Mr. Yeats & the Beastly Coins (2016)

Directed by

Laura McNicholas, Ann Marie Hourihane

Genre

documentary film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Ireland

Runtime

12 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In 1926, the Irish government asked poet W.B. Yeats to lead a committee choosing new coin designs for the Free State. The film shows the disagreements and negotiations behind the scenes before the coins became a lasting symbol of the new nation.

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