CELTIC UTOPIA
Ireland, Sweden 2025 – Director: Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén – Original language: English, Irish – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
Ireland's history is marked by colonial scars, religious tensions, and cultural oppression. Through their ballads and tales, Irish musicians show how music connects the island's contradictions with a nostalgic feeling of a united Ireland. A poetic film that celebrates the raw beauty of the country. D.V.
Biography
Dennis Harvey is a filmmaker from Ireland. He is best known for his short film THE BUILDING AND BURNING OF A REFUGEE CAMP (2024), which won the Swedish Film Award (Guldbagge) for Best Short Film and was named one of the world's best short films of 2024 by the French Film Academy (Les César). CELTIC UTOPIA is his second feature-length film.
Lars Lovén
The Swedish documentary filmmaker and journalist directed the documentary FONKO (2016), which captures the contemporary music scene in a number of cities on the African continent. CELTIC UTOPIA is his second feature-length film.
Filmography
Dennis Harvey
THE NEW POLICY REGARDING HOMELESS ASYLUM SEEKERS, IE/SE 2025, 14 min
THE BUILDING AND BURNING OF A REFUGEE CAMP, IE/SE 2024, 20 min
I MUST AWAY, IRL, SWE, CHL, 2023, 75 min
Lars Lovén
FONKO, SE/DE 2016, 88 min
Presented by
English/Original Title: ÚTÓIPE CHEILTEACH. German title: tba. Writer: Dennis Harvey, Lars Lovén. Camera: Tuva Björk, Jamie Goldrick. Sound: Thomas Jansson. Editing: Dominika Daubenbüchel. Production: MDEMC (Sweden). Producer: Elin Lilleman Eriksson. International Sales: Split Screen
