Black Gold Ten Canoes Comme une Image Once Warchild Los Olvidados Rocky Road to Dublin Babel Mr Magorium s Wonder Emporium Education Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu s BABEL Autumn/Winter 2007
Welcome IFI Education: Supporting film in school curricula and promoting moving image culture for young audiences. We currently reach 20,000 students around Ireland at secondary and primary level with our extensive programme. This includes films in Irish, French, German and Spanish, alongside Leaving Cert English titles, new Irish films, documentaries and films for primary school audiences. LAUNCH EVENT We are delighted to launch this term s events with two free screenings at the IFI: As You Like It (for teachers) on September 19th at 6.30 pm, and A Mighty Heart (for students) on September 20th at 10.30 am. Senior Cycle English Cinema Paradiso Original Version Sep 27, 10.30am This modern classic is showing for Leaving Cert 08 in the original version. The story is revealed in flashback, when Salvatore (Toto) returns to the small Sicilian town of his childhood for the funeral of his mentor, local projectionist Alfredo. FRANCE/ITALY 1998 COMEDY/DRAMA 123 MIN DIRECTOR: GUISEPPE TORNATORE Strictly Ballroom Oct 3, 10.30am Baz Luhrmann s flamboyant and colourful debut film tells the story of Scott and Fran who struggle to dance their own steps despite an authoritarian Dance Federation. Told as a fairy tale, romantic comedy and dance musical rolled into one, this is an excellent choice for comparative study: accessible, fun and fast-paced, it also deals with more serious themes. AUS 1992 COMEDY/DRAMA 94 MINS DIR: BAZ LUHRMANN Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Nov 5-9) Nov 5 As You Like It Sep 19, 6.30pm In Kenneth Branagh s latest big screen Shakespeare, he shifts the action to 19th century Japan. Beauty and peace are to be found in the forest which is home to the banished Duke and his followers. Bryce Dallas Howard is a terrific Rosalind. Her mischievous cross-dressing as Ganymede provides the dynamic behind the action in this bright and breezy version of the romantic comedy. UK/USA 2006 COMEDY 107 MINS DIR: KENNETH BRANAGH A Mighty Heart Sep 20, 10.30am On January 23, 2002, Mariane Pearl s (Angelina Jolie) world changed forever. Her husband Daniel, South Asia Bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, was researching a story on shoe bomber Richard Reid. The story drew them to Karachi where a gobetween had promised access to an elusive source. As Danny left for the meeting, he told Mariane he might be late for dinner. He never returned. This film is based on Mariane s memoir A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband Danny Pearl. USA/UK 2007 DRAMA 100 MINS DIR: MICHAEL WINTERBOTTOM Courtesy of Paramount Vantage Pictures. The Truman Show Oct 24, 10.30am Peter Weir s film about reality TV star Truman Burbank whose media controlled life begins to show cracks when he starts to ask questions. USA 1998 DRAMA 103 MINS DIRECTOR: PETER WEIR Cavan, Ramor Theatre Sep 28 Booking on (049) 854 7074 The 52nd Cork Film Festival (Oct 14-21) Oct 15 Booking through Eoin on (021) 427 1711 Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Nov 5-9) Nov 7 Revision Workshops for Leaving Cert 2008 Hour-long workshop focussing on key moments for students of Leaving Cert 2008. Please note: the complete film will not be shown. Booking essential. 3 per student Twelve Angry Men The Truman Show Booking through IFI on (01) 679 5744 Jan 10, 10.30am Jan 10, 11.45am For booking or more information on IFI Education events, contact Alicia or Deirdre: t (01) 679 5744, e schools@irishfilm.ie Admission to all IFI events 5 unless otherwise stated. Please note Book early to avoid disappointment. No-shows of 5 students or more will be charged to your school. Cancellations must be made 3 days in advance. Teachers must sit among students and supervise them closely during screenings. ALSO: Strictly Ballroom Ramor Theatre, Cavan Sep 28 Booking on (049) 854 7074 1 www.irishfilm.ie
