Reel Spirituality: watching films, discussing faith

After a short break over the festive season, we’re back, presenting one film a month during March, April and May. The series is based around a theme of topics leading up to the impending General Election – immigration, education and health.

This month: “IN AMERICA”

Starring: Samantha Morton and Paddy Considine
Director: Jim Sheridan (also directed My Left Foot, and In the Name of the Father)
Certificate: 15
Run time: 101 mins

Film synopsis: Johnny is a young Irish actor who decides to try for a new life in America. He moves with his wife, Sarah, and two young daughters to New York City and sets out to find work. Things don't work out quite as well as he hoped and he and Sarah are forced to take badly paid jobs to make ends meet...

Themes: What is immigration? Why do people move? When do life’s risks outweigh the chance to fulfill our dreams of a better life? What role do communities, cities and nations have in brokering the distance between dreams and reality? What would you give up to help someone else?

Date: Friday 4th March
Screening start time: 7pm prompt (arrive from 6:30 - bring drinks/snacks and cash if you want to pick up pizza from the corner pizzeria)
Where: Sacred Trinity, Chapel Street just outside of city centre - follow Market Street all the way down over the bridge and it’s on the corner


ADVANCE NOTICE
Films coming soon to Reel Spirituality:
Friday 1st April – Etre et Avoir
Friday 6th May – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind