A Film By Someone Who Was There, Almost

Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Middle Street

6:30pm, Saturday 4th October

Antonio Fischetti was a journalist at Charlie Hebdo. On January 7th, 2015 he escaped the attack thanks to a series of bizarre circumstances.

Once the shock had passed, he was forced to do some soul-searching to give meaning to a life fragmented by tragedy. His film – Je Ne Veux Plus Y Aller Maman (I Don’t Want To Go Anymore, Mom) – is a quest, both sensitive and offbeat, exploring the power of images and the meaning of the word freedom.

After the showing the filmmaker will be available to take questions at the Festival Club in the Galway Mechanics Institute, just down the road.