Light House Cinema to host International Women’s Day Film Festival
To mark International Women's Day 2012, Concern Worldwide, Ireland's largest humanitarian agency, and the Light House cinema are teaming up to co-host the first-ever International Women's Day Film Festival at the Smithfield venue on March 8th.
The festival will screen a number of films which all have a female theme. These films include IFB funded ‘The White Dress', ‘As If I Am Not There' and ‘His & Hers'.
‘The White Dress', which was directed by Vanessa Gildea, is a story of a little girl on her communion day but unlike the other little girls she is making her communion all on her own. Juanita Wilson's film ‘As If I Am Not There', which won best film, best director and best script at the 2012 IFTA's, is a story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks into her apartment and tells her to pack her things. ‘His & Hers' , directed by Ken Wardrop, is a 90 year old love story told through the voices of 70 women. ‘His and Hers' won the Audience award in the Dublin International Film Festival, the Feature Award in the Galway Film Fleadh, an IFTA for Best Feature Documentary and the Cinematography Award at the Sundance Film Festival 2010.
Tickets are available from the Light House Cinema box office at a cost of €20 for a daily ticket or €9 per feature film. Fifty per cent of the proceeds will go towards Women of Concern, supporting women's projects in Bangladesh.
International Women's Day Film Festival:
4.40 pm: The White Dress
5.00 pm: Oranges and Sunshine
6.30 pm: Music by Prudence
7.00 pm: As if I am not there.
8.40 pm: Q&A session
9.10 pm: His & Hers
10.40 pm: Q&A session