A ground-breaking new film featuring Derry’s sectarian graffiti will be launched in the city tomorrow.
Together in Pieces documents the changing landscape in Northern Ireland and the work going on behind the scenes by the visionaries who want to make this a better place to live in.
Commissioned by the Community Relations Council, it is quite appropriately being launched during Community Relations Week.
Written and directed by emerging film makers Eileen Walsh and David Dryden, exeutive producer is seasoned film maker John Peto of the Nerve Centre in Derry where it will be launched at 7.00pm tomorrow night.
A number of high profile guests are expected at both launches with “fairly lively” Q&A sessions after both screenings.
Described as a “dynamic, vibrant and edgy film,” it features in-depth and hard-hitting interviews with Bill Rolston, Professor Emeritus of the University of Ulster and world expert on Belfast’s sectarian murals, Michael Doherty of the Peace and Reconciliation Group, Linda Watson of Caw Community Group, international graffiti artists like the Los Angeles-based Man One, young people and community workers, members of the Sai Pak and Kerala Association, young locally-based street artists and many more.
An eclectic collection of interviewees documents the real struggle taking place on the streets of our segregated communities in tackling sectarianism proactively and documents the work of people with a vision who make big changes for the better in the lives and surroundings of people, both young and old, in Derry.
The film documents how local youth are tapping into their creative energies by using street art as a positive focus of expression to create a safer, more welcoming and positive environment for all.
Rather than mulling on the past, this film focuses on the positive steps being made by community residents on all sides, both young and old, in their efforts to create “a place where you’d want to live and raise a family.”
The film is full of information and views not typically voiced but which are long overdue in order for us to better understand the environment we live in and give us a better chance to deal with the issues raised.
The film climaxes with Bill Clinton’s visit to Derry and his encouraging words “Finish the job.”.
All screenings are free of charge and everyone is welcome. Early attendance is advised.
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