Kerry International Film Festival Film Club will return on Wednesday, May 20 for its final screening of the season, before taking a break until November.

The Song Cycle is a warm and funny documentary following musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly as he cycles from Dublin to Glastonbury, carrying his gear and performing gigs along the way.

Joining him are long-time collaborator Seán Millar, who arrives by bus to play each night’s show, and cameraman Céin O’Brien, capturing every high and low of the journey.

Blending music, travel and storytelling, the film is both a celebration of sustainable living and a moving reflection on friendship, creativity and Kelly’s relationship with his late father.

Intimate and quietly inspiring, it’s a story about perseverance, keeping the pedals turning, no matter the obstacles.

The documentary has received major festival acclaim, winning Best Independent Film at the Galway Film Fleadh 2024 and the Audience Award at the IFI Documentary Festival 2024.

Festival Manager Marie Lenihan said it has been really heartening to see how the film club has taken off.

She said: “At its core, it’s about giving Irish films a local screen and a shared audience, especially films that might not otherwise reach Kerry.”

Director Nick Kelly will attend a post-screening Q&A, followed by a live performance, making this a special one-night-only film club event.

Tickets are €8 plus booking fee at kerryfilmfestival.com. Free tea and coffee from 7.30pm at Cinema Killarney.

Maryann Heidtke has claimed top honours in this month’s Killarney Camera Club competition, winning both the Novice and Unrestricted categories.

Her winning photograph, titled ‘The Shoemaker’, was taken in a narrow alleyway in the medina of Marrakesh.

The image is an environmental portrait featuring an elderly shoemaker in his small workshop.

The subject is surrounded by rows of handcrafted leather shoes and bags in various colours, capturing a sense of his daily craft and routine