@irishfilminstitute: We sat down with @garorourke, director of The Siege Of Paradise, to learn more about his latest documentary, set in the idyllic haven of Cinque Terre. Check out THE SIEGE OF PARADISE when it screens as part of IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL this month. 🎟️ Book Now 📆 Saturday 26th | 20.20 In the picturesque, cliffside villages of Cinque Terre on Italy’s northern Riviera, fewer than three thousand locals contend with over four million tourists each summer. Across one chaotic season, we meet an array of local characters torn between community and the economy that sustains them and two Chicagoan influencers in search of content. Gar O’Rourke (Sanatorium) tells a surprisingly tender story of paradise under pressure in the age of rampant tourism. The screening will be following by a Q&A with producers Jessie Hayden and Ken Wardrop.

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