Irish Hunger Strike Film "H3", New York City, May 5, 2006

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Culture & Conflict Group present H3, a film about the
1981 Irish hunger Strike.

irish Hunger Strike Film "H3"

New York City, May 5, 2006

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Irish
Hunger Strike, in which Bobby Sands and nine other
Irish Republican prisoners died in Long Kesh prison in
Northern Ireland, the Culture & Conflict Group will
present a screening of the film "H3".

Friday May 5, 2006 7pm

The Bridge

521 West 26th Street between 10th & 11th Avenues.

Free Admission

"H3" tells the story of the hunger strike from the point
of view of the prisoners in Long Kesh prison. Set in
the H-Blocks of the Maze prison in the North of
Ireland — and co-written by Laurence McKeown who spent
70 days on hunger strike — "H3" charts the period from
the beginning of the hunger strike up until Bobby
Sands' death on 5th May 1981. Through the eyes of
fictional characters, the hunger strikers' survival is
charted with dignity, comradeship and a sense of
humor. The film was directed by Les Blair and stars a
cast of actors drawn mostly from Northern Ireland.

The evening will also includes an exhibition of
artwork and posters from the period of the hunger
strike as well as music and songs about Bobby Sands
and the other hunger strikers by Mary Courtney of the
band Morning Star.


Doors open at 6pm. The screening of "H3" starts at 7pm

The Bridge is the gallery space which currently hosts
the exhibition Made in Palestine. It is the first
museum quality exhibition devoted to the contemporary
art of Palestine to be held in the United States. It
is a survey of work spanning three generations of
Palestinian artists who live in the West Bank, Gaza
Strip, Palestine '48, Syria, Jordan, and the United
States.

For more info contact:

Dean Bardouka

Phone 646-246-6328