CÚRAM together with the National Breast Cancer Research Institute will host a special screening of ‘The People There to Catch Us’ at Town Hall Theatre, followed by a Q&A with cancer researchers, patients and filmmakers. The screening will take place on World Cancer Research Day, Sunday, September 24th, at 5pm with doors opening at 4:30pm.

The People There to Catch Us’ tells the story of Tom Hope and Rachel O’Mahony, two cancer survivors who work alongside researchers at CÚRAM and Precision Oncology Ireland (POI), to help improve the lives of others living with the disease. The documentary is produced by Ronan Cassidy of Carbonated Comet and Directed by Luke Brabazon. The film features Dr Róisín Dwyer (POI Investigator, University of Galway), Prof. William Gallagher (POI Deputy Director, UCD Conway Institute and Co-Lead, AICRI) and Prof. Walter Kolch (POI Director, and Director of Systems Biology Ireland, UCD) all of whom are focused on personalised cancer research at Precision Oncology Ireland.

This is the latest Science on Screen Documentary, a joint initiative between CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at University of Galway, and Ardán, the non-profit organisation across Ireland to support creatives within the audio-visual industry. ‘The People There to Catch Us’ was produced in collaboration with POI and the Patient Voice in Cancer Research (PVCR) and funded by CÚRAM, the All-Island Cancer Research Institute (AICRI), the UCD-Wellcome Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF) and the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI).

Admission is free but please register to secure a place at the event. Tea coffee and refreshments will be served prior to the screening.

photo by @chaoshengzhang