5th Festival 2017 – Page 4 – Wexford Documentary Film Festival

Films

2017

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We the Workers

This film follows labour activists as they find common grounds with workers, helping them to negotiate with local officials and factory owners over wages and working conditions.

22.09 Stella Maris Centre 18:30

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Shot In the Dark

A blind person is probably the least person you’d expect to be a photographer. SHOT IN THE DARK is an intimate portrait of three successful artists who have one thing in common: visual impairment as a starting point for their visual explorations. Watching SHOT IN THE DARK will introduce three extraordinary people.

When the Atlantic cod heads for the Northern Norwegian coast to spawn, the children in the fishing village Myre sharpen their knives and get ready for work. Cod tongue cutting is a tradition spanning generations back, and kids as young as five take part in the process of producing this delicacy.

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Tongue Cutters

When the Atlantic cod heads for the Northern Norwegian coast to spawn, the children in the fishing village Myre sharpen their knives and get ready for work. Cod tongue cutting is a tradition spanning generations back, and kids as young as five take part in the process of producing this delicacy.

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A New Economy

A New Economy is feature documentary about people making a fresh start towards building a new economy. Watch as several organizations move towards a more cooperative future by experimenting with open and non-traditional business models.

This perfect family-friendly film observes a year in the lives of two inspirational teachers at Ireland’s only primary level boarding school. Headfort School in Kells, Co Meath is a magical place where tradition and modernity are embraced in Hogwarts-like surroundings.

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School Life (In Loco Parentis)

This perfect family-friendly film observes a year in the lives of two inspirational teachers at Ireland’s only primary level boarding school. Headfort School in Kells, Co Meath is a magical place where tradition and modernity are embraced in Hogwarts-like surroundings.

The austerity policies of the Tories have targeted young and old. The NHS is chronically under funded and is being privatised. Students are leaving college with huge debts. Children, pensioners and the disabled are living in poverty...

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Austerity Fight

The austerity policies of the Tories have targeted young and old. The NHS is chronically under funded and is being privatised. Students are leaving college with huge debts. Children, pensioners and the disabled are living in poverty…

The Government moves to close Canada’s 150 year old rehabilitative prison farm program. But when the time comes to dismantle the farms, their plan is met by fierce resistance. Til the Cows Come Home is the story of the fight to save Canada’s prison farms.

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Till the Cows Come Home

The Government moves to close Canada’s 150 year old rehabilitative prison farm program. But when the time comes to dismantle the farms, their plan is met by fierce resistance. Til the Cows Come Home is the story of the fight to save Canada’s prison farms.

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GOREY SCHOOL OF ART – Home

Home is a documentary about a family that fled Aleppo Syria and are now living in Ballyhaunis in Mayo. Through the film we learn about their homeland before the war …

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ANIMA

Through conversations with scholars and health care professionals; Artist Marie Brett (E.gress) explores questions relating to death and care in Ireland. The conversations span medical, philosophical, folkloric and legal perspectives, offering an insight into the intimate and privileged moments of the artist/participant encounter.

Two short movies from Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent, and a Community made film from the Clonmel area with a cast of locals including many young people.

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Film Selection

Two short movies from Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent, and a Community made film from the Clonmel area with a cast of locals including many young people.

In the course of his performances, the Russian political artist Pyotr Pavlensky has sewn up his mouth, nailed his scrotum to Red Square, and set fire to the door of the headquarters of the Russian secret service, to protest against “state terror”.

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Pavlensky – Man and Might

In the course of his performances, the Russian political artist Pyotr Pavlensky has sewn up his mouth, nailed his scrotum to Red Square, and set fire to the door of the headquarters of the Russian secret service, to protest against “state terror”.

Taking his own situation, Cormac Breatnach highlights how a miscarriage of justice can impact upon a person, their family and the
wider community, as well as highlighting ‘the Sallins Mail Train Robbery case’ in 1976.

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The whistle blower

Taking his own situation, Cormac Breatnach highlights how a miscarriage of justice can impact upon a person, their family and the
wider community, as well as highlighting ‘the Sallins Mail Train Robbery case’ in 1976.

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The Grown Ups

For almost their entire lives a group of forty-something classmates have grown up together and are reaching the age of 50 with varying degrees of frustration. Anita, Rita, Ricardo and Andrés feel that the school they attend for people with Down Syndrome is confining; they long for new challenges…

Here we will screen a selection of films submitted by filmmakers. For this section films are not confined to documentary and are of any genre or theme. The maximum length of each film is three minutes.

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Short Films – 3 Minute Challenge

Here we will screen a selection of films submitted by filmmakers. For this section films are not confined to documentary and are of any genre or theme. The maximum length of each film is three minutes.

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Short Film Selection

Short film selection…

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Throwline

A group of taxi drivers in Kilkenny, Ireland, join together to form a suicide prevention group called Taxi Watch. Uniquely positioned to patrol the night, the drivers keep vigil over the city’s streets…

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Keep me safe

Shannon, Shaunaugh and Mirren are temporarily living at a secure unit for young people with behavioural and emotional problems. We meet them in their thoughts, dreams and fears.

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Fit To Fly

In 1998 artist, Corina Duyn was diagnosed with M.E. The condition affected her personal and working life. Her body of work ‘Fit To Fly’ is a visual diary of her journey throughout this experience.

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No Easy Walk to Freedom

Told through the voices of lawyers, activists and community leaders, No Easy Walk to Freedom exposes human rights violations perpetrated under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality…

12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops super powers. Aided by comic-book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as super hero Antboy...

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Antboy

12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops super powers. Aided by comic-book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as super hero Antboy…

Films Off-Site

2017

This webdoc by Els Dietvorst is a first step towards a new film which will be the second part of a trilogy about the relationship between humans and the natural world...

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I Watched the White Dogs of the Dawn – webdoc

This webdoc by Els Dietvorst is a first step towards a new film which will be the second part of a trilogy about the relationship between humans and the natural world…

Radio Interview

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WEN Hai

Director, Cinematographer & Editor. WEN Hai studied at the Beijing Film Academy and has since 2001 been active as an independent film director. Among his best known films are Floating Dust (2003)…

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