FOMACS presents 'Sanctuary' short films
1 December 2009
'Sanctuary' is a series of short films comprising the stories of people seeking asylum in Ireland, produced by FOMACS (Forum on Migration & Communications) and screening before main features at the Irish Film Institute throughout December.
The 26 ultra-short monologues, all less than one minute long, are based on the true stories of individuals, and are performed by actors and writers.
Amongst the stories are George Seremba's account of escaping death in Milton Obote's Uganda, told by the actor himself, and stories of children being sent into exile alone, of people stuck in legal limbo in the asylum system, and of people triumphing over huge odds to make new lives in Ireland.
Sanctuary will travel to cinemas across Ireland in 2010, and has been produced in solidarity with Ice and Fire Theatre Company, UK