Senior Cycle Senior Cycle Gaeilge French German Spanish An Turas Feasa Oct 11, 10.30am In conjunction with IMRAM, the Irish Language and Literature Festival, we are delighted to welcome adventurer and writer, Dermot Somers, to present this film. One of a seven-part series on walking journeys through some of the remoter landscapes of Ireland, Somers narrates as he goes, tracing mythology and discussing history at every opportunity. For this episode, he is on the Táin trail, walking east and deep into the Cooley Mountains following Queen Maeve and her obsession with the Great Brown Bull of Cooley. Here he finds the modern landscape still peppered with names and places that feature in the bloody pages of this Iron Age epic. Ideal for students interested in outdoor pursuits or the venture section of Gaisce The President s Award at any level. The film is subtitled and the presentation will be made in Irish and English. IRELAND 2006 DOCUMENTARY 52 MINS DIR: ART O BRIAIN Studyguide Studyguide for Clare sa Spéir and other gearrscannáin ghaeilge is available to download FREE from our website (www.irishfilm.ie). Comme une Image/Look at Me Oct 18, 23, 10.30am The choice for our French film project for 07/08 is this intelligent film which explores family relationships, the nature of celebrity and contemporary society s obsession with image. Lolita is a talented but insecure teenager who is trying to develop a classical singing career and a more positive sense of herself, despite being almost completely ignored by her self-obsessed and famous father. The studyguide, which will be available to download free from our website, will focus on themes of self-image, family, talent and celebrity. FRANCE/ITALY 2004 DRAMA 112 MINS ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTOR: AGNES JAOUI Clones Film Festival (Oct 24-28) Oct 26 Booking through Geraldine Zechner on (047) 20898 Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Nov 5-9) Nov 8 13th Junior Film Fleadh, Galway (Nov 6-10) Nov 6, 7 Booking through Fleadh on (091) 771 726 Tipperary, Excel Centre Nov 14, 15 Booking through Excel on (062) 80520 Sligo Model Art: Niland Gallery Nov 20 Booking through reception on (071) 914 1405 Belmullet, Co Mayo Nov 29 Clifden, Co Galway Dec 7 Carrick Cineplex, Carrick-on-Shannon Dec 12 Booking through Andrea at 071 9672000 SGC Dungarvan Dec 18 Macroom, Briery Gap Jan 15 Booking through Briery Gap on (026) 41793 Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford Jan 24 Booking through Sile on (051) 855 038 Cahirciveen, Co Kerry Feb 1 In partnership with the French Cultural Service. Stille Sehnsucht/Warchild Nov 21, Dec 18, 10.30am This riveting film explores the connection between Germany and nearby Bosnia, through the search of a resolute Bosnian woman for her daughter who was fostered during the war a decade earlier. Senada travels illegally from Sarajevo to Ulm in Germany, where she finds her daughter Kristina, being raised by a well-to-do German family. The heart-breaking dilemma faced by Senada illustrates how lives have been affected by the conflict. Accompanying studyguide will focus on themes of family, conflict and decision-making. GERMANY/SLOVENIA 2006 DRAMA 103 MIN ENGLISH SUBTITLES DIRECTOR: CHRISTIAN WAGNER Clones Film Festival (Oct 24-28) Oct 26 Booking through Geraldine Zechner on (047) 20898 13th Junior Film Fleadh, Galway (Nov 6-10) Nov 6, 8 Booking through Fleadh on (091) 771 726 Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Nov 5-9) Nov 5 Sligo Model Art: Niland Gallery Nov 27 Booking through reception on (071) 914 1405 Belmullet, Co Mayo Nov 29 Dundalk IMC Dec 5 Letterkenny Cineplex Dec 10 Booking through IFI Education on (01) 6795744 Carrick Cineplex, Carrick-on-Shannon Jan 14 Booking through Andrea at (071) 967 2000 Macroom, Briery Gap Jan 17 Booking through Anne Dunne on (026) 41793 Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford