Solas Nua’s CIFF@Home with NYU DC Dialogues presents Alan Gilsenan's “The Seven Ages of Noël Browne,” on Wednesday, January 31 at 6:00 pm ET
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The Seven Ages of Noël Browne
2023 | Documentary | Runtime: 81 minutes | English
The Seven Ages of Noël Browne is an emotional and intimate look at the life, achievements, and controversies of one of Ireland’s most iconic parliamentarians, Dr Noël Browne, by acclaimed filmmaker Alan Gilsenan.
Based upon a previously unseen last interview, the film is an intimate exploration of the dramatic public and private life and times of Dr Noël Browne - socialist challenger of consensus and nemesis of Archbishop McQuaid.
Drawing upon a previously unseen and newly discovered 1997 four-hour interview (and other unseen footage and material), THE SEVEN AGES OF NOEL BROWNE is an intimate feature-length documentary on the radical figure of Dr. Noel Browne - challenger of consensus, radical Minister for Heath, author of the failed Mother and Child Scheme, nemesis of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and socialist contrarian. The film is a major reappraisal of this important, complex and arguably tragic figure and relates - in the company of his two daughters, Ruth and Susan - the dramatic story of a man whose life and times has potent resonance for contemporary Irish society.
"Noël Browne was that very rare thing - a genuinely radical and revolutionary politician who lived by his lights and was, in many respects, a man far ahead of his time. He has been dismissed in some circles as a bit of a crank, too awkward for his own good, but I think history will reflect more generously on his remarkable contribution to Irish life." -- Alan Gilsenan
Credits: Directed and Produced by Alan Gilsenan; Edited by Bjorn Mac Giolla; Music by Ray Harman
ABOUT ALAN GILSENAN
Alan Gilsenan is an award-winning Irish writer, filmmaker, and theatre director. His diverse body of film work extends across documentaries, feature films, and experimental work.
He is a former Chairperson of the Irish Film Institute and a member of the boards of both Screen Ireland and Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ. He has also recently been appointed Chairperson of Fighting Words, a national organization that facilitates creative writing for children & young people.
His many film productions include the feature dramas Timbuktu, The Meeting and Unless; the acclaimed documentary feature The Yellow Bittern: The Life & Times of Liam Clancy; the experimental film A Vision: A Life of WB Yeats; The Ghost of Roger Casement; the documentary series Daniel O’Connell: Forgotten King of Ireland, a film installation inspired by Joyce’s Ulysses for Dublin’s MOLI (Museum of Literature Ireland) entitled ULYSSES | FILM.
His film Ghosts of Baggotonia, a film poem that combines personal memory and the literary ghosts of bohemian Dublin screened at the 2023 Irish Capital Film Festival.
Twitter: @AlanGilsenan1
Instagram: @alangilsenan
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