Charity screening for emigrant documentary
Movies@Gorey is hosting a charity screening of the documentary ‘Coming Home’ this Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m. to raise funds for the North Wexford Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The film maker Cathal Kenna will be in attendance for the only Wexford screening of the film, and will take part in a question and answer session afterwards.
‘Coming Home’ is a landmark documentary charting the journeys of five Irish emigrants across four continents as they pursue a common dream of returning to live out their remaining days in Ireland.
The film explores each emigrant’s personal voyage, tracing their initial departure from Ireland, stretching right back to the years of mass emigration from Ireland in the 1950s, through the more recent wave of departures sparked by the global financial crisis in 2008.
Reflecting on such key events as parting from loved ones in Ireland; the thrill of arriving in new unexplored worlds; coping with homesickness; and the challenge of being separated from family and the familiar, ‘Coming Home’ captures the joys and sorrows in the life of an Irish emigrant.
The film is also a love letter to a romantic vision of Ireland, its friendly people, rugged landscapes and world renowned charm.
Tickets for the screening cost €10 each, and are available from the NWSPCA charity shop on Rafter Street, Gorey, or contact 087 6392531.