Jan 23 Booking through Sile on (051) 855 038 Tipperary, Excel Centre Jan 29 Booking through Excel on (062) 80520 Cahirciveen, Co Kerry Feb 1 In partnership with the Goethe Institute. Los Olvidados Nov 28 In recent films City of God and Amores Perros, the teeming and violent neighbourhoods of Rio de Janiero and Mexico City were powerfully depicted. But they both hearken back to this 1950 s classic from great Spanish director, Luis Buñuel. The story concerns a gang of violent teens in Mexico City who go around terrorising people. What Buñuel does so vividly is explore the characters inner motivations for their actions, rather than merely allowing the blame to fall easily on a neglectful society. MEXICO 1950 DRAMA 85 MINS ENGLISH SUBTITLES BLACK & WHITE DIRECTOR: LUIS BUÑUEL History The Rocky Road to Dublin Nov 13, 10.30am Modern Irish history students will find much of interest in this recently re-released 1966 documentary. Directed by then Paris-based Guardian journalist, Peter Lennon, it reveals Dublin society to be straining under the pressure of social and religious traditions. Comprising interviews with priests, students, politicians, schoolchildren and artists, the resulting film offers an insight into Irish life during the 1960s which, as the film shows, was anything but swinging. IRELAND 1968 DOCUMENTARY 99 MIN DIR: PETER LENNON Showing with: The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin, directed by Paul Duane. 2 IFI Education Autumn/Winter 2007 3 www.irishfilm.ie
Transition Year Transition Year Module Telling Stories: Babel & Ten Canoes Since the early days of cinema, filmmakers have used the medium for storytelling. A film s impact depends a lot on the strength of its story and with these two films, the directors take two very different approaches. At each screening, our guest storytellers will talk about oral storytelling. They will draw attention to the respective style of each film and suggest ways in which students can explore different narrative styles in their own storytelling and writing. Samson Films Babel Nov 27, 10.00am Four families over three continents are linked, connected by chance and aspiration but separated by class, politics and communication gaps. Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu and his scriptwriter Guillermo Arriagga continue on from the interlocking tales of Amores Perres and 21 Grams with this multi-layered film. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett play an American couple travelling in Morocco who become connected to a Moroccan goatherd, a Japanese hunting enthusiast and his rebellious daughter, and a Mexican wedding south of the border. Like the title, the characters are scattered across the world. The film s huge ambition is to connect them through its non-chronological narrative and involve the viewers in figuring out the connections and related themes. FRANCE/US/MEXICO 2006 DRAMA/THRILLER 143 MIN DIRECTOR: ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU IFI links up with storyteller Niall de Búrca for this unique event. Niall will present the film, talk about oral narrative and make connections between the film s locations and respective storytelling tradition. Ten Canoes Nov 15, 10.30am How do we use stories? In this highly original folk-myth drama set among the Ganalbingu Aboriginal tribesmen, a storyteller blends the lives of his tribe s ancestors with those of his peers, with a story for their annual goose-egg gathering in the local swamps. The tale concerns a young warrior whose desire for one of his brother s wives brought disharmony, and it serves to warn young Davandi off the elder Minygulu s third wife. Aboriginal screen icon David Gulpilil narrates with humour and tenderness, cutting between his story and the progress of the egghunting. Through this we begin to see how stories are used for history but also for guidance and entertainment. AUSTRALIA 2006 DRAMA ENGLISH SUBTITLES 90 MIN DIRECTORS: