Naoú Féile Scannán Mheiriceá Laidineach 2008

Ionad Eolais Saorálaíochais Chúnamh Éireann, Sráid Uí Chonaill Uacht. Baile Átha Claith 1
(Ninth Irish Latin American Film Festival 2008)
(Irish Aid Volunteering Centre, O Connell Street, Dublin 1)
Clár le fáil anseo

Satharn, 5 Aibreán / Saturday 5th April 2008

12.00 noon
- Gearrscannáin Mheicsiceach / Mexican Shorts programme (73 Mins)
  - 1.Senas Particulares (Mexico/2007/12 mins)
  - 2.Cocó y Nicó (Mexico/2007/4.5 mins)
  - 3.Fin de trayecto (Mexico/2007/11 mins)
  - 4.Los Amorosos (Mexico/2007/9 mins)
  - 5.A small death (Mexico/2007/6 mins)
  - 6.Iridisencia Masculina (Mexico/2007/10 mins)
  - 7.El Quejudo (Mexico/2007/11 mins)
  - 8.A cada cerdo le llega su San Martín (Mexico/2007/9.5 mins)

2.00 pm

THREE KINGS OF BELIZE (Canada/2007/88 mins) Director: Katia Paradis

I dtír bheag i Meiriceá Lár, le daonra de 270,000, roinneann triúr cheoltóir aosta eachtraí óna saol laethúil linn. In ainneoin easpa suime an aosóig, tugann an triúr fhear neamhgnáthach seo amharc dúinn ar dhóchas, ar shaoirse agus ar dhaonnacht. Bain sult as agus lig do scíth.

In a small Central American country with a population of 270,000, three veteran musicians share moments of their daily lives with us. Despite the lack of interest by the younger generation, these three extraordinary men offer us a glimpse of hope, freedom and humanity. Take time out to relax, enjoy and be seduced.

4.00 pm

12,000 Years of Blindness. (Ireland/2007/51 min) Director: Rod Stoneman

Tá 50 milliún duine dall ann, 90% acu i dtíortha bochta. D'fhéadfaí 80% acu siúd a leigheas. Tá Eamon O'Donoghue, Docthtúir Súl ó Ghaillimh, sa Veiniséala ag obair ar an mhíchumas inleigheasta seo. Léiríodh an scannán faisnéise seo os comhair lántí ag Féile Scannán Chorcaí 2007 agus ag Féile Scannán Bhaile Átha Cliath le gairid. Beidh an stiúrthóir agus an Doctúir O'Donoghue i láthair chun an scannán a chur i láthair agus chun plé a dhéanamh ina dhiaidh.

There are 50 million blind people in the world of which 90% live the developing countries. 80% of all blindness is avoidable. Eamon O Donoghue, an Ophthalmologist , based in Galway arrives in Venezuela to work on this preventable disability. The documentary was screened to a full house at The Cork Film Festival 2007 and recently at The Dublin Film Festival. Both the Director and the central participant will be present to introduce the documentary and lead a discussion after its screening.

Aoine 11 Aibreán /Friday 11th April

6.00 pm

Quiero Vivir (France/Bolivia/2006/88 mins) Director: Muriel Brener

Sa scannán faisnéise seo, déanta thar sé mhí sa Bholaive, caithear solas ar staid dhaoine óga ar na sráideanna. Faigheann siad cabhair ó eagras neamh-rialtais Enda Bolivia ina strachailt in aghaidh ocrais, dífhostaíochta, teangan (aymara) agus ciníochais. Tá cuireadh ag an stiúrthóir bheith i láthair, chomh maith le Marie Laure Picoury, a d'oibrigh le cuid de rannpháirtithe an scannáin, agus beidh sí á phlé linn i ndiaidh an scannáin. Tá Marie Laure ina cónaí in Éirinn anois agus tá sí ag obair le Afri (www.afri.ie).

This documentary, made over six months by the filmmaker in Bolivia highlights the plight of young people on the streets. They receive assistance from the NGO Enda Bolivia as they battle hunger, unemployment, language (aymara) and racism in their daily fight for survival. The Director has been invited and Marie Laure Picoury, living in Ireland and working with AfrI (www.afri.ie), worked with some of the participants featured in Quiero Vivir will lead a discussion after.

(Tá clár iomlán dátheangach ar fáil ag www.ionad.org)
[A full bi-lingual programme is available at www.ionad.org)