Film Ireland Presents: Simon Chambers, Director of Much Ado About Dying

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Simon Chambers, the Director of Screen Ireland supported documentary 'Much Ado About Dying.Filmmaker Simon finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back to London from India to care for his retired bohemian gay actor Uncle David. Everything that could go wrong does go wrong. David's anarchic spirit is unbreakable. He fights with Simon, refusing to go into a care home, insisting on dying in the squalor of his unheated tumble-down house. He can't remember where he put his false teeth but he still knows nearly all the lines from his beloved Shakespeare plays. David's real life starts to echo "King Lear", the play about an old man going mad and giving his kingdom away, as David starts giving away thousands of pounds to a hot sexy "helper". How do we deal with and care for our relatives who are living longer than ever? How does Simon help David to have a good death?Much Ado About Dying is in cinemas from 10th May2024.The special event screenings taking place are the followingIrish Film Institute, Dublin - Q&A 10th MayPalás Cinema, Galway - Q&A 11th MayLighthouse Cinema, Dublin - Q&A 12th MayOmniplex Limerick - Q&A 13th MayOmniplex Cork - Q&A 14th MayOmniplex Rathmines, Dublin - Q&A 17th MayOmniplex Belfast - Q&A 18th MayQueens Film Theatre, Belfast - Q&A 19th MayCentury Cinema, Letterkenny - Q&A 19th MayOmniplex Derry - Q&A 20th MayOver the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.