ROLF DE HEER & PETER DJIGIRR Storyteller Aideen McBride will present this film, introducing the audience to storytelling from different traditions as well as encouraging students to explore different styles in their writing. Aideen will also be available for follow-up workshops on storytelling. New Irish Film Once Oct 25, 10.30am Once is the inspirational tale of two kindred spirits who find each other on the bustling streets of Dublin. One (Glenn Hansard from The Frames) is a street musician who lacks the confidence to perform his own songs. The other is a young mother trying to find her way in a strange new town. As their lives intertwine, they discover each other s talents and push one another to realise what each had only dreamt about before. Written and directed by John Carney (Bachelor s Walk). IRELAND 2007 DRAMA 85 MIN DIRECTOR: JOHN CARNEY Mean Creek Nov 8 Showing again for our TY Moving Image Module, this highly watchable debut feature from Jacob Aaron Estes takes an original look at the subject of bullying. USA 2004 DRAMA 90 MINS DIRECTOR: JACOB AARON ESTES Diamond Cinema, Monaghan Oct 10 SGC Enniscorthy Oct 26 Garage Dec 12, 13, 10.30am Director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Mark O Halloran follow-up their award-winning Adam and Paul with this contemporary tragic-comedy, set in a small town. Pat Shortt is unforgettable as Josie, caretaker of a local petrol station. Regarded as a harmless oddball but also the butt of jokes, he forms an unlikely friendship with teenager David who comes to work with him. A moment of carelessness however, causes events to spiral downwards and Josie s reactions are almost too painful to watch. There isn t a wasted scene in this engrossing film which proves once again that Abrahamson and O Halloran are raising the bar for Irish film. IRELAND 2007 DRAMA 85 MIN DIR: LENNY ABRAHAMSON Monaghan, Diamond Cinema Nov 30 SGC Enniscorthy Dec 4 Tsotsi Jan 15, 10.30am Growing up in post-apartheid Johannesburg, Tsotsi is the young leader of a criminal gang of youths who spend their time carjacking and robbing. When one of their victims is killed, he then robs a car and shoots the female owner before driving off. Realising that her baby boy is on the back seat he is at a loss about what to do with the infant. This dilema forces him to think about his actions. UK/STH. AFRICA 2005 CRIME/DRAMA 94 MINS DIR: GAVIN HOOD Diamond Cinema, Monaghan Jan 9 Booking through IFI Education on (01) 6795744 SGC Enniscorthy Jan 22 Teacher Training Our very popular Moving Image Module for Transition Year, run in conjunction with the Second Level Support Service, the Arts Council, the Irish Film Board and the Irish Film Censor s Office, is being extended this term to Monaghan, Dublin and Wexford. For more information on the Module, download the Pilot Report and related resources on www.irishfilm.ie or contact us on (01) 679 5744 for copies. Teaching the Moving Image Module Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Oct 4 Monaghan Nov 14 Monaghan Dec 3 Monaghan Oct 16 Wexford Nov 20 Blackrock Dec 6 Blackrock Oct 23 Blackrock Nov 29 Wexford Dec 11 Wexford Booking is through the SLSS. See SLSS Staff Development Handbook for more information. 4 IFI Education Autumn/Winter 2007 5 www.irishfilm.ie
Junior Cycle Primary Events Other Events Special Free Screening Transition Year Young Ireland Filmmakers Catch a Fire Oct 2, 9, 10.30am This political thriller from director Phillip Noyce (Rabbit- Proof Fence) offers an interesting insight into life during South Africa s apartheid regime. When oil refinery worker, Patrick Chamusso, is wrongly accused and tortured for a plant bombing, he joins the MK, military wing of the ANC run by Joe Slovo the late father of the film s screenwriter Shawn Slovo and carries out a successful sabotage mission on the plant. Caught and imprisoned for ten years on Robben Island, the film ends with moving, real-life footage of him running an orphanage with his