“All Our Yesterdays” UK Premiere Film Screening

Directed by Breege Rowley. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with the Director.

“All Our Yesterdays”

The Voices Of A Town. The Story Of A Nation. A poetic and visually moving journey into the soul of a community — its memories, its people, its spirit — woven together through images, voices and the places that shaped them.

“A Love Letter to County Mayo” – Film Ireland

Synopsis

All Our Yesterdays is an international feature documentary that tells the story of a Mayo community whose lived experience now connects more than 70 million people of Irish descent worldwide. Spanning over two centuries marked by famine, conflict, migration and profound social change, the film draws on cine reels, photographs, letters, music and personal testimony — a rare archive of ordinary people navigating extraordinary moments.

Guided by the voices of elders, musicians, archivists and storytellers, the film brings viewers through Ireland’s story as seen from within the community itself. These voices illuminate daily life, community bonds, quiet endurance and the will to succeed that carried families through hardship, prejudice and political struggle. Intimate personal reflections reveal the emotional landscape of departure, belonging and renewal — experiences still felt across the global diaspora today.

Narration is provided by Irish-American Nora McBurney, whose grandmother emigrated from Swinford. Her voice carries the perspective of a descendant returning to the source, expre