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Director Ben Selkow traveled to Dublin, Ireland for BURIED ABOVE GROUND’s European Premiere at First Fortnight. 

First Fortnight is a two-week arts festival with the express aim of challenging mental health prejudice through the creative arts.

Festival Founder J. P Swaine, psychologist Dr. Keith Gaynor and Director Ben Selkow at the sold out European Premiere of BURIED ABOVE GROUND. The screening was held at Dublin, Ireland’s state of the art Science Gallery’s Paccar Theater.

The Science Gallery is featuring a cutting-edge exhibition on #TRAUMA and was one of the center pieces for events throughout the week.

Upon arrival, Ben kicked off the festival by having breakfast and conversation with the indomitable J.P Swaine, Co-Founder & Director of First Fortnight. A truly inspiring figure in the advocacy world in Ireland and rapidly extending the reach of First Fortnight across Europe. He works with a tremendous team of volunteers to conduct a first-class festival, curated with leading artists, advocates, politicians, stakeholders, and clinicians.

Prior to the screening, Ben was interviewed by SeanMoncrieff on NewstalkFM discussing the film, #PTSD and #mentalhealth. Check here for a link to the interview.

After seeing BURIED ABOVE GROUND posters throughout Dublin, Ben posted to Facebook: “First Fortnight’s marketing team is top notch. Saw adverts for BURIED ABOVE GROUND all over Dublin today. Nice surprise to catch it there.”

Buried Above Ground was very well received by a full theater. After the screening, Ben was joined by Dr. Keith Gaynor, Senior Clinical Psychologist at St John of God Hospital for a rousing Q&A discussion moderated by J.P Swaine.

Full house for European Premiere of BURIED ABOVE GROUND at Science Gallery Dublin.

Special thanks to Emma Hannon and Colin Fives from Science Gallery Dublin and J.P Swaine, Eithne Mcadam, Dave Keegan, Steve Cummins, and Kieran Frost of First Fortnight for a very successful European Premiere!

Photographs courtesy of Kieran Frost, Steve Cummins and Ben Selkow.

For more information about BURIED ABOVE GROUND: http://buriedaboveground.tv

If you would like to host a screening of BURIED ABOVE GROUND, please contact us http://buriedaboveground.tv/book-a-screening

We are pleased to announce our European premiere in Dublin, Ireland at the Science Gallery during  First Fortnight Festival on Thursday, January 14th at 6pm. 

First Fortnight is a 2-week event focused on the creative arts and culture that help fight the stigma associated with mental illness. The festival is one of the largest, most important festivals of its kind in the world. 

Special thanks to our presenting partner, Emma Hannon from the Science Gallery Dublin. During the festival, the Science Gallery is hosting a special exhibition on trauma: TRAUMA: BUILT TO BREAK is a free exhibition at the boundary of rupture and recovery. The exhibition runs through February 16th. 

After the screening, Director Ben Selkow will be joined by Dr. Keith Gaynor, senior clinical psychologist at St John of God Hospital, Stillorgan for a thoughtful and informative Q&A audience discussion. Dr Gaynor specializes in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and is the author of the forthcoming book, Protecting Our Mental Health. 

Order First Fortnight tickets here: https://firstfortnight.ticketsolve.com/#/shows/873543880

For more information about BURIED ABOVE GROUND: http://buriedaboveground.tv

If you would like to host a screening of BURIED ABOVE GROUND, please contact us http://buriedaboveground.tv/book-a-screening