Made in Leitrim

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32A is being shown in Dromahaire next weekend as part of the Made in Leitrim festival, screened by Cinema North West.

From the CNW prrogramme...

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In recent years, Leitrim and the surrounding counties has become the base for a number of filmmakers. It's also host to a unique venue in Ireland, Cinema North West, a touring cinema which highlights world cinema.

This weekend these two come together in a celebration of recent films by these filmmakers in the village of Dromahair.

As our industry faces its most serious challenges in decades it's a chance to come and see some of the work that has been made locally to date.

The programme is:

Saturday 5th September
3.00 - surprise Kids movie
7.00 - 32A, directed by Marian Quinn
9.00 - Fall into Half Angel, directed by Roisin Loughrey
9:30 - Korea, directed by Cathal Black

Sunday 6th September
3.00 - surprise Kids movie
5:30 - Three Days in Summer, directed by Ronan Gallagher
7.00 - Teamhair (Tara), directed by Colm Stapleton
9.00 - Na Coisithe (The Walkers), directed by Johnny Gogan


32A, directed by Marian Quinn and produced by Tommy Weir, both based in Dromahair, is a multi-award winning feature which tells the story of 13-year old Maeve and her three best friends in Dublin of 1979.

Fall into Half Angel, directed by Manorhamilton based Roisin Loughrey, has won several awards, it tells the story of two trapeze artists who used to go out together but who must still remain on intimate terms. Roisin also has an exhibition opening in Leitrim Sculpture Centre on Friday 18th September.

Korea, directed by Cathal Black, designed by Sligoman Frank Conway, is a classic in Irish film history. Shot in and around Dromahair, this adaptation of a John McGahern short story is set in the 1950s. It tells of a father's attempt to get his son to enlist for the Korean war.

Three Days in Summer, directed by Mohill-based Ronan Gallagher, is a documentary about his neighbour, the late John McGahern.

Teamhair (Tara), directed by Riverstown based Colm Stapleton, is a documentary focussing on the Hill of Tara and her 5,500 year long history. It explores the web of spiritual and temporal power that has held a fascination for Ireland against the current backdrop of the the construction of the M3.

Na Coisithe (The Walkers), directed by Dromahaire based Johnny Gogan, profiles his grandfather, a poet, politician and inventor of words. In 1915, the Leitrim revolutionary, Séan MacDiarmada asked Liam Gógan if there was a word for 'republic' in Irish. There wasn't, but Gogan came up with the word "poblacht' and it ended up the first word in the 1916 Proclamation.