http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/shortfilm IrishCentral shortfilm en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/irish-eyes-on-china-a-chinese-man-looks-to-ireland-video-144659915.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/irish-media-nation/irish-eyes-on-china-a-chinese-man-looks-to-ireland-video-144659915.html Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:17 PDT
While Irish eyes follow the official visit of Taoiseach Enda Kenny to China, a little gem of an Irish film has surfaced on YouTube tracing a more humble trip in the opposite directionMade ten years ago, but gaining viral traction now, Yu Ming Ainm Dom (or My Name Is Yu Ming) sketches in a scant 13 minutes the story of a bored Chinese clerk, who, with a leap of faith and a spin of the globe, sets his sights on Ireland, where his research tells him the language is GaelicYou can see where this is going… Daniel O’Hara wrote and directed the short which was produced by Grainne O'Carroll   The cast includes Daniel Wu as Yu Ming, Frank Kelly as the old man, Paddy C READ MORE ]]>