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The Irish documentary feature How to Defuse a Bomb: The Project Children Story has won the Audience Award at the 2016 Irish Film Institute Documentary Festival, which took place over the weekend.
Directed by Des Henderson and produced by Ed Stobart, the film looks back at the work of the Project Children organisation, established in 1975 by NYPD bomb squad member Denis Mulcahy, which allowed over 20,000 children from Catholic and Protestant backgrounds to escape the Troubles and live together in the United States over the course of a summer. The children’s summer project ran for 40 years, before finishing last year. The organisation’s internship programme, established in 1995, continues to bring students to the US to live and work.
The IFI Documentary Festival ran from September 22nd to September 25th, and showcased the best in both Irish and international documentary.
ABOUT DRY GRASSES 15:00, 19:10
AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS: THE DOOM GENERATION 17.00
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BRITISH & IRISH (DOUBLE BILL) 13.40
CROSSING 11:40, 20:40
I SAW THE TV GLOW 15.40, 18.00
LA CHIMERA 14:10
NOTES FROM SHEEPLAND 14:00, 18:50
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11:10
THE CONVERSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION 20:15
THE SATURDAY SERIAL: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY 11.00
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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