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War & Peace in Ireland
1998 D. Art MacCaig
90 minutes.
Monday, June 6 8pm
Carlitos Cafe & Galeria
1701 Lexington Ave NYC at 106th St.
212-348-7044

War & Peace in Ireland is a documentary film by Art MacCaig that examines the 30 years of war in Northern Ireland from 1968 and the civil rights movement up to the IRA cease fires of 1994 and 1997 and the beginnings of the ongoing peace process.
Using archival footage the film explores the causes of the conflict and investigates the effect of the war of the lives of ordinary people in Belfast, Derry and other parts of the Six Counties with interviews of those who have taken part in the war. Included in the film is exclusive footage of the IRA in training and on operations.
Also included are interviews with Gerry Adams, President of Sinn Fein, David Irvine of the Progressive Unionist Party, John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and John Major, former Prime Minister of Britain.With music by Seanachi, Brush Shiels, Black 47, and Christy Moore.

Art MacCaig is an American film maker who has been living in France since the 1970's.
He has made an number of landmark films on Ireland including The Patriot Game (1979) and Song for Ireland, which explores the role of music and song in the struggle for Irish Freedom. His films also include Euskadi: a Stateless Nation, a film about the Basque independence movement and States of Terror ( 2001) about the use of terror on the part of the French and Spanish governments to crush ETA and the Basque Separatist campaign.

Screening sponsored by Culture & Conflict Group
Culture & Conflict Group is a collective of artists which explores the role of art, music and film in military occupations and war situations.
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