Irish Reels
Now in its twelfth year, the Irish Reels Film Festival returns to Seattle on March 12 – 14. Screenings will take place at Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Art Museum and free screenings at the Seattle Center. The guest of honor this year will be the Right Honorable Desmond Guinness. The festival kicks off with a lecture and film screening with Mr. Guinness, sharing his preservation efforts with the Irish Georgian Society, at the Henry Art Gallery on Friday, March 12 at 7:00 pm. Other notable mentions are the highly-acclaimed new feature by Conor McPherson, The Eclipse; the Oscar nominated short animated film, Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty, and the IFTA-nominated documentary, The Yellow Bittern, profiling the Clancy Brothers’ musical journey. Click the above link for the full festival schedule.