Rua Red

The Suicide Chronicles Chronicle Five My Truth and Yours We invite you to the first sharing of My Truth and Yours. Taking the form of a feature length film that has no discernible, beginning, middle or end, My Truth and Yours is a poetic visual odyssey encapsulating the individual experiences of a community. It is a collection of tender, intimate, sometimes intensely private moments. We are invited to keep vigil with those on screen, to share in the experience with one another as an audience: to bear witness to a series of actions that endeavour to give form to aspects of our lives that are often felt, rarely heard and hardly ever seen. The film offers us a portal into another place, giving us a different sense of time and space for contemplation and reflection. Mothers, sisters, friends, fathers, uncles, neighbours, daughters and sons, impacted by suicide offer us a vivid view into their truths and give space for the truths of others: These may not always sit comfortably alongside one another but they are undeniable in their honesty and together they manifest something sacred. It is a sincere attempt to make the invisible incarnate. “Acknowledging the truth I meet my core. Whose truth? Mine” My Truth and Yours is the fifth in The Suicide Chronicle Series. This is a project which seeks to develop a collective, creative language to share the infinitely complex and multi layered experience of suicide. Evolving over the past year as a co commission with Tallaght Community Arts, produced by Heart of Glass, My Truth and Yours has been made through a series of creative workshops at Kingswood Community Centre with twenty three residents of Tallaght, many of whom were brought together through NINA For Life, a local suicide awareness support group. Screenings We will be sharing My Truth and Yours at Rua Red, Tallaght on Wednesday 8th November. There are two screenings, 2:00pm and 6:30pm, please book your free ticket for your preferred time. Rua Red South Dublin Art Centre County Hall Belgard Square North Dublin 24 Access The screenings take place in Rua Red’s Performance Space on the ground floor, there is step free access to the space. There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities available on the ground floor. 2 hours free parking is available in the close by Square Towncentre Car Park. €3 for 2 hours parking is available in the close by Euro Car Parks. Tallaght Luas stop is a 2 minute walk from the venue. My Truth and Yours references suicide, experiences of bereavement by suicide, and miscarriage. Please note that the piece includes swearing and nudity. If you have any access requirements, questions about My Truth and Yours or the screenings please do be in touch: emily@heartofglass.org.uk Full credits: The Suicide Chronicles: Chronicle Five, My Truth and Yours (2023) Amanda Ellis, Annie, Carol, Daniel, Danny Haas, Fergal Feeney, Glynis, Jean Haas, Jenna, Jenny, Joan, Kelly, Linda Bridgeman, Lorraine Morris, Martin, Michele Donohoe, Noeleen Fulham, Pat, Patricia Cooke, Sami Corcoran, Sharon Doyle and Tracey with Mark Storor. Cinematography by Chris Keenan Music composed by Jules Maxwell Mise en scène by Tadashi Kato Lighting by Ian Brown Photography by Stephen King Narration by Veronica Dyas Poem voiced by Daniel Foreground and background shadow by Christian Co-commissioned by Tallaght Community Arts and Heart of Glass. Supported by Creative Ireland and Arts Council England. Produced by Heart of Glass. With special thanks to NINA For Life, Kingswood Community Centre, and Kingswood Community College. Filmed at Mill Studios.