Walled Cities 8: Exhibition of film locations in Belfast and Dublin
Showing: 10 March 2026 until 24 March 2026
Between 10 March and 24 March 2026, QFT will be partnering with the School of Natural and Built Environment to showcase the work of Cinematic Architecture researchers Alice Poole and Ece Sila Bora as they map and analyse film locations in Belfast and Dublin.
Walled Cities celebrates the interconnection between cinema and architecture in post conflict and divided cities across the world. The work this year will focus on film locations within Dublin and Belfast and how the socio-political-economic factors change the way we see lived experience on our screens for both cities.
The exhibition opens at QFT on the evening of 10 March 2026 with opening speeches and the screening and discussion of the first film of Walled Cities: King Frankie.
Exploring Dublin film locations:
Alice Poole, Cinematic Architecture PhD Researcher
Supervisors:
Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk, Lead for Architecture and Planning at Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Ellen Rowley, Asst. Professor Modern Irish Architecture at University College Dublin
Joan Parsons, Head of Culture and Arts at Queen's University Belfast
Exploring Belfast film locations:
Dr Ece Sila Bora, Cinematic Architecture PhD Researcher
Supervisors:
Dr Gul Kacmaz Erk, Lead for Architecture and Planning at Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Paul Ell, Senior Research Fellow at School of Natural and Built Environment at Queen’s University Belfast
Joan Parsons, Head of Culture and Arts at Queen's University Belfast
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