DOCUMENTARY PROGRAMME 3

IMPERIAL HOTEL, TRALEE
SUNDAY 29th OCTOBER 2006 TIME 3.00pm €7


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Christy
Ireland - 2006 - 16mins 38secs - DVD - Colour
Christy Meehan has been homeless on and off for almost 25 years. This a chance to meet one of Dublin’s unknown
yet truely unique characters as he goes about his daily routine.
Director Alex Gill
Producer Michael Donnelly

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Somewhere Else Another Stops
Ireland - 2006 - 11mins - DVD - Colour
A documentary about Samuel Beckett.

Writer/Director/Producer Rouzbeh Rashidi


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Megan & Claudia
Ireland - 2006 - 2mins 15secs - DVD - Colour
Two Philipino cross dressers, Megan and Claudia, live in Dublin. Their story is told with candid insight and humour, they share their experiences and attitudes to their lives and lifestyles.
Director/Producer Patrick Butler


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City of Gort
Ireland - 2006 - 22mins 8secs - DVD - Colour
This is a film revealing the collision of two diverse cultures within a small rural Irish town, forming one new and exciting
community dependent on each other.
Director Sonja Otto
Producer Lisa Treacy


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Can you take me to Jobstown please?
Ireland - 2005 - 5mins 40secs - DVD - Colour
Sun Mingxia, from the north-eastern Chinese city of Dalin, was hoping to get back working his dream job as a cabbie...
Writer/Director Marie Eschenbach
Producer Simon Bowman Conboy
Co-Producer Veronica Mang


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Up in Smoke
Ireland - 2006 - 25mins - BetaSp - Colour
An informative, entertaining telling of the story of Ireland’s 2004 smoking ban, a country renowned for it’s pub culture.
Director Brian Scully & Gerald Fitzgibbon
Writer Brian Scully


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An Ember’s Glow
Ireland - 2006 - 12mins - DVD - Colour
A personal exploration into the life of the director’s father, Jim Kennedy, a 68 year old turf cutter, attempting to come to
terms with his ageing body and a changing way of life.
Director Niamh Kennedy Producer Isabel Leahy