The Gene Siskel Film Center is the presenting host, and the Consulate General of Ireland and the University of Notre Dame are co-sponsoring hosts, for this early-evening premiere.
The companion book to the documentary, The 1916 Irish Rebellion, will be available for sale during the reception.
TIckets will go on sale beginning February 18. Please contact the Gene Siskel Film Center directly.
On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels—including poets, teachers, actors and workers—took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory—with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish state and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout the world—from Ireland to India.