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Women in Focus

Roll 21: Achill, 1969

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Roll 21: Achill, 1969 is a visually engaging film which depicts scenery and panoramas of Achill Island, County Mayo. Cinematic footage of waterfalls, forests, cliffs, fishermen on a beach, and a 1960s church near Letterfrack, County Galway, are included. The filmmaker’s keen interest in framing and narrative techniques is evident. Shots of a friend driving […]
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Women in Focus

Up the Canal

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This short film explores how the Grand Canal in Dublin has changed over the years. The voiceover provided by Irish novelist, short story writer and humourist John D. Sheridan, notes how methods of transport have changed and how fewer boats and barges now use the waterway. The aural memories are illustrated by poetic footage of […]
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Ballymun

Scéal na Laoch

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The speed at which the Ballymun residential complex was built meant that early residents found themselves in a space with very few civic amenities: no public transport, no health services, no shops, and for a period no local schools. This documentary details the establishment of Scoil an tSeachtar Laoch (‘School of the Seven Heroes’) between […]
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Ballymun

The 4th Act

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Directed by Ballymun native Turlough Kelly, The 4th Act is an acclaimed documentary with a unique insight into the legacy of the 18-year social regeneration project of Ballymun. Filming began when Kelly made contact with the remaining two residents living in Plunkett Tower, which was the last of Ballymun’s seven high-rise towers to be demolished. From […]
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Ballymun

Summer Buzz

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A collection of lively footage from July 2003, documenting Ballymun Regional Youth Resource’s Summer Buzz programme for 12 to 18–year–olds; featuring over fifty events each week. Footage includes outings to local and regional areas, hill walking, music and dance classes, horse riding, boat trips, computer training, pool, wall climbing and much more.    To view more […]
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Ballymun

Ballymun Rap & Rave

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This short documentary depicts the importance of music in the lives of young people in Ballymun, highlighting the broad appeal of rap and rave music. The footage features interviews with three young musicians from the area: rapper Daniel McDonnell (credited here as ‘Danny Pepper’ who would later go by Lunitic), Gavin Ward, and Mikey Mooney.  This […]
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Ballymun

Ballymun Arts Weekend

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A collection of footage documenting the local arts and culture events from Ballymun Arts Weekend in July 1997. Footage includes a fashion show, film screening, clay sculpting, music demonstrations, an outdoor dance performance and live music.   To view more Ballymun Community Films click here. 
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Ballymun

Ballymun Summer Festival

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A collection of footage that documents local culture and arts events happening as part of the Ballymun Summer Festival of July 1993. Residents showcase local sports clubs and boxing skills and parades feature local art initiatives and musicians. The festival concludes with fireworks. To view more Ballymun Community Films click here. 
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Ballymun

Winning The Battle, Still Fighting The War

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Filmed in the late 1990s (seven years prior to the demolition of the first Ballymun tower), this documentary features members of the Gardaí, health professionals, politicians and residents of Ballymun as they discuss the drugs epidemic in the area. They highlight the need for additional addiction treatment services and increased collaboration between community members and […]
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Ballymun

Wider Horizons –​ The Ballymun HORIZON programme

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When this film was made in the early 1990s, only 37% of Ballymun’s population of 20,000 were in employment, and very few of those were employed in the local area. Office and commercial space was limited within the town, and the communities’ low levels of disposable income presented challenges to entrepreneurs selling non-essential goods and […]
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Ballymun

Ballymun Partnership – A Strategy for Employment

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The Ballymun Partnership programme was set up to provide local entrepreneurs with business advice, access to funding resources and support to submit business applications. This short documentary focuses on the programme for the period 1995 to 2000 and features several residents in different stages of opening or running businesses in the area. From computer solutions […]
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Ballymun

Places We Live

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Produced by young people from Ballymun in the 1980s, this documentary explores how the built environment, a lack of maintenance, and a lack of adequate health services has severely impacted health outcomes for the community. Residents express harrowing accounts of health and safety issues and a Buster Keaton-inspired interlude sheds light on daily risks and […]
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