There’s a film festival right in the centre of Dublin this weekend! The Feminist Film Festival runs this Saturday and Sunday from 11.30 in the morning. They are showing some old gems as well as some new material, and feature a Q&A session with director Vivienne Dick. Find out the full details on the New Theatre’s web site here.

The Feminist Film Festival is delighted to announce its feature programme. The Feminist Film Festival is Ireland’s first independent, stand-alone, weekender ‘Feminist Film Festival’* The festival programme includes the IRISH PREMIERE of Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me, a documentary about world-renowned US Emmy and Tony winner who passed away last month.

Saturday August 30th:

11.30am: Bananas on the Breadboards – 2009, 54mins (+ short film) [€5]
1.00pm: Persepolis – 2007, 96mins (+ short film) [€10]
3.15pm: Orlando – 1992, 94mins (+ short film) [€10]
Sunday August 31st:

11.30am: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – 1975, 201mins [€10]
3.00pm: Fish Tank – 2009, 123mins (+ short film) [€10]
5.30pm: Elaine Stritch, Shoot Me – 2014, 81mins (IRISH PREMIERE) (+ short film) [€10]
7.15pm: Final event – 2 x screenings: The Irreducible Difference of the Other (2013, 27mins) & She Had her Gun All Ready (1978, 27mins) and Q&A with the director Vivienne Dick – 90mins [€10]