wife. Ideal for JCSP Learning Targets and CSPE. UK/SOUTH AFRICA/US 2006 DRAMA/HISTORY 101 MIN DIRECTOR: PHILLIP NOYCE Bridge to Terabithia Nov 14, Dec 4, 10.30am This box office hit is a fantasy story from the producers of The Chronicles of Narnia. Jess the fastest kid in the school and newcomer Leslie form an unlikely friendship and create a secret world near their homes, to which they can escape. Both are outsiders, and they learn from one another how to ignore the world around them. The ensuing tragedy is both moving and sensitively handled, and Jess is obliged to grow up quickly as he tries to come to terms with it. Suitable for 5th/6th class, 1st Year Secondary. USA 2007 FANTASY/ADVENTURE 100 MINS DIR: GABOR CSUPO Samhlaíocht Kerry Film Festival (Nov 5-9) Nov 6th Where Are They Now? Nov 22 To mark 10 years of the Young Ireland Filmmaker Competition and Fresh Film Festival, we are holding a special event, to follow up on some of the prize-winning filmmakers from previous years. Several of these winners have gone on to study film and work in the industry and they will be present to talk about their experiences of the competition and how it helped to kick-start their careers. Admission is FREE but booking is essential through IFI Education on (01) 679 5744. Black Gold Oct 16, Dec 5, 10.30am How fair trade is your cappuccino? This astute documentary will certainly get you thinking before ordering your next coffee-to-go. Looking behind today s thriving coffee culture the directors ask where coffee beans are grown and why so many local producers live in such destitute conditions. With a particular focus on the fairtrade coffee movement, the film follows Tadesse Meskela, representative of the Ethiopian Oromo Coffee Farmers Co-op Union, who works every angle to get the co-ops the best possible return on their beans. UK 2006 DOCUMENTARY 78 MIN DIRECTORS: MARC FRANCIS AND NICK FRANCIS Tales from Earthsea Dec 11, 10.30am Fantasy fans will love this adaptation of Ursula le Guin s third Earthsea novel. Goro Miyazaki, son of the legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, makes his first film for the famed Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Howl s Moving Castle). Featuring some of the marvellous imagery that we have come to associate with the Ghibli films, it s a story of an old wizard, Sparrowhawk who takes a young, wayward prince under his wing and advises him as he goes about his journey. This is a visual treat to be seen on the big screen. JAPAN 2006 ANIMATION/FANTASY 115 MINS DIR: GORO MIYAZAKI FREE PREVIEW Mr Magorium s Wonder Emporium Date TBC In conjunction with Eclipse Pictures, we are offering a free preview for primary schools of this magical new adventure. Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium s Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store (Dustin Hoffman), bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium. Suitable for 4th, 5th, 6th Class. 35 FREE places per school. Booking essential on (01) 679 5744 USA 2007 COMEDY 97 MINS DIRECTOR: ZACH HELM Animation Shorts & Brown Bag Dec 19, 10.30am Interested in animation? Irish animation is fast becoming world recognised and this is an opportunity to see some of the latest films from the Irish Film Board and Frameworks schemes. After the screening, a small group of students will have the chance to visit the new high definition studio of leading company, Brown Bag, in Smithfield, Dublin. Brown Bag, famous for Give Up Yer Aul Sins, produce work for film and tv on the domestic and international market. This is a great chance for any budding animators to learn from the experts. Please note: Places on tour strictly limited. Booking essential. COMPETITION FOR SNEAK PREVIEW TICKETS We have 5 pairs of tickets for school students to attend Lenny Abrahamson and Mark O Halloran s (Adam and Paul) new film. