CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
Take a break from shopping and enjoy FREE screenings from the IFI Irish Film Archive every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Simply collect tickets at IFI Box Office.

PROGRAMME ONE
AMHARC ÉIREANN: AN NOLLAIG
Christmas stories from Gael Linn’s newsreels.
FILM INFO: 8 mins, Ireland, 1956–1963, Digital, Black and White

NOT A BAD CHRISTMAS
Enda Walsh’s first film bears all the hallmarks of his dark domestic humour as Santa chokes and is buried in the garden pond.
FILM INFO: 13 mins, Ireland, 1999, Digital

PROGRAMME TWO
CANON HAYES COMMUNITY YOUTH CENTRE
The Tipperary Parish Guild Film Unit made this film about the Canon Hayes Community Youth Centre between 1962 and 1965. Activities include amateur
theatrics, outings, carolling and bringing Christmas fare to the needy.
FILM INFO: 8 mins, Ireland, 1965, Digital, Silent, Black and White

SMALL CHANGE
In Cathy Brady’s award-winning short film, a young, single mother Karen (Nora-Jane Noone) is bored by routine. Slot machines have become her secret thrill and addiction. With Christmas looming, a desperate hope for a big win sees her life spiral out of control as her young daughter stands helplessly by.
FILM INFO: 17 mins, Ireland, 2010, Digital

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn