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DENNIS HARVEY
Category
Documentary
Dennis left Ireland during the financial crisis to find work abroad. Hashem, a politician, fled Bangladesh for Spain when a change in government triggered threats to his life. Alicia left Peru for Chile, and then Chile for Spain, after falling into debt selling goods on the streets. By age 18, Ali had fled Afghanistan, Iran, and Sweden, finally reaching France, where he hoped to secure asylum. Mary, Dennis’s grandmother, stayed in Ireland for most of her life, and lived just a few miles from where she was born. In his first feature, director Dennis Harvey explores what it means to be a migrant. Narrated through a series of letters to his grandmother, the film disentangles roots, land and identity, and explores the unequal distribution of privilege in this age of global migration. Also screening: The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp Three men seeking sanctuary in Ireland find themselves caught on the streets between a hostile asylum policy and an increasingly militant far-right. 20 mins, Ireland, 2024, Digital Director Dennis Harvey will join us for a post-screening Q&A. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: COLD COMFORT (PROGRAMME 1) 12.40
BLUE MOON 15.40
BUGONIA 13.20 (Digital)
HORSESHOE 13.00
IFI YOUTH PANEL: SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN 18.00
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 18.10
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 13.00
PILLION 18.00
SUNSET BOULEVARD (75th ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE) 15.50
THE SHINING (45th ANNIVERSARY) 15.00
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