Mainstream cinema often portrays Traveller and Roma communities through narrow stereotypes of violence, criminality or mysticism while less widely seen cultural cinema has forged a small but significant tradition of more authentic and celebratory representations. This three day curated festival of critically acclaimed film highlights this tradition and brings members of the Traveller and Roma communities from inside and beyond the University together with the wider University community and general public in a discussion of how diverse ethnicities can be celebrated in and through media. Each film will be introduced by a member of the University Community whose current research or teaching resonates with its theme or the wider festival theme and be followed with an inclusive audience discussion.

Individual films are free of charge but you MUST book a ticket for each one using the red button on this page. You will be asked to show the booked ticket when entering the theatre.

Den chuid is mó, is teoranta don fhoréigean, don mhisteachas agus don choiriúlacht a bhíonn an léargas a thugtar ar an lucht siúil agus ar an bpobal Roma sna scannáin phríomhshrutha. Le roinnt blianta anuas rinneadh dornán scannán a thug cúl don léiriú steiréitipiciúil sin agus a dhírigh ar ghnéithe eile de shaol na ngrúpaí seo. Thuill cuid de na scannáin sin ardmholadh agus taispeánfar iad ag Féile Scannán Taistealaithe agus Roma, a thionólfar in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe idir an 21 agus 24 Márta. Beidh deis ag pobal an lucht siúil agus Roma, ag muintir na hollscoile agus ag an bpobal i gcoitinne na saothair sin a fheiceáil agus plé a dhéanamh ar an gcaoi ar féidir ceiliúradh a dhéanamh ar eitneachtaí éagsúla sna agus trí na meáin. Baill foirne agus taighdeoirí a bhfuil dáimh acu leis na téamaí a chuirfidh na scannáin i láthair agus reáchtálfar seisiún plé i ndiaidh gach taispeántais.

Tá na scannáin saor in aisce ach CAITHFEAR ticéad a chur in áirithe ag úsáid an chnaipe dheirg ar an leathanach seo. Iarrfar ort do thicéad a thaispeáint agus tú ag teacht isteach sa téatar.

This film festival is part of Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week at University of Galway. This week of events aims to empower our University community to act on Nelson Mandalas Anti-Racism vision and our values of respect, openness, excellence and sustainability through the advancement of race equality and anti-racism. We are grateful for the support of Club Scannán Sailearna who have brought the best of Irish language and World Cinema to audiences in the Conamara Gaeltacht since 2007.

Is mar chuid de Sheachtain Frithchiníochais Nelson Mandela a thionólfar an fhéile in Ollscoil na Gaillimhe. Tá an ollscoil tiomanta don chomhionannas ciníocha agus don fhrithchiníochas agus is í aidhm na seachtaine fís fhrithchiníoch Nelson Mandela a bhuanú i measc phobal na hollscoile trí bhéim a leagan ar ár luachanna: meas, oscailteacht, barr feabhais agus inbhuanaitheacht. Táimid buíoch de thacaíocht Chlub Scannán Sailearna, club a bhfuil sárscannáin Éireannacha agus iasachta á dtaispeáint acu i nGaeltacht Chonamara le 15 bliana anuas.