The Old Oak (Community Screening) 
This screening includes subtitles for the d/Deaf and hard of hearing.
"When we eat together, we stick together"
In the spirit of the final Ken Loach film, The Old Oak, we are inviting members from across the various refugee communities in Belfast to come to a special free screening where we will celebrate the diversity of our great city through film and food. The screening will take place at 12pm on Fri 6 Oct.
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline. TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) the landlord hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, and his predicament is endangered even more when the pub becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village without any notice.
In an unlikely friendship TJ meets a curious young Syrian Yara (Ebla Mari) with her camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.
This screening is free to individuals and groups. A light lunch will be provided after the film at 2pm. The film itself will start at 12pm. QFT is located at 20 University Square, Belfast BT7 1PA.
RSVP to Adam Brown (groups or individuals) by 4 October: a.brown@qub.ac.uk
