Project Detail

The Artist and the Wall of Death

Synopsis

The unlikely story of a Glaswegian visual artist, Stephen Skrynka, and his dangerous life-long obsession with riding the ‘Wall of Death’. Stephen dreams of transforming the traditional fairground motorbike attraction into an art form, but underestimates the difficulties of combing his artistic vision with the commercial instincts of his collaborators.
Alone, with no finance and a pandemic raging, Stephen rashly decides to hand-build his own Wall out of recycled wood. Facing a crisis of money and self-belief, salvation arrives in the shape of unexpected comradeship, anonymous donations and the kindness of strangers. Stephen builds his Wall. But can he ride it?

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 min
Format
Digital
Director
Maurice O'Brien 1st Feature
Producer
John Kelleher, Grant Keir, David Power
Executive Producer
Mark Thomas
Editor
John Murphy
Director of Photography
Thomas Hogben
Sound
David McAulay
Composer
Michael Flemming
Principal cast
Stephen Skrynka

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

John Kelleher Media

27 Alexandra Walk, Whitefriar St.
Dublin 8

Sales Company

JOURNEYMAN PICTURES LTD

4 High Street, Thames Ditton,
Surrey KT7 0RY, UK

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