Ann's Pub
A documentary by Thabea Furrer, 26 min., CH 2021
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Winner of the Basel Short Film Award 2021
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Postproduction Award 2019
Winner of the Basel Short Film Award 2021
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Postproduction Award 2019
Ann never goes out, because she lives right behind the counter of her little pub in Athlone, Ireland. The pub is like a stage on which she plays her part night after night. Everyone knows the quick-witted and energetic Ann. But who is she really?
The 55-year-old pub owner has gone through difficult times and sometimes still stands on shaky ground. But she doesn’t like letting it show. Instead she much prefers putting her body and soul into looking after the well-being of her guests and the pub’s survival. For the regulars, «Flannery's» is a safe haven in the rough seas of life, while Ann finds distraction and stability in her job. The pub gives her life meaning.
«Ann’s Pub» is the sensitive portrayal of a strong-willed woman and a comforting place fallen out of time.
Original version in English with English, German or French subtitles, 26 min.
With Ann Flannery, Eamonn Hatton and many more
World rights: soap factory GmbH
Festivals: Rhode Island International Film Festival, August 2021, USA
57th Solothurn Film Festival, January 2022, Switzerland
16th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, August 2022, Poland
19th Provinziale – Filmfest Eberswalde, October 2022, Germany
57th Solothurn Film Festival, January 2022, Switzerland
16th Two Riversides Film and Art Festival, August 2022, Poland
19th Provinziale – Filmfest Eberswalde, October 2022, Germany