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Welcome to the 14th Junior Film Fleadh
This year the Junior Film Fleadh once again showcasies a selection of wonderful films
from the International world of cinema. These films offer glimpses into world, both real
and imagined, that we hope will enrich their audience.
In here you will read about Up The Yangtze – a documentary about the fate of those
Chinese whose lives are affected by the rising Yangtze river; some hope to profit while
others hope to survive its rise. Man On Wire isn’t just a documentary about Philippe
Petit’s illegal high wire act across New York’s Twin Towers in 1974, it examines the
exuberant, sometimes dangerous nature of the artistic impulse. French cinema’s
The Beat My Heart Skipped tells the story of a brutal gangster with a musical heart.
While the German film, The Wave is a cautionary tale drawing upon the experiences of
German history. Our Irish language feature is the ground-breaking Poitín, by Bob Quinn.
We Are Together, is a documentary about children who look to the restorative power of
music to escape their poverty and move towards a better life. With Persepolis, audiences
will experience first hand the animation that rocked the Cannes Film Festival – and
might be surprised by how universal the process of growing up really is – even for those
teenagers in Iran during their revolution! Polanski’s vision of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is
in here, as is a selection of choice short films from new Irish filmmakers.
These films are about more than just their story, they operate on a multitude of levels.
While blockbusters scream their message loud and proud the films listed in this
programme do not. These films deliver their power to their audience with a whisper.
But this whisper may well be heard for years.
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JGFF Child Protection Policy Statement
We in the Junior Galway Film Fleadh are committed to making sure that children are protected and kept safe from harm while they are taking part in our workshops with our tutors. We achieve this though the following:
* Our workshops have been carefully devised so that children are provided with a safe and comfortable atmosphere where they can voice their concerns or complain if there is anything they are not happy about
* We make sure our tutors are carefully selected and trained to work with young people
* We work closely with the school/youth group involved in each workshop ensuring everyone is aware of what will be involved
