PRAY FOR OUR SINNERS

2023 / directed by Sinéad O’Shea / 81 mins

Irish Film London is proud to present a preview of new documentary Pray For Our Sinners to London audiences this April, in association with the films UK distributors Dogwoof.

“There is always a way to resist.”

After its World Premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and more recent appearance at Dublin International Film Festival, Pray For Our Sinners is on general release in the UK and Ireland this April.

Through the stories of everyday citizens resisting the status quo, Pray For Our Sinners confronts Ireland's recent history of brutality against children and women from corporal punishment to state-sanctioned mother and baby homes. O'Shea returns to her hometown in rural Ireland to explore the control the Catholic church held there until recent years and uncovers the gentle but extraordinary figures who chose to resist. This is a portrait of genuine bravery, hope, and love.

Sinéad O’Shea’s previous feature doc, A Mother Takes Her Son To Be Shot, took the same very personal approach to documenting the experiences of people living in the Creggan community in Derry, using the director’s journalistic approach to explore the enduring influence of paramilitary groups in that community, long after after the Good Friday Agreement.

Director Sinéad O’Shea will join us for a Q&A at this event, with a special guest host still TBA