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Christina Gangos

HAMMER TO BELL

Doc. expérimental | dv | couleur | 40:0 | Royaume-Uni, Irlande | 2011

"Hammer to bell" is set in Limerick, a city on the West coast of Ireland known for its brutal gang land wars, branded as the ?murder capital of Europe?. Through careful observation, Christina Gangos travels into the core of this brutalized part of the world, watching the unobserved, mesmerized by the ordinary other. Inspired by the work of US Pulitzer prizewinning poet Robert Hass, "Hammer to bell" takes us on an extraordinary journey from boxing children to greyhounds, marvelous landscapes to chatting anglers and a land of raging bells.

Director Christina Jane Gangos is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Limerick, Ireland (since 2006). She studied journalism and history in Athens and then went on to do a Master in Documentary by Practice at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her work has been exhibited in different forms, from video installation like Sundance to experimental documentaries like Lettuce and Peppers and Attaché. Christina has been awarded the Arts Council New Work award as well as the Create award for Community Arts. She is currently funded by the Irish Film Board. She has been exhibited at London's National Portrait Gallery and the IFI amongst other places.