The Drummer and the Keeper (2017)

The Drummer and the Keeper: Directed by Nick Kelly. With Dermot Murphy, Jacob McCarthy, Peter Coonan, Charlie Kelly. An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen suffering from Asperger’s syndrome.

“I had the pleasure of seeing this wonderful movie at itu0026#39;s very first public screening at the Galway Film Festival and I was blown away. Itu0026#39;s so captivating, funny, real, true to life with an emotional build in it that you cannot fail to connect with u0026amp; be drawn inton.nThe relationship between Gabriel u0026amp; Christopher is so engrossing as on their own, they struggle to navigate their very different worlds but find a way to cope u0026amp; move forward once their worlds cross paths u0026amp; their friendship (with all its ups u0026amp; downs) takes centre stage.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI have to also mention the music u0026amp; how powerful it was throughout the movie. It was never overbearing but always there enhancing the feelings that maybe sometimes the characters were struggling to convey themselves.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe writer u0026amp; director, Nick Kelly did such an amazing job with this. When I watched it on the big screen that evening, I could not believe it was his debut feature film. There are surely great things on the horizon for Nick as a creative force in the film industry. The prolonged u0026amp; emotional standing ovation the movie got after that debut screening was something I had never witnessed or been a part of before u0026amp; will not forget soon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI really could not recommend this film more. Go and watch it, you wonu0026#39;t regret it.”