Fairytale of Kathmandu

Have you heard about this yet? Probably, it looks terrifying. From the wikipedia entry for Cathal Ó Searcaigh:
Ó Searcaigh sponsers the education of many boys in Napal and has an adopted son from this country. In 2008, Fairytale of Kathmandu, a documentary on his charitable work in Nepal presented a disturbing view of the poet. The producer, Neasa Ní Chianaín, alleged that some of the teenage boys that he had helped financially had also been seen going into his hotel room, insinuating that he was grooming them beforehand with gifts. She said the boys were over the age of consent but noted the “power disparity between a poor Nepali boy and a relatively wealthy westerner”, and interviewed some boys who alleged that Ó Searcaigh had had sex with them.
Variety have a good review up. The Irish Times had a good feature on it from a few days ago: PDF link.
It’s showing as part of the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival; details here.
Blogger Silly Old Twit has loads more on the subject and the post is well worth a read.


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