- ‘Throwing Shapes’ at The Gate Cinema, 6.30pm Wed 22nd June 2022
- Also featuring Misneach music videos and short film ‘Eye of the Beholder’
Music Generation Cork City (MGCC) proudly presents a public screening of ‘Throwing Shapes’ on Wednesday 22nd June 2022 at the Gate Cinema, North Main St.
Throwing Shapes is a short documentary style film, which depicts the stories of 7 young Cork artists as they find creative ways to express themselves through Hip Hop.
This screening event will also feature three music videos recently created by Misneach, an all-female hip hop group from The Kabin Studio, as part of their project with GMCBeats promoting female empowerment with the goal of encouraging young women to be themselves, and educating the community on the many challenges they face. A new short film called ‘Eye Of The Beholder’ by Alex Pacino Brady will also be screened.
The 7 young artists featured in Throwing Shapes are central to The Kabin Studio, a creative space in Knocknaheeny (provided by Cork ETB and run be GMCBeats supported by MGCC) which promotes self-confidence, creativity and musical passions, providing a safe space for young people to express themselves through music and art and to make friends.
The ‘Throwing Shapes’ artists have spent many years creating original material for the purpose of performance, and this project has evolved from an experiment in creative writing into a play and now it has become a film.
Navigating self expression, dealing with loss, having the craic, making beats and throwing shapes. This film explores Cork through a lens coloured by the experience of living through the pandemic, and the creativity that sparks in challenging circumstances. It is a musical reflection on what it’s like to be young in Cork City today.
“I wanna be not what you expect,
So get whatever you thought out your head…
I wanna grow old, share all my stories
And live on this life, rollercoaster to glory”
Throwing Shapes performers/writers are: Alex Brady, Ava Collins, Cian Hearn (Gatch), Katelyn O’Sullivan, Kayleigh Russell, Patrick (Ricky) Salmon Anson and Daniel Sheehan (Jester). Also featuring supporting artists from The Kabin & MGCC programme’s junior and senior groups.
On the Throwing Shapes experience, young artist Kayleigh Russell said:
For me, it was a stepping stone. I would have been shy but this showed me that I was able to do lots of things I never thought I could do, to express myself, and I met loads of new friends.
View Teaser of Throwing Shapes here
Co-produced by GMCBeats at the Kabin Studio, Graffiti Theatre Company, Cork Midsummer Festival and Music Generation Cork City.
Directed by Rosie Barrett and filmed by Albert Hooi (recent work includes Gemma Dunleavy’s Up The Flats and Jape’s Sentinel project)
Executive Producers : Ayla Amano and Brendan Canty (Feel Good Lost who have created videos for Hozier, Dermot Kennedy, Saint Sister)
Project support from: Music Generation’s Creativity and Collaboration Fund, the Department of Education, Arts Council Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Cork City Council’s Arts in Context fund, City Northwest Quarter Regeneration Fund and The Hut Youth Project CDYS.
Creative facilitation team: Niall Cleary (Graffiti Theatre), 0phelia aka Ophelia McCabe, Garry McCarthy (GMCBeats, The Kabin Studio) and Rory McGovern.
Advisory: 16 years plus. This film makes references to suicide and sexual assault that some viewers might find upsetting.
Throwing Shapes running time: 30 mins.
This screening takes place at the Gate cinema, North Main Street on Wed. 22nd June 2022 at 6.30pm. Tickets (free) are available at the Gate cinema or online via their website HERE.
For further information, see www.musicgenerationcorkcity.com/throwing-shape
NOTES FOR EDITORS
Throwing Shapes
Info, photos and trailer available at: www.musicgenerationcorkcity.com/throwing-shapes
Misneach
Info and music videos available at: www.musicgenerationcorkcity.com/misneach.
Support
If you are a young person and have been affected by any of the issues explored in this film please go to SpunOut.ie; Ireland’s youth information website created by young people, for young people. They provide information on a range of different topics broken down into sections; education, employment, health, life and opinion. https://spunout.ie/.
If you are a young person or adult having a difficult time and wish to talk to someone please contact: https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/samaritans-ireland/
About Music Generation Cork City
Music Generation Cork City (MGCC) is a performance music education programme that works in partnership with community based musicians and music organisations to bring music education into the lives of children and young people across Cork City.
Music Generation Cork City is part of Music Generation, Ireland’s national music education programme, initiated by Music Network, co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and locally in partnership with Cork City Council, Cork ETB, The HSE, MTU and UCC.
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