Sunday, March 22, 2020
12:45 PM | Somerville Theatre 1
New Irish Shorts 2 (82 minutes)
SUNNY SIDE UP
2019/Ireland (11 minutes)
Director: Peter Kilmartin
Peter Pringle and Sunny Jacobs both served years in prison for crimes they did not commit. After being exonerated, what are the chances they both met and fell in love? This film explores how love can prevail, and hearts can keep beating when a soul is dragged through so much.
THE NIGHT IS BLACK AND THE DAY IS WHITE
2019/Ireland/United Kingdom (8 minutes)
Director: Joe McStravickA mother and a father share their experiences of living with, caring for and loving a child who has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
THE WORKHOUSE PRODIGY
2020/Ireland (7 minutes)
Director: Paul Murphy
Born in a workhouse, in post famine Ireland Johnny Butler's prospects are not great, but help comes from the most unlikely source.
MAID IN AMERICA
2019/Ireland (1 minute)
Director: Kathy Raftery
Josephine from County Galway shares a story of when she encountered a member of the Rockefeller family whilst she was working as maid in America in the early 1950's.
THE LAST ORGANIST
2019/Ireland (6 minutes) Director: Paddy McConnell
A 94 year old organist reminisces on his love of music and his move to Ireland from Belgium 67 years ago.
COMING HOME: AG TEACHT ABHAILE
2019/Ireland/United States (24 minutes)
Co-directors: Dylan Ladds and Ryan Scura
Paddy O'Leary grew up in Wexford, Ireland, but didn't discover his love and talent for running until he moved to San Francisco. Now, he is returning to Ireland to take on the fastest known time on the self-navigated 115 kilometer Wicklow Round, and to rediscover his home through the lens of running.
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THE VASECTOMY DOCTOR
2018/Ireland (11 minutes)
Director: Paul Webster
Dr. Andrew Rynne was the first doctor to perform vasectomies in Ireland; he estimates that he has performed over 35,000. This is a distinction that did not come without controversy in the extremely Catholic Ireland of the nineteen seventies and eighties, but Dr. Rynne persevered in the face of opposition from the church. In the eighties, he challenged the restrictive laws on contraceptives by selling condoms without a prescription. He got his day in court and forced the government to change policy. In 1990, Dr. Rynne was about to perform a vasectomy on a patient, when a gunman entered his surgery and shot him. After surviving the attempt on his life, he would later meet with his assailant and forgive him.
STRONG AT THE BROKEN PLACES
2018/Ireland (14 minutes)
Director: Anna Rogers
Raped at 14 by a Catholic Priest, human rights activist Colm O’Gorman challenges Pope Francis to tell the truth about the cover up of abuse during his divisive visit to Ireland in August 2018.
Ticket price: $15.00
1:30 PM | SOMERVILLE THEATRE 5
The Man Who Wanted to Fly
2018/Ireland (86 minutes)
Director: Frank Shouldice
Eighty-something bachelor farmer Bobby Coote has always wanted to fly. He's determined to make his dream to be a pilot come true. Even if it's the last thing he does..
Ticket price: $15.00
3:o0 PM | Somerville Theatre 1
When Women Won
2020/Ireland (52 minutes)
Director: Anna Rodgers
Photo credit: Derek Speirs
When Women Won tells the emotional inside story of the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th amendment and change Irish society forever. In the aftermath of the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, three Irish feminists joined forces and set about establishing a grassroots, women-led social movement. Working with teams in every county in Ireland, they ultimately delivered a landslide victory. Compelling and insightful, this documentary brings you back to the highs and lows of the tumultuous campaign, and captures the most seismic shift in Irish society in the past 35 years.
Director Anna Rodgers in person - Q&A.
Ticket price: $15.00
5:00 PM | Somerville Theatre 1
Cumar - A Galway Rhapsody
2019/Ireland (72 minutes)
Director: Aodh Ó Coileáin
A love letter to Galway from her artistic community.
Through the eyes of six Galway artists this is an art film exploring the confluences which have shaped Galway and Connemara’s unique cultural fabric.
Featured artists include writer Mike McCormack, poet Rita Ann Higgins, singer Róisín Seoighe, street theatre director Noeline Kavanagh, visual artist Pádraic Reaney and musician Máirtín O’Connor. Comedian Tommy Tiernan also adds his distinctive voice to Cumar.
Ticket price: $15.00
Co-presented by the Arlington International Film Festival