In Belarus, some battle for democracy, social justice and civil rights, while others struggle just to survive. The feature documentary, Under the Hood, brings us on a journey through a country where the secret police is still known as the KGB and innocently gathering in public is considered a crime. Shot in conditions of secrecy, the film takes us from the protests and secret opposition meetings of the capital, Minsk, to the horse-drawn carts and hand-tilled fields of the countryside. In 2013, this film was officially selected for Guth Gafa, Nordic Film Days (Lubeck, Germany), Vilnius International Film Festival and received a Mark of Distinction from New York City Indie Film Festival. This year, it has been officially selected for Dingle International Film Festival.

The screening will be followed by a Q & A with Mark Byrne.

Date:7pm, Wednesday, February 5th, 2014.

Cost:Free event.

Venue:Huston Film School, National University of Ireland.

About the film-makers: Mark Byrne and Rob Dennis shot Beyond the Wall together in 2010, a documentary film about life behind the Iron Curtain. Mark Byrne had been working as a camera assistant and cameraman for the previous 15 years, including on feature film productions. His Irish compatriot Rob Dennis worked for twelve years in the USA as an investigative journalist, where he most recently wrote for the daily Oakland Tribune.