THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED /74′ & 52′ /Co-Shooting Director

Irish Film Board, NPS, BBC Storyville, ZDF, Arte,YLE, RTE.

Theatrical Distribution- Vitagraph Films US.

The Revolution Will Not be Televised - Washington Post (Dec 12, 2003).

“The handheld, news-breaking immediacy of “Revolution” is intoxicating. You are right in there with the people of Venezuela, good, bad and ugly. And if the structure of the movie is somewhat sketchy, it’s understandable. This was shot, as it were, from the hip. And that’s the kind of white-knuckle filmmaking that makes documentaries more powerful, at times, than dramatic movies. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised is an extraordinary piece of electronic history. And a riveting movie.”

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Roger Ebert

‘A remarkable documentary by two Irish filmmakers that is playing in theaters on its way to HBO. It is remarkable because the filmmakers, Kim Bartley and Donnacha O’Briain, had access to virtually everything that happened within the palace during the entire episode. They happened to be in Caracas to make a doc about Chavez, they had access to his cabinet meetings, they were inside the palace under siege, they faced a tense deadline after which it would be bombed, they stayed after Chavez gave himself up to prevent the bombing, they filmed the new government, and there are astonishing shots such as the one where Chavez’s men, now back in power, go down to the basement to confront coup leaders who have been taken prisoner. Why no one on either side thought to question the presence of the TV crew is a mystery, but they got an inside look at the coup — before, during and after — that is unique in film history.”

AWARDS

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Winner of 12 international awards and 3 nominations:

Grierson Awards, Best International Feature Documentary

International Documentary Association, Joint Best Feature Documentary

Galway Film Fleadh, Best Documentary

Banff World Television Festival Global Television Grand Prize & Best Information & Current Affairs

Chicago International Film Festival, Silver Hugo

Peabody Award, Excellence in Television Broadcasting

ESB Media Awards, Best Documentary & Irish Journalist of the Year Award

European Broadcasting Union, Golden Link Award (Best Co-Production)

Leeds International Film Festival, Audience Award

Los Angeles Wine & Country Festival, Best Documentary

Marseille Festival of Documentary Film, Best International Feature Documentary

Monaco International Film Festival

Golden Nymph Award (Best European Current Affairs Documentary)

Prix Italia, Television Documentary

Seattle International Film Festival, Best Documentary

In this compelling documentary series for RTE, actor, activist and Traveller John Connors mentors a group of young people from disadvantaged and marginalised communities through an intensive and unique Acting Academy.

In this series, presented by John Connors, a group of 18-24 year-olds, who dream of being actors get to kick-start that dream by attending an intensive, residential Acting Academy. They will be mentored by John and a list of top industry names who have excelled in their craft - Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley, Tom Vaughan Lawlor , Jim Sheridan, to name but a few- lead workshops, share tips and help prepare them for real-life auditions.

This is a three part documentary series commissioned by RTE with support of the BAI.

The Irish Times

‘ cheerful and heartfelt new reality series ’

Irish Examiner

‘John Connors' Acting Academy opens doors in acting for people from a variety of backgrounds’

Independent Review

‘ Connors makes a perfect guide through this unfamiliar new world ‘

THE GIRL ON THE UNDERCARD / Setanta Ireland & RTE 1/ Shooting Director

Loose Horse & Frontline Films 52′ documentary about Ireland’s first and only professional female boxer, world champion Dangerous Deirdre Gogarty, now retired from pro boxing and living in Louisiana.

Girl On The Undercard - The Irish Independent

“Kim Bartley’s film, Girl on the Undercard (RTE2), was an absorbing profile of an Irish woman boxer who, in Taylor’s words, “paved the way for the likes of us”. Ten years ago, Bartley made the award-winning The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, an on-the-spot documentary about a failed coup against Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, and in its own way her latest film, orginally made for Setanta Sports, was just as vivid and engrossing.”

SCHIZOPHRENIA, THE VOICES IN MY HEAD, aired last September 2017 and was nominated for Best Single Documentary award in the 2018 Celtic Media Festival.

Also nominated as best documentary of the year 2017 by The irish Times:

This documentary tells the stories of six young people living with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, all determined to get on with life and fight against the huge stigma associated with it. I knew very little about the condition when we started out, it’s a complex subject matter and one that myself and producer Aoife Kavanagh have been living and breathing for the past six months. I feel we’ve done the contributors justice and hope this doc will open people’s eyes to the fact that there are different types of schizophrenia, not everyone with a diagnosis will experience the same symptoms, challenges or successes as our contributors but hopefully their experiences will help shed some light on a condition that still carries huge stigma. We’ve come a long way in how we deal with and speak about mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, schizophrenia sometimes feels like the last frontier and these six have shown extraordinary bravery in agreeing to take part. Thanks to you all.

PRODUCED BY AOIFE KAVANAGH, EDITED BY PAUL MULLEN

ELEANOR BOWMAN & MYSELF ON CAMERA AND COLM O’MEARA ON SOUND.

Schizophrenia- The Voices In My Head - The Sunday Times 24/09/17

“A quietly groundbreaking documentary which laid out the realities of the condition with rare clarity and eloquent candour (…) Most mental-health documentaries are better at eliciting sympathy than empathy. The Voices In My Head, by contrast, was a skilfully immersive experience.”

AWARDS - Nominated for Best Director & Best Factual Documentary, IFTAs 2018.

I AM TRAVELLER, Frontline Films for RTE, 2016/ Shooting Director.

