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Tekfestival presents a selection of early works by Dublin born and Brooklyn based filmmaker Moira Tierney. From Tiger Me Bollix (2000), a portrait of three Dublin children shot in 16mm, to the tightrope walkers and Chinese acrobats of Circus (2003), Tierney's works convey a poetic sensitivity intensified by music sounds tracks that haunts the viewers long after they have left the cinema. The selection includes You Can't Keep a Good and The Boys Are Back in Town (2000), Radio Haiti, Morzh (Walrus) and American Dreams #1 & #2 (2001), American Dreams #3: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness (2002).

Moira Tierney, born in Dublin, graduated from University College Dublin followed by a Masters in Fine Arts from l'Ecole Nationale d'Arts de Cergy-Pontoise in Paris. In 1998 she was granted a Fulbright Scholarship to Anthology Film Archives (NYC). Over the past decade Tierney has worked with different formats producing experimental films ranging from personal portraits to socio-political visual commentaries. Her work has been screened throughout the world in festivals and venues such as Rotterdam and Anthology Film Archives.