New Roots
Programme and Timetable
Programme and Timetable
The New Roots programme will run in the following towns over three weekends in February. Admission to all screenings is free of charge. Tickets are available on the door. Bookings groups only.
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Manorhamilton
Fire Station
Fri 4 - Sun 6 February
Fire Station
Fri 4 - Sun 6 February
Carrick-on-Shannon
The Dock
Fri 18 - Sun 20 February
The Dock
Fri 18 - Sun 20 February
Ballinamore
Sports Complex
Fri 11 - Sun 13 February
Sports Complex
Fri 11 - Sun 13 February
Each Friday
Leaps and Bounds / Hoppet - 2.00pm
Peter Naess | Sweden | 2007 | 89mins
Two Kurdish brothers, Azad and Tigris, are separated from their parents when a war breaks out in their home country. Together with other refugees they get to Sweden where they must pretend to be somebody else’s children. But life in a foreign land – without parents, friends or those who understand them – is not exactly easy. Their dream of the whole family meeting in Sweden gradually starts to disappear. But if you really believe in something, everything is possible, and everything can turn out well. With the help of an eccentric hot dog vendor, real love and Azar’s mastery of jumping, the hopes of both boys come to life again.
Peter Naess | Sweden | 2007 | 89mins
Two Kurdish brothers, Azad and Tigris, are separated from their parents when a war breaks out in their home country. Together with other refugees they get to Sweden where they must pretend to be somebody else’s children. But life in a foreign land – without parents, friends or those who understand them – is not exactly easy. Their dream of the whole family meeting in Sweden gradually starts to disappear. But if you really believe in something, everything is possible, and everything can turn out well. With the help of an eccentric hot dog vendor, real love and Azar’s mastery of jumping, the hopes of both boys come to life again.
Here to Stay - 6.30pm
Aine O’Brien/Alan Grossman | Ireland | 2006 | 72mins
Here to Stay portrays a timely story about the human side of migration into Ireland, where holding a working visa versus a short-term work permit can make a dramatic difference to the quality of a migrant’s life. Shot in an observational and interactive style, the filmmakers follow Filipino nurse, Fidel Taguinod, over a two-year period wherein he flowingly enacts the roles of nurse, migrant activist and bakla (gay) performer. Fidel leads the viewer through a series of migrant-led events, which together illustrate the political mobilization of overseas nurses and how trade unionism develops in a rapidly expanding multiracial Irish society. Fidel’s world outside the hospital environment, his social positioning in the Filipino community, alongside his domestic life in Laytown where he lives with his Irish partner, is further explored, as is the negotiation of his gay identity in public performances such as ‘Miss Alternative Philippines’ and ‘Diva Manila’, in which he playfully mixes gay politics with migrant and multicultural issues.
Aine O’Brien/Alan Grossman | Ireland | 2006 | 72mins
Here to Stay portrays a timely story about the human side of migration into Ireland, where holding a working visa versus a short-term work permit can make a dramatic difference to the quality of a migrant’s life. Shot in an observational and interactive style, the filmmakers follow Filipino nurse, Fidel Taguinod, over a two-year period wherein he flowingly enacts the roles of nurse, migrant activist and bakla (gay) performer. Fidel leads the viewer through a series of migrant-led events, which together illustrate the political mobilization of overseas nurses and how trade unionism develops in a rapidly expanding multiracial Irish society. Fidel’s world outside the hospital environment, his social positioning in the Filipino community, alongside his domestic life in Laytown where he lives with his Irish partner, is further explored, as is the negotiation of his gay identity in public performances such as ‘Miss Alternative Philippines’ and ‘Diva Manila’, in which he playfully mixes gay politics with migrant and multicultural issues.
