The Secret Of Roan Inish

Saturday, September 6th 2003 at Creek Park in San Anselmo

Showtime: 8:00 pm PRINT INFO! (coming soon)

Sponsored by

1995     102 min    Rated PG A change of pace from filmmaker John Sayles, better known for realistic dramas, this is a lush, allegorical fairy tale filmed in Ireland. "Roan Inish" means "Seal Island" in Gaelic, and the film revolves around a young girl's search for her infant brother, who, many years before, was swept out to sea in his cradle. Encouraged by tales she's heard from her grandfather, she believes the boy has been raised under the ocean by mysterious mer-creatures called selkies. Darkly lyrical and imbued with a genuine sense of magic, ROAN INISH has the haunted quality of Irish folk music. It's family entertainment in the best sense of the term.