Details
$12 general / $10 members / FREE for Friend - Young Patron members and higherDate(s)
Tue, Nov 13, 2018
7:30pm
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In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days
Location
Irish Arts Center
553 West 51st Street
New York, NY 10019
Overview
Directed by Michael Fanning
2017, Documentary, Ireland/UK/USA, 92 minutes
In English and Irish with subtitles
From the quiet Gaeltacht village of Ros Muc, Galway, to the criminal underworld of James “Whitey” Bulger’s Boston, Rocky Ros Muc tells the story of Connemara-born boxer Seán Mannion.
In October 1984, Seán stood in the boxing ring in Madison Square Garden, fighting for a WBA world title crown. His rise up the professional ranks was not straightforward. Neither was his descent. This is a story of survival, determination, honor, and strength. A story about identity and community, not just for Seán, but for thousands of emigrants like him.
A Q&A with director Michael Fanning and Seán Mannion, moderated by Brin-Jonathan Butler, will follow the screening.
—First Irish-language feature documentary to be long-listed for the Academy Awards—
2018
Winner
Best Documentary
Irish Film Festival, Boston 2017
Winner
Best Irish Feature Documentary
Galway Film Fleadh 2017
Winner
Best Sports Documentary
Celtic Media Awards 2018
“Packs a punch.”—The Irish Times
“You’ve seen what Hollywood has done with this chapter of Boston lore – here is the real thing.”—The Boston Globe
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