The Elderberries, Creative Movement and Dance for over 50s.

A ‘fly on the wall’ short filmed taster of The Elderberries Creative Movement and Dance weekly sessions for older adults based in Roscommon Arts Centre.  This short film forms part of an ongoing Film Project being worked on by the groups, facilitated and directed by Catherine Donnelly, Dance Artist.

Duration: 12 minutes

Followed by…

‘HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR’ tells the story of Ireland’s treatment of women through the prism of a unique, surreal, live televised competition, that has to be seen to be believed, where a generation of Irish women competed in front of a live audience for the title of ‘Housewife of the Year’.

The former contestants share their direct experiences of marriage bars, lack of contraception, Magdalene laundries, financial vulnerability, boredom and shame and of course, of being contestants in the competition. It is a poignant, often hilarious, uplifting story of a resilient generation of women and how they changed a country.

Former Housewife of the Year Winner and ICA member Ena Howell will speak at the event and host a Q&A afterwards, as a guest of the Roscommon Irish Country Women’s Association.