Bastille Day at Alliance Française Wellington

Alliance Française Wellington

Join us in the celebration of the French National day!

Alliance Française Welington - French Cultural Centre

<h3>B﻿astille Day is one of the highlights of our year. Come be a part of the celebration à la française!</h3>T﻿his one-night event will be a chance to enjoy some French cheese and wine while watching the multi-award-winning documentary Camino Skies, a film about life and loss on the Camino de Santiago, which runs through France and Spain. T﻿his film was made by none other than Fergus Grady, the director of the <a href="https://www.frenchfilmfestival.co.nz/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">French Film Festival Aotearoa</a>. We&#x27;ll have the pleasure of hosting a Q&amp;A with Fergus as part of this event. <blockquote>Synopsis: The inspirational journey of six pilgrims from NZ and Australia who embark on the historic 800 kilometres Spanish pilgrimage. In the face of overwhelming odds, the Camino forces the group to defy their age and physical ability as they each come to terms with recent loss. Heart-breaking and inspirational, ‘Camino Skies’ is an uplifting story about everyday people doing the extraordinary.</blockquote><blockquote>&quot;﻿A moving account of moving on&quot; - Robert W. Monk (FilmInk)</blockquote><blockquote>&quot;﻿This is the most beautiful documentary&quot; - Sarah McMullan (Radio NZ)</blockquote><blockquote>&quot;﻿A wonderfully genuine piece of filmmaking&quot; - John Brierley (Camino Guides)</blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>W﻿here: Alliance Française Wellington (Level3/78 Victoria Street, Wellington)W﻿hen: Friday, 7 July 2023 at 5.30pmP﻿rice: $35 for AF members and students, $45 for others - BOOKING ESSENTIAL

<h3>F﻿ergus Grady - Co-producer and co-director</h3>Fergus Grady is a producer, sales &amp; distribution consultant who has over ten years experience
 in the film industry.
 As head of Acquisitions and Theatrical at Umbrella Entertainment for four years, Fergus was
 involved in a number of important Australian film acquisitions including The Babadook, Girl
 Asleep, Jungle and the Netflix original film Cargo which he was also an executive producer on.
 He also associate produced West of Sunshine which competed for the Orizzonti section at the
 Venice Film Festival in 2017.

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