Award-winning film about the River Foyle to have its US premiere at a festival in Chicago next month

A new film about the River Foyle is to be screened at a festival in the US.

The award-winning film 'Tides - A History of lives and dreams lost and found (some broken)' tells the story of the local river and those that use the waterway.

The film will have its US premiere at the Chicago Irish Film Festival on March 5 at the Logan Theatre in Chicago.

Director Alessandro Negrini will attend the screening and speak afterwards about why he made the film.