Connemara Family, A
- Synopsis
- Since the great famines of 1840 Connemara, in the west of Ireland, has suffered from massive emigration as men and women were forced out by unemployment and poor living conditions. Now many exiles are returning home. The recession in the world economy and the consolidation of the welfare state in Ireland have pulled people back to the land. The film looks at the Nee family whose history seems to reflect the various processes which have affected the rural west over the last forty years.
- Series
- Worlds Apart, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 55 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1983
- Availability
- Hire
- Documentation
- 'Inishkillane’ by Hugh Brody is recommended for background reading.
- Uses
- Discussion material for students of the rural West; students of ethnographic film making as illustration of the possibilities and drawbacks of film for presenting complex social issues.*
- Subjects
- Anthropology
- Keywords
- emigration; Ireland; rural communities
Credits
- Director
- Melissa Llewelyn-Davies
- Contributor
- Hugh Brody
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
Royal Anthropological Institute Film & Video Library, c/o Concord Media
- sales@concordvideo.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01473 726012
- Fax
- 01473 274531
- Address
- Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG
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