Film Screening
19 November 2024 — Present
Finnegans Wake, Chapter 1, a new film of James Joyce’s divine and delirious comedy by One Little Goat Theatre Company, is now available online for free. Along with its accompanying podcast series, the film is produced by “Toronto’s enterprising One Little Goat” (New York Times) in association with the James Joyce Centre.
This marks the first of 17 chapters in Finnegans Wake (1939), as brought to life by the virtuosic performances of Irish-Canadian actor Richard Harte. Directed by Adam Seelig and filmed before live audiences, this ambitious project marks the first ‘audio-video book’ of Finnegans Wake and is a valuable resource for both new and seasoned readers of Joyce’s extraordinary final work.
“Actor Richard Harte has found a way to crack the private code and maintain the original voltage… of one of the most funny and challenging novels of the 20th century, Joyce’s Finnegans Wake.” Cahir O’Doherty, The Irish Voice
Finnegans Wake, Chapter 1 premiered at the Toronto Irish Film Festival, European Union Film Festival, and Bloomsday Film Festival at the James Joyce Centre.
Watch the film
Listen to the podcast
One Little Goat’s Finnegans Wake series is supported by the Emigrant Support Programme from the Government of Ireland and Friends of One Little Goat Theatre Company. One Little Goat Theatre Company is an artist-driven, non-profit charity in the United States and Canada.
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.