Saturday 25 May |
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2 p.m.
Dear Mr Ken Loach (2013)
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| This film records a meeting between the English film director Ken Loach and sacked workers connected to the Turin Film Festival. In 2012 Loach refused a Turin Film Festival career award, in solidarity with these workers, who denounced the fact that they had been exploited for years by a subcontractor involved with the festival. In December that year he met the workers at a public meeting, which resulted in a wonderful display of sharing and mutual empowerment for many Italian workers. ■ Directed by Nicola di Lecce and Rossella Lamina. |
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3 p.m.
Car Trouble (2012)
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In the first submission following our invitation to Irish directors, we are delighted to present also Car Trouble. This is a very atmospheric and finely crafted short film (7 minutes!); but to say more would give away the plot.
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Special screening |
3:10 p.m.
The Angels’ Share (2012)
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We have been fortunate in acquiring the rights for a single screening of The Angels’ Share by the veteran English director Ken Loach. For those of you who missed this hilarious comedy on its short stay here, this is a chance not to be spurned. ■ Produced by Rebecca O’Brien; screenplay by Paul Laverty; directed by Ken Loach. Featuring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, William Ruane, Gary Maitland.
We acknowledge gratefully the assistance of the screenwriter, Paul Laverty, of Deirdre Johnston at GFD Film Library, and of Eimhear McMahon at Sixteen Films.
As you are probably aware, we do not normally charge for admission, but in this case we are going to ask for a donation of €10. We need to raise funds for the future development of the film club, particularly as we have planned a Social Justice Film Festival for November this year. We have already received submissions for the festival from film-makers in Ireland and from all around the world.
As the number of seats for this screening is limited, we suggest that you (a) book and pay by using the Paypal “Donate” button below; in the instructions to seller type in “The Angels’ Share”; we will then e-mail you a ticket (or tickets); or (b) contact us by e-mail to book. Preference, of course, will have to be given to those who have paid in advance.
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