In 1909, James Joyce, with the backing of Italian investors from Trieste, set up the Cinematograph Volta on Mary Street, Dublin — Ireland’s first cinema. It showed mostly European films, much to the displeasure of the locals. Joyce managed the cinema for a few months before returning to Trieste. The Volta would remain open until 1919. In honour of Joyce’s introducing film to Ireland, the film room on the top floor of the James Joyce Centre is called “the Volta.”
In celebration of Joyce’s birthday on February 2nd, we are pleased to announce that the 2nd Edition of the Volta Exhibition is now live. Refreshed with new Joycean work from the most recent Bloomsday Film Festival, the exhibition is now on permanent display in the Volta Room of the James Joyce Centre for visitors to view.
Volta Exhibition – 2nd Edition
Silently (2022) Tadeusz Kabicz, 5 min, Poland (new addition)
A Book, a Bible and a Beach (2023) Liz Roche, José Miguel Jiménez, 21 min, Ireland
Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity (2019) Deirdre Mulrooney, 7 mins, Ireland
Joyce’s City (2022) Luke De Brún, David Keenan, 4 min, Ireland
Nowthen… (2024) Luke Brabazon, 11 min, Ireland (new addition)
Penelope (2019) Caitríona Ní Threasaigh, 29 min, Ireland
FAMILY ReJOYCE (2024) Godfrey Jordan, 17 min, Canada (new addition)
Eveline (2024) Sam Harman Conlon, 9 min, Ireland (new addition)
Tilly (2024) Matthew Thompson, 3 min, Ireland (new addition)
Pepette (2021) Luke Brabazon, 23 min, Ireland
Luteofluvous Ebullition (2022) Jonathan C. Creasy, 10 min, Ireland (new addition)
Somewhere in the Body (2022) Áine Stapleton, 30 min, Ireland (new addition)