PILGRIMAGE SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 7PM | 96 MINS | CERT: 18 | € 8/6.50
Director Brendan Muldowney creates an extraordinary period drama crossed with action-laced road movie. Travelling through a 13th-century Irish countryside filled with warring clans and Norman conquerors, monks bring their land’s most sacred relic to Rome. Religious fervour and the savagery of man are the profound lessons learned. Post-film discussion with Brendan Muldowney, Director & Jamie Hannigan, Screenwriter.
EAT YOUR CHILDREN SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1PM | 78 MINS | CERT: CLUB | € 5
Eat Your Children is a road-trip quest by two friends who emigrated from Ireland during the financial crash of 2008 and who have now returned to probe Ireland’s so-called acceptance of debt and austerity. Post-film discussion with speakers including Treasa O’Brien, Director.
THE CRYING GAME SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 4PM | 112 MINS | CERT: 18 | € 5
We are proud to celebrate the 25th anniversary of this exceptional Oscar-winning thriller, directed and written by Neil Jordan. This extraordinary film explores themes of race, gender, nationality, and sexuality against the backdrop of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Post-film discussion with speakers including Paddy Breathnach, Filmmaker.
MACHINES FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 12PM | 71 MINS | CERT: CLUB | € 5
Debutant director Rahul Jain displays a combination of artistic vision and social conscience giving a glimpse into the heavily guarded world of sweatshops in India. Post-film discussion with speakers including Caelainn Hogan, Writer for the New York Times.
SANCTUARY FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 7PM | 90 MINS | CERT: 15A | € 8/6.50
Mermaid Arts Centre is excited to reveal that the theme of the Wicklow Film Festival 2017 is ‘Social Justice’. Originally founded by Brigid O'Brien, this year's festival is a collaboration between Mermaid and Outpost Studios. The Festival will include a curated programme of bold, socially-minded cinema from Ireland and around the world. In this, the second year of the Festival, we’ll be screening some daring deconstructions of gender inequality, racism, and poverty. Each film will be accompanied by engaging post-film discussions with filmmakers, experts, and activists. We invite you to come along, take part, and join the conversation between the 8th and 10th of September.
Set in the world of people with intellectual disabilities and garnering universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike, Sanctuary is a touching and funny love story about Larry and Sophie, two people who long to be together in a world that does everything to keep them apart. Post-film discussion with Len Collin, Director & Christian O’Reilly, Screenwriter.
TWICE SHY SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1PM | 81 MINS | CERT: 16 | € 5
“The power of film, at its best, confronts us with truth and challenges our perceptions, and in doing so, can become an agent for change. Never has there been a social and culture climate more in need of this quality. I truly believe in the transformative power of art; while watching these films I have been entertained and humbled at the artistic vision that let me inhabit the world from another's point of view, if only for a short time.” — Raine Hozier Byrne, Outpost Studios.
Directed by Tom Ryan, Twice Shy is a coming of age story about a young, unmarried couple who embark on a road trip from Ireland to London, as the result of an unplanned pregnancy.
The festival is a part of Mermaid's mission to promote the arts for all and their belief that through film, theatre, song, storytelling etc. we can find meaning and broaden our minds. All screenings will take place at Mermaid Arts Centre.
DO NOT RESIST
Outpost Studios is a Visual Artists Studio Workspace founded in 2014 by Joanne Boyle, Raine Hozier Byrne, Rachel Fallon, Emma Finucane, Laura Kelly, Joanna Kidney, Eleanor Phillips & Ann Marie Webb.
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Post-film discussion with speakers including Anna Cosgrave, Founder of Repeal Project.
SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 4PM | 72 MINS | CERT: CLUB | € 5
Director Craig Atkinson’s documentary is an account of the increasing use of force by law enforcement in the United States, counterpointed with civil unrest in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. Post-film discussion with speakers including Prof. Diane Negra, Head of UCD Film.