ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA is set in a small-town cinema during one eventful Friday night screening from hell. Over the course of one evening, the film follows the travails of beleaguered cinema owner Earl Clancy as he faces a myriad of disasters, any one of which could sink him.
“a well-crafted, beautifully shot ode to film, cinema” —Film Threat
“The film maintains its comic energy from the relentless pressure placed on Earl…” —Screen
World premiere: opening film Dublin International Film Festival
selected screenings
Art House Cinema Day, USA
Catalyst International Film Festival
Dinard
Fest Belgrade
FilmFest Emden Nordeney
Film Kunst Messe Leipzig
Mediterranean Film Festival
Noordelijk Film Festival
selected crew
Directed & Written by David Gleeson
Produced by Nathalie Lichtenthaeler, Judy Tossell.
Edited by John Murphy and Bertrand Conrad
Photographed by Hyun de Grande
Music by Perrine Virgile
