Vanessa Redgrave to visit Derry
Ms Redgrave, who won an Academy Award for her role in the film Julia, will bring the curtain down on the festival, which opened in Derry last night.
She will visit the Brunswick Moviebowl on Sunday, November 25.
Her appearance will include a screening of ‘Sea Sorrow’ – the star’s directorial debut – which gives voice to present and past European refugees and reflects the ‘Voices’ theme of this year’s festival.
Another theme running through the festival will be a century of women’s suffrage.
Kiera Knightley’s new movie, Colette will also receive its North of Ireland debut while other highlights include a screening of the short film Psychic on November 25 with an introduction by Rory Gleeson.
A festival spokeswoman said most of the 100 screenings would be at Derry’s Brunswick Moviebowl and the Nerve Centre.
“The programme includes a selection of premieres, features, shorts, animations and documentaries in addition to industry workshops and Q and As with leading film-makers,” she said.
Other highlights will include a screening tomorrow of ‘No Stone Unturned’, the story of the 1994 Loughlinisland massacre ,which will be presented by Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney who made the documentary.
Author and journalist, Ed Moloney, who pens under The Broken Elbow website, will also be at the Nerve Centre tomorrow to present ‘I, Dolours’, based on his interview with the now deceased IRA woman, Dolours Price.
For more details visit www.foylefilmfestival.org.
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