How does the Film Club work?
A film is shown in the Library every second Saturday afternoon at 1.30pm. There is a short introduction first, giving the background, and everyone will be invited to discuss the film afterwards.

What Kind of Film does the Club Show?
The plan at present is to track the history of film, so we’ve been showing a film from each decade, starting in the 1910s. We’ll work up to the present day and then look at all-time classics. This is a rare opportunity to watch the early films and find out their contemporary significance. It’s also an opportunity to air and share your love of film.

Why the 15-18 Age Group?
The library runs events for children and adults, but rarely, to date, for this specific age-group, though it is a distinct one – between teens and freedom! This is an invitation to you to come and enjoy the library’s facilities, and to relax with people of your own age and interests. The film club is intended to be a beginning. If there are any other activities, clubs etc you’d like to see, we’d be glad to hear from you.

The Club facilitator is Máighréad Medbh, who is available in Balbriggan Library and can be contacted at: 8704401.
Or you can email for more information: balbrigganlibrary@fingalcoco.ie

15-18 FILM CLUB AT BALBRIGGAN LIBRARY

The Balbriggan Library Film Club for 15 to 18 year-olds continues with its showing of film classics on Saturday 9th February at 1.30pm. The film on show will be Dog Day Afternoon (1975). Directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Frank Pierson, it stars Al Pacino and is based on a real bank robbery that took place on August 22nd 1972.
The film epitomizes the disillusioned and anti-establishment social climate of the seventies. John Wojtowicz, the real-life ‘bank-robber’ on whom the film is based, praised Al Pacino’s depiction of him, and the film’s depiction of his relationships.
Dog Day Afternoon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for five other awards. It was nominated for seven Golden Globe awards, won an NBR award (National Board of Review of Motion Pictures) for Best Supporting Actor, and a Writers’ Guild award for Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen. In 2006, Premiere magazine cited Pacino's performance as the 4th greatest ever.
All 15-18 year-olds welcome. Enquiries to Máighréad at Balbriggan Library.
Phone: 870 4401
Email: BalbrigganLibrary@fingalcoco.ie