Red Line Book Festival event – Prison Notebooks, a Dorothy Mcardle archive and performance project

Red Line Book Festival present the premiere of DMAPP’s Prison Notebooks, a short film about Dorothy Mcardle (1899 – 1958), a gothic novelist and historian who was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol during the Irish Civil War. The film is based on Macardle’s prison diaries and writings, and offers insights into the evolving consciousness, dreams, and psychic experiences of an emerging writer of immense gifts. Following the screening, DMAPP creators Sharon McArdle and Declan Gorman will speak with film maker Colm Mullen. Free admission. Booking essential via the Eventbrite link on www.redlinefestival.ie.