‘The Suffering Kind’
With it’s broadcast premiere on RTE 2’s Shortscreen Monday Night (15th February at 11:40pm), the journey of this intriguing short film is coming full circle. Back in September 2013 director Kevin Liddy contacted me with a hard drive and script under the arm asking if i would take a look at the footage he filmed with DOP Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas, Breakfast on Pluto, In America) in New York.
Shot on 35mm film the approach was to keep to Kevin’s script as much as possible while also allowing the footage to naturally form creative ideas in the edit. Using Avid Media Composer the film was edited over a number of months (some 14-16 passes) while all the time experimenting with Kevin’s vision and Rori Coleman‘s superb music composition.
Simon (editor) with Kevin Liddy (Dir) and Rori Coleman (music) at the screening of The Suffering Kind.
The Suffering Kind has done the rounds on the film festival circuit including:
Galway Film Fleadh 2014
Indie Cork Film Festival – Winner of the Spirit of the Indie Cork Film Festival Award (2014)
Following the broadcast The Suffering Kind will be available to watch again online on the RTE Player.
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