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406 Days

INFO: TUE 28 FEB / LIGHT HOUSE 1 / 20:30 / 99 MINS

DIRECTOR: Daniel Goldhaber

WRITER: Ariela Barer, Jordan Sjol, Daniel Goldhaber

CAST: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Jayme Lawson, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane

COUNTRY: Canada

A crew of young activists hatch a daring attempt to sabotage an oil pipeline in Daniel Goldhaber’s Toronto festival hit. Set in Texas, it centres on the self-styled rebels as they devise and think through their audacious plans. The story unfolds like a ticking-clock thriller, blending heist elements and a powerful environmental message to impressive effect. That it also manages to give us well-rounded characters serves to propel that message further.

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INFO: SAT 04 MAR/ LIGHT HOUSE 1 / 20:00 / 90 MINS

DIRECTOR: Joe Lee

WRITER: Joe Lee & Fergus Dowd

COUNTRY: Ireland

In the early days of the pandemic, the retailer Debenhams closed its Irish stores and filed for liquidation. As a consequence, staff began picketing, citing unfair terms of dismissal. The dispute became one of the longest in the history of Irish industrial relations, with workers holding the lines for 406 days until a court resolution. DIFF award-winning director Joe Lee charts the workers’ resilience as they refused to back down and squared off against a big business. Parental Guidance advised.

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