Solas Nua and NYU DC present a documentary screening of
The Life of Brian (Maguire)
in partnership with the Embassy of Ireland
WHEN: Wednesday, September 3 at 6:30pm
WHERE: NYU DC (1307 L St NW, Washington, DC 20005)
PRICE: Free to attend, registration required.
Join us for a special screening of The Life of Brian (Maguire), an illuminating documentary that highlights the transformative role of art in sparking change and reflects Maguire’s own philosophy: that of the potential of art to be a radical expression of passion and indignation, offering a vision of alternative futures.
This screening will feature a post-film Q&A with artist Brian Maguire, filmmaker Mark McLoughlin, and producer Dara Jauch!
This new documentary tells the incredible life story of an internationally renowned artist who goes to the frontline to tell the real story of the world. Irish painter and social activist Brian Maguire has been catapulted to the forefront of the international art world in recent years as it has been realized how much his challenging work contributes to and tells the real story of the world. He tells the stories of those that have lost the race, the victims of poverty, drugs and violence. All of the elements of Brian’s extraordinary life are rolled out in his artworks, experiences that have fueled his drive to bring attention to stories of injustice, stories which might not otherwise be told. He has brought his artworks to UN headquarters in New York and the European parliament to bring attention to what he calls the victims of capitalism. Shot over the course of several years, the film culminates in the work Brian and the filmmakers did in the Arizona desert, finding and documenting the locations of migrants who have died on the last leg of their journey to find the American Dream. (Dir. by Mark McLoughlin, 2025, Ireland, 50 mins., Not Rated)
