FILM
Irish Arts Center Film Series
Spring 2010
 The
Liberties
2009, 78 min.
Tuesday, February 23 | 8:00 pm
The film equivalent of a portrait gallery, The Liberties is a series
of twelve beautifully crafted short films, each focusing on a different character
in Dublin’s inner-city: the man who raised seven daughters in a two bedroom
flat; the stone sculptor set to retire after sixty years; evangelical church
bingo; and the Oscar-winning actress who would live nowhere else.
Directed by Tom Burke and Shane Hogan
Admission: $10 general sale/ $8 members.
Free for Sponsor ($125) members and higher.
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 A
Tribute to Milo O’Shea
With a special screening of The Hebrew Lesson,
1972, 30 min.
Tuesday, March 23 | 7:00 pm
Reception to follow
Irish Arts Center honors beloved Irish actor Milo O’Shea in a special
evening reception and screening of his 1972 short The Hebrew Lesson,
based on the play by Wolf Mankowitz. Throughout his distinguished career
O’Shea has appeared in film, television, and stage productions including
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968), television’s The
West Wing, and a 1994 Broadway revival of Brian Friel’s Philadelphia,
Here I Come.
Directed by Wolf Mankowitz
Admission: $10 general sale/ $8 members.
Free for Sponsor ($125) members and higher.
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 A
Bronx Dream
2008, 40 min.
Tuesday, April 20 | 8:00 pm
An uplifting documentary chronicling thirty-two students from P.S. 59 in the
Bronx who learned Irish dance from their Dublin-born teacher, Caroline Duggan. Narrated
by troupe-member Diamond Walker, A Bronx Dream follows the students
and their families on a journey of discovery and inspiration that leads them
from one of the most impoverished areas of New York City to a special performance
in the home of Irish President Mary McAleese. All proceeds
from the evening will benefit Keltic Dreams.
Directed by Joanne McGrath
Admission: All tickets $20
All proceeds from the evening will benefit the Keltic Dreams
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 Spirit
of the Marathon
2009, 44 min.
Tuesday, May 18 | 8:00 pm
From three-time Academy Award winning filmmaker Mark Jonathan Harris and
director/marathoner Jon Dunham comes the first-ever non-fiction feature
to capture the drama of the famed 26.2 mile running event. Filmed on four continents, Spirit
of the Marathon brings together a diverse cast of amateur athletes and marathon
luminaries as six runners train for the Chicago Marathon. Featured in the
2009 Dingle Film Festival.
Directed by Jon Durham
Admission: $10 general sale/ $8 members.
Free for Sponsor ($125) members and higher.
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