Benefiting Shenandoah County Public School District Theater Programs
Update (March 31st): We have concluded our first Irish Film’s event.
Spend a night enjoying some award-winning films from Ireland, where all proceeds will go towards the Shenandoah County Public School District’s Theater Programs. We’ll showcase a film from one of the best production studios in Ireland – Cartoon Saloon.
In addition, we’ll view the “Most Inspiring Short” awarded during the 2017 Boston Irish Film Festival as well as the 1st place festival award winner during the Chicago Irish Film Festival. It hopes to be a night to remember, as well as a night where we’ll raise money for a worthy cause.
The Breadwinner
Parvana is an 11-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is wrongfully arrested, Parvana cuts off her hair and dresses like a boy in order to support her family. Working alongside her friend Shauzia, Parvana discovers a new world of freedom–and danger. With undaunted courage, Parvana draws strength from the fantastical stories she invents, as she embarks on a quest to find her father and reunite her family.
Uisce Beatha\Water of Life
On a visit to see her parents who have returned from London to their original home in west kerry, Bebhínn struggles with her father’s choice of returning to rural Ireland to farm as opposed to the London lifestyle that she’s used to. Through an unexpected event, Bebhínn sees her father in a very different light which changes their relationship forever.
The Nation Holds Its Breath
On the day of the most important football match in Irish history, a young father to be is torn between witnessing the miracle of childbirth and witnessing the miracle of reaching the quarter finals of the World Cup.