Irish Film Night - "Man of Aran"

Name: Irish Film Night - "Man of Aran"
Start: 2025-10-23T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 623 Columbia St., Utica, NY, United States, New York 13502

Schedule

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

623 Columbia St., Utica, NY, United States, New York 13502 | Utica, NY

The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley continues its fall Irish film series, made possible through the kind support of the Bank of Utica, on Thursday October 23 at 7PM , when we will be presenting the 1934 film “Man of Aran”.
“Man of Aran” is a 1934 Irish fictional documentary film shot, written and directed by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays characters living in premodern conditions, documenting their daily routines such as fishing off high cliffs, farming potatoes where there is little soil, and hunting for huge basking sharks to get liver oil for lamps. Some situations are fabricated, such as one scene in which the shark fishermen are almost lost at sea in a sudden gale. Additionally, the family members shown are not actually related, having been chosen from among the islanders for their photogenic qualities.
Commentary will be provided, prior to the film, by Jeffrey A. Miller, PhD. Utica University Professor of Communication and Media.

Our films will be shown in the H.A.R.P. Museum on the second floor of the Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley, 623 Columbia St, Utica. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Our films are free to attend but we gratefully accept donations. We ask that you register or call and leave a message at 315-733-4228 Ext 6.

This film was made possible through a generous sponsorship from the Bank of Utica.