Grindcore Vacation

GRINDCORE VACATION melds the expository documentary, diary film, and live performance footage to produce a portrait of the musicians who play grindcore, an extreme sub-genre of punk/metal characterized by high speed and full volume. Shot during a weekend trip from Victoria BC to Dallas TX for a single DIY concert, it interviews members of Deterioration, Cognizant, and Imperial Slaughter. Live concert footage combines with interviews and Super 8mm film to create an impression of the people who play grindcore, why they love the genre, and their experiences as practitioners of the niche style.

Directed by Ailín Ó Dálaigh and Dariel Hernandez. 

Author: 

Ailín Ó Dálaigh

Year: 

2019 to 2021
Technical data

Original format: 

8mm
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Length: 

23 minutes and 7 seconds

Author(s)

  • Ailín Ó Dálaigh
    A black and white photo of the director in headshot.

    Ailín Ó Dálaigh is a contemporay experimental filmmaker and photographer born in Dallas, TX, currently located in Victoria, BC, who has lived and worked in Canada since 2017. He holds an A.A. in Liberal Arts (focus on Audio Engineering) from Collin College, a B.A. (2019), and an M.A. (2021) in Slavic Studies from the University of Victoria, having researched and written on early Soviet cinema. The aesthetics of Soviet film during the 1920s and 1930s informs the style of his photography and filmmaking, with his work being nearly all film-based.

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