Shelter NI, in partnership with the Belfast Film Festival, will be hosting a 3-day film festival as part of events around Homelessness Awareness Week.
Shelter NI invites everyone to enjoy a bit of good cinema and support Shelter NI on its combat homelessness and poor housing conditions.
The lineup for this 3-day film festival includes screenings of I, Daniel Blake ( 6th December), Rosie (7th December) and The Lady in the Van (8th December).
All proceeds raised in this event will help us to continue to campaign and provide housing services and advice throughout GABLE and SLATE projects which last year helped approximately 550 people.
Here’s more info about the titles being screened…
I, Daniel Blake
Date: Friday 6 December
Venue: Beanbag Cinema
Time: 7:30pm (door 7pm)
Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the latest from legendary director Ken Loach is a gripping, human tale about the impact one man can make. Gruff but goodhearted, Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a man out of time: a widowed woodworker who’s never owned a computer, he lives according to his own common sense moral code.
But after a heart attack leaves him unable to work and the state welfare system fails him, the stubbornly self-reliant Daniel must stand up and fight for his dignity, leading a one-man crusade for compassion that will transform the lives of a struggling single mother (Hayley Squires) and her two children. Graced with humour and heart, I, Daniel Blake is a moving, much-needed reminder of the power of empathy from one of the world’s greatest living filmmakers.
Rosie
Date: Saturday 7 December
Venue: Beanbag Cinema
Time: 7:30pm (door 7pm)
Rosie tells the story of a mother trying to protect her family after their landlord sells their rented home and they become homeless. Over 36 hours, Rosie and her partner John Paul strive to find somewhere to stay while shielding their young family from the reality of the situation around them.
The Lady in the Van
Date: Sunday 8 December
Venue: Beanbag Cinema
Time: 3pm (door 2:30pm)
This film tells the true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Spaces are limited, so book now to make sure you don’t miss out on this great festival!