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Seoda
Seoda

Seoda

0.5 Sep 2008
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Documentary

Overview

A collection of eleven short Irish films which have been selected from thousands preserved in the Irish Film Archive. Introduced by legendary actor Niall Toibin, the series presents a fascinating kaleidoscope of ordinary and extraordinary moments in Irish life from the 1940s to the 1970s.

English
E1

Liam Ó Laoghaire

Featured tonight is work by Liam Ó Laoghaire, film-maker, archivist, activist and author, and includes "Portrait of Dublin", commissioned by the Cultural Relations Committee in 1952.

Sep 24, 2008 30m
E2

Gerard Healy

A look at the short films directed by Gerard Healy in the 1950s, part of a campaign to curb the spread of TB and diphtheria.

Oct 1, 2008 30m
E3

Public information films

Two public information films on the benefits of saving with the Post Office.

Oct 8, 2008 30m
E4

The making of The Irish Village

Documentary on the making of 'The Irish Village', a 1959 record of life in Crookhaven.

Oct 15, 2008 30m
E5

Once Upon a Tram

A tribute to the tram on the Hill of Howth as it made its last journeys in 1959. Commentary: Cyril Cusack

Oct 22, 2008 30m
E6

Visit of JFK to ireland in 1963

The historic visit of JFK to Ireland during the summer of 1963.

Oct 29, 2008 30m
E7

1967 Fleadh Cheoil

Shot in the town of Kilrush in Co. Clare during the 1967 Fleadh Ceoil, it captures the exuberance of the early revival of interest in traditional music, and the impact the annual festival had on the music and on the towns selected to host it.

Nov 5, 2008 30m
E8

Documentary on the film 'Pobal'

Documentary on Louis Marcus's film 'Pobal'.

Nov 12, 2008 30m

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