Monday 10th August 2026
Location: Watergate Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny. R95 D320
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The new film by acclaimed documentary filmmaker Alan Gilsenan is a poetic essay on contemporary Japan. Inspired by the poetry of the famous haiku master Matsuo Bashō, Gilsenan offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the country, exploring everything from the impact of climate change to the meaning of home.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Gilsenan and screenwriter Andrew Fitzsimons, an award-winning academic and poet whose translation of Bashō’s complete works provided inspiration for the film, and whose latest collection of poems, My Father the Dog, is published by Carcanet.

Fitzsimons discusses the challenges of translating Bashō in the Parade Tower on Sunday 9 August. See here for details.
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