A very personal and honest look at what it’s like to be a traveller in Ireland today from actor John Connors- best known for his portrayal of Patrick the pipe bomb maker in the multi award wining cult TV drama series Love/ Hate. This very personal documentary takes us on a journey to tackle the truth about the way travellers are seen by others, and questions why the prejudice towards travellers is the "last acceptable form of racism in Ireland".

RTE, 2016.

Filmed, Produced and Directed by Kim Bartley.

Sound: Colm O’Meara

Editor: Janice Toomey

I Am Traveller - The Irish Times

AWARDS - Nominated for Best Documentary IFTAs 2016

Broadcast on RTE 2 October 2018.

29-year-old Philly McMahon is an All-Star Dublin footballer and 3-times All-Ireland winner from Ballymun. Five years ago, John, the big brother he idolised, died after a long battle with heroin and methadone addiction.

How do two brothers end up taking such different paths in life?

Structured around a deeply personal and devastatingly honest interview, this documentary is a personal exploration of addiction, mental health, loss and the power of self-belief from a sporting hero and role model from Ballymun.

PRODUCED BY AOIFE KAVANAGH, EDITED BY PAUL MULLEN

FILMED & DIRECTED BY KIM BARTLEY

The Hardest Hit, RTE / October 2018 - Irish Times review

MY WAR ON DRUGS

This is an engaging and emotional, character driven documentary looking at Ireland’s losing war on drugs through the eyes of Anne Buckley, a gutsy and engaging survivor of heroin addiction. Anne grew up in the flats in Dublin’s south inner city and spent 17 years addicted to heroin and methadone. Today she’s a student of journalism who is willing tell her story with great insight and honesty because she believes her own experience can help others. Her journey has taken her from the stairwells of Fatima, through life on the streets, prison, attempted suicide and detox to where she is today- a college student, 5 years clean, rebuilding her life and relationships one step at a time.

TV3, 2017.

FILMED AND DIRECTED BY MYSELF, PRODUCED BY AOIFE KAVANAGH, COLM O’MEARA ON SOUND AND EDITED BY PAUL MULLEN.

My War on Drugs, TV3 / January 2018 – Irish Times interview with Anne Buckley.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT PORN. Two part documentary for RTE 1, Animo / Director.

A look at how the widespread availability of internet pornography is impacting our attitudes to and views of sex- programme 1 looks at adults’ understanding of and attitudes to pornography while programme 2 looks more specifically at the pornification of media and pop culture as well as the impact of “pornification” and pornography on younger people and children. (Jan 5th & 12th RTE1 9.35pm)

We Need To Talk About Pornography - The Sunday Times

‘“Would-be serious programme’s about porn are one of TV’s cheapest tricks. They usually turn out to be cynical exercises in barely disguised titillation (..) however Kim Bartley’s series is a worthwhile endeavour. Monday’s opening instalment offered an intelligent often surprisingly frank overview of the subject, exploring it from multiple angles without lapsing into cheerleading or censoriousness. The programme’s most heartening feature was the candour and savvy displayed by its gallery of “ordinary”contributors, male and female.”

THE SCHOLARSHIP, CLASS OF 2018 / Loose Horse for RTE, 2x 45′ / Shooting Director

This is a two part observational documentary which follows a group of boys from some of Dublin’s most economically disadvantaged areas as they transition from their local primary schools into second level education as scholarship students at Belvedere College, a fee paying private school for boys in the heart of the city. Shot over two and a half years with Loose Horse for RTE.

The Scholarship - The Irish Times

“A powerful documentary: warm, nonjudgmental, matter-of-fact.”

“It’s director, Kim Bartley, was heard occasionally off camera – hit a perfect observational balance between warmth for the participants and cool pragmatism.”

The Herald, Sept 5th 2013

“It’s a tribute to the warmth of the kids, the richness of their stories and Bartley’s skills as a filmmaker that you find yourself holding your breath for them at every turn.”

The Scholarship - The Sunday Times

“Dexterously directed by Kim Bartley, The Scholarship works on multiple levels: social, political and cultural. It is also highly entertaining.” - Liam Fay

AWARDS - Nominated for Best Documentary IFTAs 2014.

JOHN JOE / 52′ Frontline Films for RTE/ Shooting Director

This started out as a documentary about Olympic silver medallist John Joe Nevin’s move to professional boxing – is first pro win was on St Patrick’s 2014 in Boston. Two weeks later both his legs were broken in an assault. Filmed over the last 12 months in what turned out to be an extraordinarily challenging year for John Joe, this is the incredible story of his comeback against the odds.

John Joe- The Irish Times

WHAT IN THE WORLD, RTE1. El Salvador and Venezuela/ Director.

The first episode I directed took a look at new housing initiatives in Venezuela, while the El Salvador programme, Yo Cambio, looked at prison reform in a country with one of the highest homicide rates in the world.

Photo courtesy of Mick Cassidy

COMING OUT OF THE CURVE / 52′ Frontline Films for RTE /Shooting Director.

Documentary in which former Cork hurler Donal Óg Cusack, the first openly gay GAA sports star, journeys through Ireland, the US and Russia looking at the human rights issues surrounding coming out and living as an out gay person today.

Irish Examiner Article

I AM is a little short myself and editor Paul Mullen put together in a day, we never managed to find the time or money to turn it into a longer doc but it didn’t disappear! It was shown at the Fastnet Film Fest in 2017 and though unpolished I think it captures Yonela in all her positivity & creativity!

Yonela Tyatyeka – aka Myzolator– is a young lesbian hip hop artist in Cape Town, South Africa. When her sister was murdered for also being lesbian. Myzolator use her powerful music and words to fight back.