Making Dust
“A portrait of the demolition of Ireland's second largest Catholic Church, the Church of the Annunciation in Finglas West, Dublin”
2023•45m•Released
Documentary
Making Dust is an essay film, a portrait of the demolition of Ireland's second largest Catholic Church, the Church of the Annunciation in Finglas West, Dublin. Understanding this moment as a 'rupture', the film maps an essay by architectural historian Ellen Rowley on to documentation of the building's dismantling. Featuring oral interviews recorded at the site of the demolition and in a nearby hairdressers, the film invites viewers to pause and reflect on this ending alongside the community of the building. The film is informed by Ultimology, and invites its audience to think about the life cycles of buildings and materials, how we mourn, what is sacred, how we gather, what we value and issues of sustainability in architecture.
Director
Fiona Hallinan
Writer
Fiona Hallinan, Kate Strain, Ellen Rowley
Languages
English
Cast
Ellen Rowley
Narrator
Production
Producer
Kate Strain
Producer
Ellen Rowley
Producer
Fiona Hallinan
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