The Reverse Rewers - 8.30pm
Borys Lankosz | Poland | 2009 | 99 mins
Sweeping the boards at the Polish film festival 2009, The Reverse is a playful genre mash-up of black comedy, period drama and thriller, The film takes a sly look at life in 1950s communist Poland, centering on a fateful encounter between a bookish young woman and a member of the secret police. The film is set in two time frames. Most of the story takes place in 1952 Warsaw, where the unmarried status of bespectacled Sabina (Agata Buzek), a 30-ish poetry editor for a publishing house, inspires urgent concern in her mother (Krystyna Janda) and grandmother (Anna Polony). When Irena isn't zeroing in on prospective suitors for her daughter, she frets over a gold coin in her possession that could land her in serious trouble. Sabina finds an innovative, if mildly gruesome, solution - hinting at some of the more grotesque comedy that lies ahead. A quarter-hour in, this film switches briefly to color for the first of several present-day sequences. The good-looking widescreen film, shot mainly in a B&W that's rich with inky shadows, is the debut narrative feature of documentarian Borys Lankosz, and the first production in 15 years from Studio Kadr, home of some of Poland's leading filmmakers of the '50s and '60s.
Borys Lankosz | Poland | 2009 | 99 mins
Sweeping the boards at the Polish film festival 2009, The Reverse is a playful genre mash-up of black comedy, period drama and thriller, The film takes a sly look at life in 1950s communist Poland, centering on a fateful encounter between a bookish young woman and a member of the secret police. The film is set in two time frames. Most of the story takes place in 1952 Warsaw, where the unmarried status of bespectacled Sabina (Agata Buzek), a 30-ish poetry editor for a publishing house, inspires urgent concern in her mother (Krystyna Janda) and grandmother (Anna Polony). When Irena isn't zeroing in on prospective suitors for her daughter, she frets over a gold coin in her possession that could land her in serious trouble. Sabina finds an innovative, if mildly gruesome, solution - hinting at some of the more grotesque comedy that lies ahead. A quarter-hour in, this film switches briefly to color for the first of several present-day sequences. The good-looking widescreen film, shot mainly in a B&W that's rich with inky shadows, is the debut narrative feature of documentarian Borys Lankosz, and the first production in 15 years from Studio Kadr, home of some of Poland's leading filmmakers of the '50s and '60s.
Each Saturday
Kirikou and the Sorceress - 3.00pm
Michael Ocelot | France | 1998 | 74 mins
A multi award winning feature length animation based on an African folk tale can be enjoyed by children and adults. It is set in a rural West Africa of stories and folktales, in which monsters, sorceresses and magic live side by side with villagers in their huts. The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the only person who knows the truth behind Karaba's wickedness, the Wise Man of the Mountain.
Suitable for all ages.
Michael Ocelot | France | 1998 | 74 mins
A multi award winning feature length animation based on an African folk tale can be enjoyed by children and adults. It is set in a rural West Africa of stories and folktales, in which monsters, sorceresses and magic live side by side with villagers in their huts. The tiny Kirikou is born into an African village upon which a sorceress called Karaba has cast a terrible spell. His adventure-filled voyage leads Kirikou to the only person who knows the truth behind Karaba's wickedness, the Wise Man of the Mountain.
Suitable for all ages.
Le Grand Voyage - 5.30pm
Ismael Ferroukhi | France/Morocco | 2004 | 108 mins
A young man from the south of France who must accompany his conservative Muslim father (Mohamed Majd) on a pilgrimage to Mecca just weeks before his college entrance exams. Together, they travel the 3,000-odd miles from the south of France, through Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan to Saudi Arabia, in their rusty blue car. Le Grand Voyage explores the universal theme of the wide cultural and generational gap between parents and their teenage children.
Ismael Ferroukhi | France/Morocco | 2004 | 108 mins
A young man from the south of France who must accompany his conservative Muslim father (Mohamed Majd) on a pilgrimage to Mecca just weeks before his college entrance exams. Together, they travel the 3,000-odd miles from the south of France, through Italy, Serbia, Turkey, Syria, Jordan to Saudi Arabia, in their rusty blue car. Le Grand Voyage explores the universal theme of the wide cultural and generational gap between parents and their teenage children.
The Last Temptation of Christ - 8.00pm
Martin Scorsese | USA | 1988 | 164mins
Starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the temptations that all humans face during their lives, and his final temptation upon the cross. An intruiging, passionate picture that tries to bring Christ to life as a real man rather than a figurehead. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.
