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Blue Fiddle

Original title: Fidil Ghorm
German title: Blue Fiddle *
Ireland, 2024

Director: Mc Cabe, Anne
Production company: Abú Media
Age recommendation: 10 years and up
Length: 84 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
10 year old girl Molly believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her dad did and win the All Ireland’s that she can wake him up from a coma.

Whilst in a coma her Dad is moved to a rehab centre where Molly, befriends an elderly grumpy man called Malachy whom she hears play the fiddle beautifully. Along the way she is told that he has ‘magic in his hands” and learns that had been a champion fiddler once upon a time. They make a connection and she coaxes him to teach her play the fiddle and together and go in search of the magic that only music can bring.

Festivals:
Galway IFF 2024 (awarded), Newport IFF 2024 (awarded), Zlin CFF 2025