Capital Irish Film Festival

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The 17th Annual Capital Irish Film Festival program takes place this week at AFI Silver.  The line-up represents the largest program of Irish Cinema in North America, and includes 16 features, 9 U.S. and Regional premieres,13 short films, featuring 11 women directors, the newly-introduced family program, artist screening introductions, in person Q&As with filmmakers with a whopping 18 visiting filmmakers and the presentation of the second Norman Houston Short Film Award, and more.

New festival director, Maedhbh McCullagh from Ireland adds, "I'm delighted to put together this special selection of film choices for members of the GAA Gaels club.  There is a story for everyone but I'm especially delighted to tell the Gaels about our closing night event, the screening of the award-winning feature LAKELANDS, an absolutely exquisite story of a young GAA all-star in Longford, who questions his whole identity after an incident on…