Teaching with Films: Belfast
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 14 March 2022 > Shine Bright Lycée Webpicks
The trailer and the featurette for Belfast are both used in our Ready-to-use resource on the film. Trailer Featurette
Branagh’s Belfast
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 14 March 2022 > Ready to Use Shine Bright Lycée
Belfast is the story of nine-year-old Buddy growing up in the Northern Irish capital in a friendly, working-class community until the Troubles brutally disrupt his life in 1969. The film and these activities will help the students discover more about the Northern Irish conflict and its human consequences. It is actor-director Kenneth Branagh‘s most personal film … Continue reading “Branagh’s Belfast”
In the Streets of Belfast
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 04 March 2022 > Shine Bright Lycée What's On
Belfast is actor-director Kenneth Branagh‘s most personal film yet. It’s the story of nine-year-old Buddy growing up in Belfast in a friendly, working-class community until the Troubles brutally disrupt his life in 1969. Belfast is set in 1969, when what were called “the Troubles” went from protests to violent riots in the space of a … Continue reading “In the Streets of Belfast”
In Conversation with Kenneth Branagh
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 13 October 2021 > Webpicks
If you are studying Much Ado About Nothing with your LLCER students, or anything about the Troubles in Northern Ireland, you’ll want to download this long-form interview with actor-director Kenneth Branagh from BBC Radio 4. In the first of a new series called This Cultural Life, presenter John Wilson had a 45-minute conversation with Branagh … Continue reading “In Conversation with Kenneth Branagh”
Teaching about Brexit: Web Resources
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 17 January 2019 > Webpicks
Brexit is a complex topic to tackle in class. We’ve scoured the web for the simplest videos we can find. This 2’30 video is aimed at British children, so it’s a fairly simple explanation of Brexit. Usable from A2+. This video from Channel 4 News is a very good explanation of the importance of the … Continue reading “Teaching about Brexit: Web Resources”
Northern Irish Novel Wins 2018 Booker Prize
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 19 October 2018 > What's On
The winner of this year’s Man Booker Prize is a book about a divided society. Its author, Anna Burns, hails from Belfast, and the unnamed city in Milkman has echoes of the Northern Irish capital during the Troubles. But, as the chair of judges Kwame Anthony Appiah says, is about what happens in sectarian societies … Continue reading “Northern Irish Novel Wins 2018 Booker Prize”