Kneecap
December 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm PST
Composer
MICHAEL ‘MIKEY J’ ASANTE MBE
MODERATED BY KAYA SAVAS
(Film.Music.Media)
Screening Link available upon Registration
YouTube Live Stream Q&A
Tuesday, December 3,3:30PM(PT)
Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, Kneecap depicts the rise of the Belfast-based hip-hop trio, Kneecap. The film stars the band members as themselves, with Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, and Michael Fassbender in supporting roles.
Kneecap premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, the first film in the Irish language to do so, where it won the NEXT Audience Award. The film was released on August 2, 2024, in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics. It was selected as the Irish entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards®.
R | 105mins