Interesting Selection of Irish Documentaries to Screen at the Galway Film Fleadh
The Galway Film Fleadh is a reliable ground for documentary fans, and this year’s festival is no exception. These documentaries funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board showcase real Irish people and events and their fascinating stories.
A Doctor's Sword makes its debut on July 9th. It tells of Aidan MacCarthy, a young doctor from West Cork who survived some of the most harrowing episodes of World War II and his family's search to uncover the origin of the Japanese Samurai Sword which now resides in their family bar MacCarthys in West Cork. The film was directed by Gary Lennon.
Older Than Ireland, which debuts on July 10th, is a landmark feature documentary that explores what it means to have lived one hundred years in Ireland, as seen through the eyes of its oldest citizens. Featuring thirty men and women, this remarkable group of centenarians, all born before 1916, are the last generation to have borne witness to Ireland's bloody transition from a newly formed fledging republic through to its development into a mature European state. Older Than Ireland was directed by Alex Fegan (The Irish Pub).
Luic Jordan's A Turning Tide in the Life of Man screens on Saturday, July 11th. Filmed over eight years, A Turning Tide in the Life of Man follows John O'Brien, a small fisherman from the island of Inis Bó Finne who embarked on a European campaign to try and regain his ancestral right to fish the seas around Donegal.
For the full list of films screening at the Galway Film Fleadh, see their website at http://www.galwayfilmfleadh.com/