Familiar Kilkenny faces to feature in exciting new movie!

A new Kilkenny movie hits the screens this week with income raised being donated to a local charity.

Breaking Down Barriers Part 1: 'Coming Soon' is an urban sports, arts & (counter) culture film by Kilkenny filmmaker, Isaac Burke and comes to the Watergate Theatre on Thursday, December 14.

Thursday's film screening is a benefit event for Teac Tom, based locally on Ormonde Road in Kilkenny City.

The film uncovers the multi-generational challenges and opportunities that inspired resilience and ingenuity in an urban sports and arts community to break down barriers and positively impact the cultural fabric of Kilkenny, which finally culminated with a top-class designed skatepark in the Abbey Quarter.

Through a 360-degree perspective, community, arts, sports & not-for-profit leaders and local influencers & creatives (including skateboarders, BMXers, rollerbladers, surfers, graffiti artists, musicians, animators and more) promote positive change through creativity, mental health interventions and youth development in the lives of Ireland’s new multicultural community of changemakers striving to pay it forward by building on the hopes and dreams of past generations.

The production also features interviews from: Andrew McGuinness (Vice Chair, Kilkenny County Council and former Mayor of Kilkenny), Anne Barber (Vice President, Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce and Owner & Operator, Butterslip), Olga Barry (Director, Kilkenny Arts Festival), Joanna Cunningham (Executive Director, Watergate Theatre), Angela Hayes (CEO & Founder, The Thomas Hayes Trust), Nickey Brennan (35th President of the GAA).

For more information, visit: www.watergatetheatre.com