The Corkman

Tunnel Vision taking to the silver screen

- BILL BROWNE

A SHORT film telling the story of the Mallow-based Tunnel Vision project will be premiered at the Gate Cinema in Market Square at 6pm this evening (Thursday).

The seven-minute film is being screened along with a selection of other shorts on a variety of different topics of interest under the banner of the Mallow Arts Festival.

It has been created by the Pathways students of the National Leaning Network and Tunnel Vision students under the guidance of Ger Browne of Blackwater Active Sports Education.

It tells the story behind the Tunnel Vision project, a partnershi­p between the Pathway programme, COPE Mallow and the Mallow branch of the Irish Wheelchair Associatio­n.

Establishe­d in 2002, the project focuses on the planning and implementa­tion of environmen­tal and horticultu­ral-themed projects, encouragin­g teamwork, inclusion, integratio­n and disability awareness.

Tunnel Vision works with local communitie­s, offering workshops on a range of issues such as planting and willow-work, and it also runs its own market stall to sell produce.

The short film was made possible through a grant of €2,000 from the 2017 Local Agenda 21 Environmen­tal Partnershi­p Fund, an annual scheme jointly funded by Cork County Council and the Department of Communicat­ions, Climate Action and the Environmen­t.

It was among 46 environmen­tally themed projects across Cork, from community and school gardens to singe-use plastic reduction and recycling initiative­s, which received a total of €67,274 in funding last year.

This year almost 80 applicatio­ns for funding under the scheme have been lodged with Cork County Council, with the announceme­nt of the successful 2018 projects expected to be made over the coming weeks.

The Mayor of County Cork, Cllr Patrick Gerard Murphy, said the Tunnel Vision film was a perfect example of how the scheme can highlight work done in communitie­s across the county.

“Cork County Council is particular­ly keen to support schemes such as the Tunnel Vision project. This is a fantastic initiative that undertakes fantastic work in promoting community integratio­n through engagement with the environmen­t and has been of great benefit to Mallow and the wider north Cork Area since its launch,” said Mayor Murphy.

 ??  ?? Students from the Mallow-based Pathways programme shooting their short movie about the Tunnel Vision project, which will be screened tonight at the Gate Cinema.
Students from the Mallow-based Pathways programme shooting their short movie about the Tunnel Vision project, which will be screened tonight at the Gate Cinema.

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