Ghosting Your Best Friend: The Banshees of Inisherin

Isolation can be crushing, whether from geographical restraints (like if you live on a tiny fictional island off of the coast of Ireland like this week’s movie characters, Colm and Padraic, or if you live too far from loved ones), psychological (if you don’t look beyond the normal initial first impressions of people you meet and get stuck in this one-dimensional view), or even global (hello, pandemic social distancing!). Sarah shares that she won’t throw fingers at Jennie’s door, literal or proverbial because friendship is valuable, and encourages intentional friendship, open communication and reminds us that ghosting will only lead to regret. 

Episode 21-Ghosting Your Best Friend: The Banshees of Inisherin

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Episode Transcript

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Screen Shares Rating: 

• Buddy Screen- We encourage you to to share this movie with those who are reflecting on the value of friendships, on boundary setting, and on the experience of being ghosted, or ghosting someone. 

Screen Sparks:

1. Are we ever entitled to other people’s time?
2. What is more timeless: art or kindness?
3. Have you ever ghosted anyone? Or has anyone ever ghosted you?
4. Specifically, has anyone done anything to cut off a relationship that was hurtful or extreme?
5. Have you ever had to do anything extreme to get a toxic person out of your life? 

After the Credits Roll-Links Referenced during the show:

Directed by: Martin McDonaghWritten by: Martin McDonaghStarring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry KeoghanIMDB Description

• Padraic’s Misguided Musical Response to Colm’s Rejection 

   

• The Banshees of Inisherin’s Many Accolades

   

• Learn More About The Irish Civil War

   

• How to Pronounce Padraic

• Behind the Scenes:

Real friends keep their fingers. Enjoy these photos of some memorable times hosts Jennie and Sarah both kept their friendship and their fingers.