In this special programme of shorts, filmmakers with nomadic backgrounds look to their own communities to tell stories of struggle, resilience, identity and diversity. Screening followed by wine reception at the bar. Programme supported by Ardán & National Talent Academies
Tickets €15/10. Ages 16+
Films
The Angry Bird. Dir. Jack Lilleywhite
After a devastating crash, Romany racer Georgie, 'The Angry Bird,' questions her future in a male-dominated sport and must confront her identity to return as the only woman on track. Directed by Jack Lilleywhite and produced by Lisa Smith and Masha Thorpe.
Deneege Leł Ghu Kk’ots’eedeneeyh Te Heł Hoozoonh Ts’e Denots’edeneey. Dir. Brittany Woods-Orrison
The tradition of tanning hides with brains was once practiced by every Dené person in Alaska.
An art that was nearly lost by assimilation, Kathleen Hildebrand works with a group of Dené women at her urban backyard hide camp in the heart of Chen’o (Fairbanks) to revive this Tradition. One of the few films out there narrated in Denaakk’e, we learn alongside the women how the hides have healing.
My Daily Task. Dir. Damian Le Bas
A poetic reflection on the everyday realities of Romany and Traveller life, My Daily Task brings together voices, faces and places from the Realities Checked film series. Through Damian Le Bas’s evocative poem and a collage of images from the six preceding films, it explores the weight of prejudice, violence and exclusion alongside the resilience, humanity and hope of those who live with them.
Tangki (Donkeys). Dir. Tjanpi Desert Weavers
Three Anangu women of different generations tell the story of how donkeys came to be malpa wiru, valuable friends and helpers, to families in the desert community of Pukatja (Ernabella) in the APY Lands of northern South Australia
Sukkaillutit Uqaruk - Say It Slowly.Dir. Ashley Qilavaq-Savard
An intimate reflection on reclaiming Inuktitut, where language loss and climate change become intertwined. As a new generation reconnects with language and land, the film asks what it means to protect both
Fading Candle. Dir. Ismail Ait Lahcen
A young Amazigh woman's touch of a wedding scarf triggers a flashback to an underage bride that ends in a desperate escape.
The Earth Beneath Margaret's Feet. Dir. Lisa Smith & Jason Smith
A personal documentary following 76-year-old Romani grandmother Margaret Smith, a former nomadic potato picker, as her granddaughter Lisa uncovers the stories, seasonal journeys and stopping places that connect generations of their family.
Spread The Wings. Dir. Benjamin Menekshe
Forced off the road in the 1980s, sisters Maggie and Nora return to Connemara each summer to reconnect with the land and a way of life they remember. As they reflect on lost loved ones, community and the travelling life, their culture endures through nature, ritual and the wings of their grand-nephew Connie.