Martin Scorsese | USA | 1988 | 164mins
Starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the temptations that all humans face during their lives, and his final temptation upon the cross. An intruiging, passionate picture that tries to bring Christ to life as a real man rather than a figurehead. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.
Each Sunday
Kundun - 5.00pm
Martin Scorsese | USA | 1997 | 134mins
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation of Tibet. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since. Kundun is both a stunning visual feast and a moving meditation on the difficulty of sustaining the Buddhist principle of nonviolence in a brutal world.
Martin Scorsese | USA | 1997 | 134mins
The Tibetans refer to the Dalai Lama as 'Kundun', which means 'The Presence'. He was forced to escape from his native home, Tibet, when communist China invaded and enforced an oppressive regime upon the peaceful nation of Tibet. The Dalai Lama escaped to India in 1959 and has been living in exile in Dharamsala ever since. Kundun is both a stunning visual feast and a moving meditation on the difficulty of sustaining the Buddhist principle of nonviolence in a brutal world.
The Front Line - 8.00pm
David Gleeson | Ireland | 2006 | 93 mins
Joe Yumba a musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo, receives the news he has been waiting for - His application for asylum has been successful. He has leave to stay in the country. When his wife and child join him, Joe has good reason to feel happy. His happiness is short lived. On his way home from his job as a Security Guard in the bank where he now works he is manhandled into the back of a van. Inside, a group of gangland heavies, working for Eddie Gilroy - Dublin's most notorious crime boss - make him an offer he can't refuse. They want access to the bank where Joe works. To ensure Joe's assistance, his wife and son have been kidnapped and are being held hostage until after the job. Tonight. Summoning every morsel he can muster of cunning and courage Joe turns the tables on Gilroy and his gang and plays them off against each other and the police while desperately fighting to keep himself and his family alive. But Joe isn't who he said he was...
David Gleeson | Ireland | 2006 | 93 mins
Joe Yumba a musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo, receives the news he has been waiting for - His application for asylum has been successful. He has leave to stay in the country. When his wife and child join him, Joe has good reason to feel happy. His happiness is short lived. On his way home from his job as a Security Guard in the bank where he now works he is manhandled into the back of a van. Inside, a group of gangland heavies, working for Eddie Gilroy - Dublin's most notorious crime boss - make him an offer he can't refuse. They want access to the bank where Joe works. To ensure Joe's assistance, his wife and son have been kidnapped and are being held hostage until after the job. Tonight. Summoning every morsel he can muster of cunning and courage Joe turns the tables on Gilroy and his gang and plays them off against each other and the police while desperately fighting to keep himself and his family alive. But Joe isn't who he said he was...
Acknowledgements
This project has been funded by the PEACE lll Programme through the European Union's European Regional Development Fund managed for the Special EU Programme Body by Leitrim county council on behalf of County Leitrim Peace lll Partnership.
Thanks to
Kate McCarthy, Peace Projects Community Arts Co-ordinator, Leitrim Arts office; David O’Mahony and Maeve Cooke, Access Cinema; Conor Anderson, GFD Film; Nikola Sekowska, Culture, Press and Information Section, Embassy of Poland in Dublin; Justyna Han, Film Studio KADR, Warsaw; Mustafa Gundogdu, Kurdish Film Curator; Mullins Service Station, New Line, Manorhamilton; Ballinamore Sports Complex; The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon; Paul Kirkpatrick and Deirdre Rooney, Leitrim Peace lll Partnership; The Board of Cinema North West.
Kate McCarthy, Peace Projects Community Arts Co-ordinator, Leitrim Arts office; David O’Mahony and Maeve Cooke, Access Cinema; Conor Anderson, GFD Film; Nikola Sekowska, Culture, Press and Information Section, Embassy of Poland in Dublin; Justyna Han, Film Studio KADR, Warsaw; Mustafa Gundogdu, Kurdish Film Curator; Mullins Service Station, New Line, Manorhamilton; Ballinamore Sports Complex; The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon; Paul Kirkpatrick and Deirdre Rooney, Leitrim Peace lll Partnership; The Board of Cinema North West.
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