Gama Bomb - Survival of the Fastest with Q&A
Celebrate the 10th Annual Full Moon Film Festival with the Opening Night Gala Featuring Gama Bomb - Survival of the Fastest…
The Full Moon Film Festival is proud to announce its 10th Annual Festival, kicking off with the opening night gala at NCC on Thursday 14th November.
This year’s festival begins with an exclusive screening of Gama Bomb - Survival of the Fastest, the celebrated documentary directed by Kiran Acharya.
When their seventh album ‘Sea Savage’ hit the American Billboard charts, cult Newry thrash band Gama Bomb were grounded by lockdowns, missing a drummer, and unable to tour.
Survival Of The Fastest is an intimate and absurdly funny adventure alongside the group as they try to celebrate their twentieth year as an internationally-touring act.
‘WARM AND WAYWARD…
A JOYOUS CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF ULSTER PUNK.’
DOCS IRELAND
What began as a behind-the-scenes music video blossomed into a big-hearted documentary on the band’s quest to return to stages across Ireland, the UK, and Europe.
Shot on tour, at home, and everywhere in between, we see this ambitious, fast-talking, creative crew set their sights on performing for 10,000 fans at Hellfest, ‘The Glastonbury of Metal.’
Survival Of The Fastest captures a vibrant chapter Gama Bomb’s two-decade history and Northern Ireland's cultural landscape, from the earliest days of the Peace Process to present-day performances in Derry, Belfast and beyond.
Described as ‘brilliant’ by acclaimed author Wendy Erskine and as ‘the most Northern Irish film that has ever existed’ in the Belfast Telegraph, Survival Of The Fastest is a sweet, funny and surprising film celebrating heavy music alongside a band of friends trying to keep the show on the road.
‘A SWEET TALE OF DECADES-LONG FRIENDSHIP… THE MOST NORTHERN IRISH FILM THAT HAS EVER EXISTED.’
– BELFAST TELEGRAPH
The documentary premiered as part of the official selection for Docs Ireland, alongside other notable Irish premieres, closing with a standing ovation.
Survival Of The Fastest has been noted as a joyful addition to the legacy of Ulster punk, following in the footsteps of landmark films like John T Davis’ Shellshock Rock (1979) and Good Vibrations(2013).
The opening night gala promises to be an unforgettable event, with introduction from the filmmaking team, Q&A session on music, film and independent filmmaking, and a chance to meet the creative minds behind one of the most unexpected and charming documentaries to emerge from County Down.
Event Details:
Gama Bomb – Survival Of The Fastest (Dir: Kiran Acharya, Prod: Sara Gunn-Smith for Quiet Child FIlms) Date: Thursday 14th November
Time: Doors 7.30pm - Film 8pm
Location: St Mary’s Hall, Newcastle Community Cinema, Main Street, Newcastle