The Secret
of Roan Inish

The Secret of Roan Inish screens at 11:00 AM on Sunday, November 8, as part of Indoor Kids: Family-friendly matinees. John Sayles’s fantastical fable, his first filmmaking endeavor outside the U.S., was shot on the western coast of Ireland and adapted from Rosalie Fry’s Scottish novel. It unfolds through tender family moments, Irish folklore and a child’s unbound imagination. The film is digitally restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive, with funding provided by Anarchists’ Convention.