Ice and Fire - Exploring human rights stories through performance 

Sanctuary

Sanctuary is a collection of stories of people seeking asylum in Ireland. In 24 ultra-short monologues, all less than one minute long, people who have sought asylum and received refuge in Ireland tell their stories – in their own words, but performed by actors and writers living in Ireland. From George Seremba's extraordinary story of escaping death in Milton Obote's Uganda, told by the actor himself, to the stories of children being sent into exile alone, of people stuck in legal limbo in the asylum system, and of people triumphing over huge odds to make new lives in Ireland, Sanctuary tells stories of loss, survival, tragedy and perseverance.

Sanctuary stars Sebastian Barry, Marian Keyes, Mick Lally, Eileen Walsh, Aidan Kelly, and other leading performers and writers.

Directed by Barrie Dowdall; Script: Colin Murphy; Casting coordinator: Jack Lynch; Camera: Joe McKeever and Barry MacNeill; Editor: Kevin de la Isla O’Neill; Producers: Áine O’Brien and Alan Grossman, FOMACS.

Sanctuary will travel to cinemas across Ireland in 2010. Produced by FOMACS in solidarity with Ice and Fire Theatre Company, UK.

For a related FOMACS’ project see ‘Living in Direct Provision: 9 Stories’.

For a range of likeminded media projects go to Links.