25 April 2015: New Zealand Irish Association commemoration of centenary of ANZAC Day, Irish Film Institute, Dublin 2
On Saturday 25 April 2015 the New Zealand Ireland Association (NZIA) hosted a screening of rare photographic and film footage uniquely curated for the NZIA to mark the centenary of the landings at Gallipoli in 1915. In a world-first cinematic experience, the event also included a satellite broadcast of the centenary ANZAC Dawn Service from Gallipoli.
The event tok place at the Irish Film Institute (IFI) on ANZAC Day, Saturday, 25 April 2015 from 11.15am to 14.00pm.
PROGRAMME
11.15—11.30: Arrival at IFI and welcome refreshments in IFI Foyer
11.45: Programme starts in IFI Cinema 1 (258 seats)
- Rare ANZAC archive stills with live musical accompaniment by Morgan Cooke
12.00: Welcome and introduction
12.10:Programme of archive material:
- Introduction by Lar Joye, National Museum of Ireland
Irish film content:
- Screen: Easter Rising, Dublin, 1916
- With live musical accompaniment
Gallipoli content:
- Screen: Heroes of Gallipoli
- With live musical accompaniment
13.00: Satellite broadcast screening of the centenary ANZAC Dawn Service from Gallipoli, Turkey
14.00: Close and thanks
Learn more about ANZAC Day from New Zealand Gallipoli 2015.