The Peacemaker

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The Peacemaker

Q&A filmmaker James Demo with JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas

The Peacemaker follows the life and work of Padraig O’Malley, a man who has acted as a negotiator of reconciliation in some of the world’s most contentious zones of conflict. He got his start working on the conflict in Northern Ireland, and has since worked on complicated and tumultuous meetings in South Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. His strategy is guided by experience and empathy; he asks that divided cultures undergoing peace talks also assist with reconciliation efforts in other regions. The success of Padraig’s work is contrasted with a barren and tumultuous personal life, including his past as an alcoholic and a string of failed relationships. We meet Padraig in the third act of his life, racing against time to find some kind of salvation for both the world and himself.

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Q&A filmmaker James Demo with JBFC Executive Director Edie Demas
Thursday, Jul. 12 2018, 7:00
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James Demo is an award-winning filmmaker who writes, directs and produces documentary and narrative films. Demo’s award-winning film, First Time Long Time, has played dozens of festivals worldwide. Demo has been a Sundance Institute Fellow, a Film Independent Documentary Fellow and a Tribeca Film Institute/A&E IndieFilms StoryLab Fellow.

This film is part of the Global Watch 2018: Crisis & Social Action series.



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