The Canal
World Premiere

The Canal

Midnight
| Ireland | 90 MINUTES | English | English subtitles
Horror
Sitting in an empty theater, a film archivist watches the grainy footage that will be his undoing. David and his wife are perfectly happy—or so he believes. When he finds out the home he shares with his wife and son was the scene of a ghastly turn-of-the-century murder, David dismisses it as ancient history. That is, until the sinister history ripples into the present and casts a shadow over life as he knows it. And when a looming secret shatters his marriage, David can't help but suspect the dark spirits of the house are somehow involved. In his drive to unveil the shadows hidden in the walls, David begins to descend into insanity, threatening the lives of everyone around him.

Through ghastly imagery and a chilling score, Ivan Kavanagh’s The Canal is an Irish ghost story that will leave you with a fear of the dark and a dripping chill down your spine long after the film's conclusion.

-Mallory Lance

Cast & Credits
Directed by
Ivan Kavanagh
Ivan Kavanagh is a highly-acclaimed Irish filmmaker whose work has toured the festival circuit worldwide. Amongst his directorial credits are Francis (2005), The Solution (2007), Tin Can Man (2007), Our Wonderful Home (2008), and The Fading Light (2010), which won Best Irish Film and Best Male Actor for Patrick O'Donnell at the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards during the 2010 Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
Director
Ivan Kavanagh
Screenwriter
Ivan Kavanagh
Producer
AnneMarie Naughton
Editor
Robin Hill
Cinematographer
Piers McGrail
Executive Producer
Rebecca O'Flanagan, Rob Walpole, Mike Rattenbury, Adam Partridge, Andrew Thomas,
Composer
Ceiri Torjussen
Co-Producer
Vaughan Sivell, Sander Verdonk, Denis Wigman
Cast
Rupert Evans, Antonia Campbell Hughes, Hannah Hoekstra, Steve Oram, Kelly Byrne.

Contacts
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Annemarie Naughton
Park Films
Co. Dublin, Phone: +353 86 8555468
annemarie@parkfilms.ie
International Sales Contact
Annemarie Naughton
Park Films
Co. Dublin, Phone: +353 86 8555468
annemarie@parkfilms.ie
Print Source
Eimear Jenkinson
Egg Post Production
Dublin 2, 0
Phone: +353 1 634 5440
eimear@egg.ie
Press Contact
Michelle DiMartino
Falco Ink
New York, New York 10016
Phone: 212 445 7100
michelledimartino@falcoink.com
* Rush Tickets available at venue except for
Beacon Theatre
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The Rush system functions as a standby line that will form at the venue approximately one hour prior to scheduled start time. Admittance is based on availability and will begin roughly 10 minutes prior to program start time. Rush Tickets are the same price as advance tickets and are payable upon entry.

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