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director and the writer. To be in with a chance, email us on schools@irishfilm.ie with your name and the answer to the following question: Who stars in Garage? Sponsored by Insomnia Coffee Company, who serve only fair-trade coffee, and in conjunction with FAIRTRADE Ireland who will give further information at each screening. This is an ideal opportunity to find out more about global trading, the developing world and how you can ensure that your choice of bean is fair. Eye Cinema, Galway Nov 28 Triskel Arts Centre, Cork Dec 3 Cinemobile is a state-of-the-art travelling cinema that goes to towns and villages around the country. Extensive schools programme includes screenings for Primary and Secondary schools. Check out www.cinemobile.net or (091) 751 629 to find out when it is coming your way. 6 IFI Education Autumn/Winter 2007 7 www.irishfilm.ie
Calendar of Events September 19 As You Like It Dublin Free Preview 20 A Mighty Heart Dublin Free Preview 27 Cinema Paradiso Dublin Senior English 28 The Truman Show Cavan Senior English 28 Revision Workshop Cavan Senior English October 2, 9 Catch a Fire Dublin Junior Cert/TY 3 Strictly Ballroom Dublin Senior English 4 Teacher Training Monaghan TY Module 10 Mean Creek Monaghan TY Module 11 An Turas Feasa Dublin TY/Senior Irish 15 The Truman Show Cork Senior English 16 Teacher Training Wexford TY Module 16 Black Gold Dublin TY/CSPE 18, 23 Comme une Image Dublin TY/Senior French 23 Teacher Training Blackrock TY Module 24 The Truman Show Dublin Senior English 25 Once Dublin TY 26 Mean Creek Enniscorty TY Module 26 Comme une Image Clones TY/Senior French 26 Warchild Clones TY/Senior German November 5 Strictly Ballroom Kerry Senior English 6 Bridge to Terabithia Kerry Primary/Junior 6, 7 Comme une Image Galway TY/Senior French 7 The Truman Show Kerry Senior English 6, 8 Warchild Galway TY/Senior German 8 Comme une Image Kerry TY/Senior French 8 Mean Creek Dublin TY Module 13 Rocky Road to Dublin Dublin TY/Senior History 14 Teacher Training Monaghan TY Module 14 Bridge to Terabithia Dublin Primary/Junior 14, 15 Comme une Image Tipperary TY/Senior French 15 Ten Canoes Dublin TY/Senior English 20 Comme une Image Sligo TY/Senior French 20 Teacher Training Blackrock TY Module 21 Warchild Dublin TY/Senior German November continued 22 Fresh Showcase Dublin TY 27 Babel Dublin TY/Senior English 27 Warchild Sligo TY/Senior German 28 Black Gold Galway TY/CSPE 28 Los Olvidados Dublin TY/Senior Spanish 29 Comme une Image Belmullet TY/Senior French 29 Teacher Training Wexford TY Module 29 Warchild Belmullet TY/Senior German 30 Garage Monaghan TY Module December 3 Black Gold Cork TY/CSPE 3 Teacher Training Monaghan TY Module 4 Bridge to Terabithia Dublin Primary/Junior 4 Garage Enniscorty TY Module 5 Black Gold Dublin TY/CSPE 5 Warchild Dundalk TY/Senior German 6 Teacher Training Blackrock TY Module 7 Comme une Image Clifden TY/Senior French 10 Warchild Letterkenny TY/Senior German 11 Teacher Training Wexford TY Module 11 Tales from Earthsea Dublin TY/Junior 12 Comme une Image Carrick-on-Shannon TY/Senior French 12, 13 Garage Dublin TY Module 18 Comme une Image Dungarvan TY/Senior French 18 Warchild Dublin TY/Senior German 19 Animation Shorts Dublin TY January 9 Tsotsi Monaghan TY/Module 10 Revision Workshops Dublin Senior English 14 Warchild Carrick-on-Shannon TY/Senior German 15 Comme une Image Macroom TY/Senior French 15 Tsotsi Dublin TY/Module 17 Warchild Macroom TY/Senior German 22 Tsotsi Wexford TY/Module 23 Warchild Waterford TY/Senior German 24 Comme une Image Waterford TY/Senior French 29 Warchild Tipperary TY/Senior German 8 IFI Education Autumn/Winter 2007
Film Shop Discounts available on all films to schools For a full stock list please see www.irishfilm.ie or call 01 679 5727 Free Studyguides IFI publishes free studyguides on a number of films to support teachers using film in the classroom. Resources for German, French, English, Film at TY and others are available to download free from our website. www.irishfilm.ie New this term: Irish Film