Emer McCourt, Sinead O'Connor and fulie Marie Reynolds ill "Hush-A-Bye-Baby" showing on Friday, 19 fuly.
The latest from Irish film makers will be shown on Saturday and Sunday morning Ouly 21 and 22) - from the serious to the not so serious, the long list includes "My Roof Is Not My Home': made by the Galway Video and Film Co-Op; "Zel", a short film about a street busker trying to make ends meet; "Fool's Gold", Connemara under the threat of goldmining, produced by the Galway Film Resource Centre; "End Of Part 3", a love story about a romantic night of good food, fine wine and doggy chunks, and ''That's All Right, a five minute film about a moment of mourning and celebration sparked by the death of Elvis Presley. Controversial Irish documentaries include Kenneth Griffith's banned Michael Collin's life story, "Hang Out Your Brightest Colours" and Behind The Mask"; an indepth study and interviews with former IR A chiefs.
CLADDAGH PALACE CINEMA 18 - 22 July, 10.00 a.m. - 11.30 p.m. Tickets: £2.50, £1.00 (children), £10.00 - Day Pass.
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he Film Fleadh had its first outing in the 1989 Galway Arts Festival and is now established as a major constituent part of the overall foestival. The Aeadh this year has four main foci: a Retrospective on Hollywood film director of the 1920's, Rex Ingram, a major showcase of contemporary and classical African cinema, a special tribute to the work of cameraman turned director Thaddeus O'Sullivan and a series of Irish short films and documentaries. The Fleadh, has, in addition, an animation programme and a series of films for children in the afternoon.
The Fleadh's opening Film is the Irish Premiere of "Hidden .Agenda", the film by director Ken Loach which caused consternation in the English media by scooping one of the major awards at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The film deals with many of the issues raised by the Stalker Affair.
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Every afternoon in Claddagh Palace One, children will be entertained with a variety of cartoon and feature films. Ones not to be missed include "Tom T humb'', starring Peter Sellers; Sullivan Bluth's animated animal story of a family of field mice called "The Secret of Nimh" and Bill Miskelly's "The End of Man': about a group of children's attempts to stop their playground from being turned into a carpark.