Discoveries from Ireland World Cinema

The film is about the last days of the unique bookshop in Dún Laoghaire, run by comedian Kevin Gildea, and was directed by Terence White.

An experimental reckoning with childhood abuse, spilling out in nightmarish screams and colour.

In the 1950s, Ireland had more people interned in psychiatric hospitals than anywhere else in the world. just above the tear duct on each side uses archival material from the last century to bring to the surface this dark and buried history, rife with class struggle, carceral logics, violent medical intervention and the lingering influence of colonial forces.

This documentary explores the vibrant and increasingly popular tribute band scene in Ireland from the perspective of the musicians and the fans.

After 50 years of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and a decade of the blockade on Gaza, John McColgan journeyed through the occupied Palestinian territories to witness the struggles endured by Palestinians and the inspiring partnerships which aim to improve people's lives.

Movie about some person or something

A one minute short about leaving home and connections

The Worms Are Having Fun depicts a flirtatious interaction between two men and a woman. A painter views her as his muse, while the other admires her from afar. As Kerrigan explains: ‘Two men are continually being haunted by one girl.’

Dream Maker explores the relationship between two young women in a tender play of furtive glances, sensual interactions and hesitations. It’s a striking piece, and one of the few known Irish amateur films by a woman that offers such an intimate and dream-like portrayal of female characters.

The highs and lows of navigating romantic ventures are joyfully explored through a three-part play of stop-motion cut-outs.

Memorable attack by the southern Irish government on sectarian Northern housing policies in Fintona, Co. Tyrone.

A science-fiction adaptation of the traditional Asian stories of the Monkey King.

Things I never said to others but wish I did.

A mime falls in love.

A short film which revolves around Angie, who is left to deal with the consequences of her partner's actions, as he signs up to become a part of a new cutting edge technology which transforms his human self into a box.

(Test Footage: 15/06) Created With Footage From Nicholas Ray's 'Johnny Guitar' An Attempt To Separate The Images From Themselves And In That Removal Create Alter Images. Intrinsically Their Own, The Alter Images Engraved Over The Surface Image Through Color And Distortion.

Pitcher of You follows the story of urban-hermit Mag, whose soon-to-close family pub is attacked by a vengeful familial Ghost. Mag must reckon with both imminent supernatural possession, and the now broken informal pact that she made to her late father, to walk in his footsteps and become the family's next publican.

"When one bleeds, we all bleed" Misneach is the Irish word for hope and the feeling of finding the strength to continue. This short dance film explores the concepts of collective pain, the need for collective empathy and how together we can keep hope.

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One Halloween night, a smouldering suitcase was pulled off a bonfire in Dublin, saving a true story of love, loss and hope.

Short film by Trevor Murphy.

Fred, a huge and happy fellow, takes a walk in the local haunted woods and encounters the monstrous creature that dwells there - a giant rabbit! Will he be flattened by the terrible monster or can he dance his way out of trouble?

Documentary highlighting the historical issues that have prevented deaf people from reaching their full academic potential.

Documentary about the crisis in eating disorders among Irish men, with Cormac, Eoin, and Daniel sharing their deeply personal and troubling experiences.

Exploring the stories of 4 people with first-hand experience of gay conversion therapy, from counselling to exorcism. Part of Docland, an online short-form documentary strand presented by RTÉ Documentaries.

As the Irish Women’s National Team prepare for the World Cup, The Road Down Under looks at the extraordinary collective and individual journey that led them there.

The story of Marian Finucane’s life and career as recounted by John Clarke, her husband and confidant. Raw and eloquent, Clarke takes us behind her public persona, painting an intimate portrait of their 40-year life together.

Ornithologist Seán Ronayne from Cobh, Co. Cork, is on a mission to record the sound of every bird species in Ireland – that’s nearly 200 birds. Often joined by his partner Alba, he travels to some of the country’s most beautiful and remote locations to capture its most elusive species and soundscapes: the busy seabird colony of Skellig Michael; a native woodland free from road noise in the Burren; the corncrake stronghold of Tory Island; a solitary nest in the Donegal uplands. Along the way we get to know Seán, whose hypersensitivity to sound has proven both a struggle and a strength. At once inspiring and cautionary, Seán’s journey illustrates the beauty and importance of sound, and what listening can tell us about the state of our natural world.

Reporter Anne Sheridan examines the Catholic Church's handling of allegations against the former Bishop of Galway, Eamonn Casey.

