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Grafters - Documentary. Are you a Grafter?

  • 28-01-2011 12:56am
    #1
    mrpeech
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭


    Hi,

    What are your dreams? Where would you like to see yourself in 5 or ten years? Does it sometimes seem impossible? We'd like to take the journey with you the highs and the lows.
    Myself and two colleagues are making a 30 min documentary about grafters which is shooting over the next few months. (Jan 27 - March 3rd) People who are the honest backbone of the country. We don't want fairy tales. We'd prefer to here it how it is. The ups .. and yes the downs. It's only with the truth that others can learn from our mistakes. So if you stack shelves for minimum wage, or are working the car boot sales like a regular del boy. Or if you have three kids but can still make it into college. Self employed? Been recently made unemployed? Man or woman. Girl or boy. We'd love to hear your story. And so would a lot of people. Please send me a pm, post here. Or contact me via email with your contact details and a paragraph or two about yourself: khruken@yahoo.ie

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Kenan


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  • #2
    mikemac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Isn't grafters another word for conmen?

    Saw Confidence the other day, good film
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_(2003_film)


  • #3
    red menace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭red menace


    mrpeech wrote: »
    Hi,

    What are your dreams? Where would you like to see yourself in 5 or ten years? Does it sometimes seem impossible? We'd like to take the journey with you the highs and the lows.
    Myself and two colleagues are making a 30 min documentary about grafters which is shooting over the next few months. (Jan 27 - March 3rd) People who are the honest backbone of the country. We don't want fairy tales. We'd prefer to here it how it is. The ups .. and yes the downs. It's only with the truth that others can learn from our mistakes. So if you stack shelves for minimum wage, or are working the car boot sales like a regular del boy. Or if you have three kids but can still make it into college. Man or woman. Girl or boy. We'd love to hear your story. And so would everyone else. Please send me a pm, post here. Or contact me via email with your contact details and a paragraph or two about yourself: khruken@yahoo.ie

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Kenan

    I make 30 minute documentaries about the ordinary working people of Ireland and I ain't this guy:

    http://www.rte.ie/tv/programmes/o_gorman.html


  • #4
    Metallergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Metallergy


    i'm typing aren't i.. very much hands-on

    i'm a grafter.

    eg "christ i'm gonna have to graft one off later."


  • #5
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    mrpeech wrote: »
    We'd love to hear your story. And so would everyone else.

    I wouldn't.


  • #6
    Metallergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Metallergy


    seriously though isn't a grafter like the builder from Alan Partridge? the bricks and mortar; the blood and sweat .. as alan might say :/


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  • #7
    mrpeech
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭mrpeech


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    I wouldn't.

    That's your prerogative. But saying you wouldn't is like saying you don't want to listen to anybody. You never know what people have gone through. The person begging on the side of the road could have been a millionaire and threw it all away on booze and broads, as many have. What documentaries do you like? Restrepo? Dark days? Catfish? they are all based around individuals stories. And I won't know what they'll be like till I hear them. So you should reserve your judgement till you do too.


  • #8
    junipergreen
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭junipergreen


    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Isn't grafters another word for conmen?

    Saw Confidence the other day, good film
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_(2003_film)

    I think that's a grifter.


  • #9
    mrpeech
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭mrpeech


    feelingstressed wrote: »
    Isn't grafters another word for conmen?

    Saw Confidence the other day, good film
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_(2003_film)

    We're using grafters as some of the participants are buskers and street performers on Grafton st. But i take your point.


  • #10
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    mrpeech wrote: »
    That's your prerogative. But saying you wouldn't is like saying you don't want to listen to anybody.

    No it isn't.


  • #11
    Common as...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 120 ✭✭Common as...


    mrpeech wrote: »
    Myself and two colleagues are making a 30 min documentary about grafters which is shooting over the next few months. (Jan 27 - March 3rd) People who are the honest backbone of the country. We don't want fairy tales. We'd prefer to here it how it is. The ups .. and yes the downs. It's only with the truth that others can learn from our mistakes.

    the last thing a genuine grafter would do, is go on t.v banging on about what a great worker they are, so you're gonna be making a show about people who wanna be famous by pretending to be grafters.Be a luck with it.


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  • #12
    Metallergy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Metallergy


    mrpeech wrote: »
    We're using grafters as some of the participants are buskers and street performers on Grafton st.

    fúcking grifters if you ask me.. :pac:


  • #13
    fonecrusher1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,702 ✭✭✭fonecrusher1


    Drifter is it? The chocolate bar?


  • #14
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,397 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    How much are you paying?


  • #15
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Turtyturd wrote: »
    How much are you paying?


    2 Drifter bars per episode.


  • #16
    stevejr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭stevejr


    And in return for our life-stories what will you give us?

    Seriously do you think an officious sounding thread-opening will get you feed-back in AH?

    We want incentives. Pretend like you're FF looking for a vote...go on beg...there's a good boy. Pat Pat.

    What's the reason for being reasonable?

    Is that an unreasonable question?



  • #17
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    mrpeech wrote: »

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Kenan


    Kel loves orange soda


  • #18
    mrpeech
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭mrpeech


    Common as... wrote: »
    the last thing a genuine grafter would do, is go on t.v banging on about what a great worker they are, so you're gonna be making a show about people who wanna be famous by pretending to be grafters.Be a luck with it.

    You're right for the most part. But there are a lot of people who'd be willing to highlight the inequities in the job market, housing or some of the more obstructive policies of the social welfare system for example if they thought it could bring about some greater good.


  • #19
    mrpeech
    Registered Users Posts: 58 ✭✭mrpeech


    stevejr wrote: »
    And in return for our life-stories what will you give us?

    Seriously do you think an officious sounding thread-opening will get you feed-back in AH?

    We want incentives. Pretend like you're FF looking for a vote...go on beg...there's a good boy. Pat Pat.

    Christ, is that all people do on here talk crap? How is that question officious? And why would you waste time trying to teach me etiquette, or how wrong I am? There are literally millions of eejits in the world. Do you expect to school them all? Don't you have better things to be doing? Taking my own advice I'll leave you all to it.


  • #20
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    mrpeech wrote: »
    Don't you have better things to be doing?

    At 1am on a Thursday night?

    That would be a "no".


  • #21
    JONJO THE MISER
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 12,333 ✭✭✭✭JONJO THE MISER


    mrpeech wrote: »
    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Kenan

    Where's Kel?


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  • #22
    Turtyturd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,397 ✭✭✭✭Turtyturd


    starbelgrade wrote: »
    At 1am on a Thursday night?

    He's not gonna waste his time teaching you clock etiquitte.


  • #23
    red menace
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭red menace


    mrpeech wrote: »
    Christ, is that all people do on here talk crap? How is that question officious? And why would you waste time trying to teach me etiquette, or how wrong I am? There are literally millions of eejits in the world. Do you expect to school them all? Don't you have better things to be doing? Taking my own advice I'll leave you all to it.

    Welcome to After Hours buddy she can be a harsh mistress


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