Irish Film Festival 2020: Talkback session for The Pier Online
NSU Professo
r David Kilroy will lead the discussion with director and star Gerard Hurley for the film The Pier. Don’t miss!
This year the annual NSU Irish Film Festival will be held virtually. You can view the movies at your own pace and then join us on Zoom for Talkback sessions on each film.
Synopsis: Jack McCarthy's normal life in New York is disrupted by an emergency call from his elderly father, Larry, whom he has not heard from in 20 years. Believing his father is terminally ill, Jack reluctantly but dutifully rushes back to his hometown in the Southwest of Ireland.
Official Selection at the Cork International Film Festival.
To view the film before the discussion please go to the Kanopy collection here: https://www.broward.org/Library/EMedia/Pages/default.aspx
You will need to login with your Broward County Library card number and once in you'll create an account within Kanopy to view the films.
To get the Broward Library card click here: https://www.broward.org/Library/Services/Pages/LibraryCard.aspx
Please register. This session will be held through Zoom. You will receive a reminder link to the session one day before it begins.
Sponsors: Alvin Sherman Library, NSU Center for the Humanities, South Florida Irish Studies Consortium
Related LibGuide: Bringing the World to You! Ireland by Kimberli Kidd