East Cork Cinema Club will present a series of documentaries as part of the This Must Be The Place | The Great Island programme over the weekend of Fri 10th – Sun 12th March

€5 SUGGESTED DONATION PER SCREENING

Atlantic
Sat 11 March
7.30pm

Directed by Risteard O’Domhnaill
Scannain Inbhear / Inver Films, 80 mins

Atlantic follows the fortunes of three small fishing communities as they struggle to maintain their way of life in the face of mounting economic and ecological challenges. As the oil majors drive deeper into their fragile seas, and the world’s largest fishing companies push fish stocks to the brink, coastal people and the species they rely on may be reaching a point of no return.

After previously taking a behind-the-scenes look at Ireland’s Corrib Gas controversy in The Pipe, director Risteard O’Domhnaill realised that a wider story of resource mismanagement was emerging, one that needed to be told for the sake of coastal communities everywhere. Shot across Ireland, Norway and Newfoundland (Canada), and with actor Brendan Gleeson providing the voice-over, his new documentary Atlantic tells that story.

Best Irish Documentary at the Dublin International Film Festival 2015
Risteard O'Domhnaill 2016 Screen Director's Guild of Ireland Finders Series Award

This event is part of the This Must Be The Place | The Great Island Project 2017