IRISH DOCUMENTARIES 2
Sun 13 July | 10:30 | Town Hall Theatre | 96’
This collection of Irish documentaries explores power, place and belonging. From asylum seekers on Dublin’s streets to farmers fighting to hold onto the land, Roma families reclaiming space in Donegal to childhoods in a Limerick castle, and a haunting oceanic reckoning with history. These films confront who is seen, who is heard, and what is remembered.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
The New Policy Regarding Homeless Asylum Seekers
Dublin, June 2024. Thousands of men seeking asylum are homeless. Olivia is trying to find locations where the men can sleep each night. The government is enforcing its policy against homeless encampments, and the far right
are lurking.
Director/Writer: Dennis Harvey
Producer: Elisabeth Marjanovic Cronvall
Hole in the Stone
Meandering through various farms in the southeast of Ireland, the film delves into the psychological landscape of independent farmers as they navigate a path that grows increasingly difficult to sustain.
Director: Holly Marie Parnell
Producer: Ane Lopez
Children of the Castle
A documentary exploring stories from former residents who grew up in a unique social housing development in the courtyard of King John’s Castle, Limerick, between 1935 and 1990.
Producers: The Gaff, Dromglen Productions
Aggregat
Weary from centuries of war, death and destruction, an imagined collective consciousness of all the oceans and seas of the world takes on corporal form and visits a former Nazi rocket test site and concentration camp.
Director/Writer: MJ Whelan
Producers: Siobhan Fanning, Gary Lennon
Sam Rom
An intimate portrait of the Roma community on Árainn Mhór and mainland Donegal – sharing stories of resilience, culture and belonging, while challenging stereotypes and fostering empathy for a community too often overlooked.
Director: Katie-Ruby McLaughlin Robinson
Producers: Gabriel Paschal Blake, David Carpaci, Eimear Heaney