For 40 years, The Sunday Game has been bringing Gaelic Games to Irish audiences, provoking countless Monday morning arguments along the way. Featuring a starry team sheet of producers, presenters, pundits and players, this is the story of how a GAA highlights show became a national institution.

Short Visual Experiment Repurposing Footage From "The Snake Pit" 1948 Directed By Anatole Litvak. Pronouncing The Nightmare To Further The Nightmare, Drowning It In Distortion.

An elderly woman gives a performance of six disrupted statements to camera, exploring social taboos such as breastfeeding, sexuality, ageing and parental coldness.

A movie about Koi (and not his creepy stalker)

Sylvia shows up at a hotel room hoping to catch her husband with another woman, only to run into Dave, who is also hoping to catch his girlfriend, in the same room, presumably with Sylvia's husband. Will Sylvia catch her husband cheating? Surely it's going to be a night she will not forget.

Peeping Anto follows the eccentric presenter Anto Orange, the host of a game show in which three contestants must guess the mystery celebrity owner of a luxurious estate correctly or they will be subjected to the dreaded Chairs of Doom.

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A look back at the band in 1988, and their sold-out UK tour in 2023, while investigating why and how the group still stays together

The Raj in the Rain is an affectionate, insightful and frequently bizarre portrait of a dwindling tribe – the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy. For centuries, the landed gentry lead privileged lives in palatial mansions on vast rambling estates. Following Ireland’s independence, the community entered a period of decline, estates were broken up and today fewer than 30 families occupy their original estates. The film presents a kaleidoscope of snapshots of this almost extinct tribe as they potter around their crumbling piles contemplating their lot. Among them are: Sir John Leslie, 96-year-old night-clubber of Castle Leslie; Olivia Durdin-Robertson of Huntington Castle, member of the Temple of Isis; Mark Bence Jones of Glenville, Co. Cork chronicler of his peers; and Josslyn Gore Booth as he leaves his Sligo home in Lissadell. Filmed over ten years this documentary offers access to this rarefied world and its eccentric inhabitants.

A two-way mirror with the lights switched off. Eyes are tracked and attentions are plotted as a fictitious audience follows the narrator’s orders. They are divided by the screen and, though they try, neither can see through to the other side. We can’t be sure if the bond they form is reciprocal or if the audience was ever even there to begin with.

During a cost-of-living crisis, a young mixed-race Scotswoman and a working-class singer from Dublin are evicted without warning. After a year homeless on the streets, their old landlord crosses their path, and they take him hostage.

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This fascinating documentary presented by historian and presenter of the Three Castles Burning Podcast, Donal Fallon explores the past and future of Dalymount Park, an iconic football stadium in the heart of a community

Short documentary focused on Ostersunds Football Club, in the north of Sweden, and their training programme based on a mixture of community work, football and dance.

A father imagines moments he will share with his son, teaching him words for his experiences in a home full of language and heart.

One man's journey to deliver a bouquet of flowers.

Documentary short film on the experience of a trans young person in Dublin Ireland.

A short film that is part of a wider biographical multimedia project that explores the trajectory of a queer woman who leaves their rural upbringing in search of community only to return to the conditions she once ran away from.

Scrumpy grapples with the impending arrival of his birthday, an annual milestone that casts a shadow over his spirits. He navigates a whimsical yet tumultuous journey to reconcile his disdain for this day of celebration.

After prison, Gary is living at his mother’s and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. Tasked with driving his brother to college every day, he soon realises that he has overlooked the support that was there all along.

In his final work – a puppet play – Irish literary heavyweight George Bernard Shaw slugs it out with Shakespeare to decide who is the greatest writer. Cheeky, funny and furiously quick-witted.

A short film that explores themes of alienation, otherness and outsiderness using abstract imagery, prose and sensation invoking techniques to reflect on the intersections of race and sexuality.

A night time odyssey through Dublin in the mind of David Keenan. In a city that is constantly changing and evolving, he reflects on a place that is obsessed with the "new", while growing increasingly sentimental about the past.

A love poem using the Voyager Space mission as a metaphor.

The tedious monotony of an office employee's routine is interrupted by an unexpected item. In order to restore normality, he must find a way to deal with the item - a task which becomes much more complicated than first expected.

This film looks at the work of three prominent lace makers in Carrickmacross, Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Mary Wilson, Mary McMahon and Rose Feeney show various intricate lacework techniques that were inspired by their natural surroundings, as well as teaching us the history and language of lace through detailed demonstrations, all captured beautifully in this film by Roy Spence for the Ulster Folk Museum. Although the popularity of lacework has declined in recent years, the Ulster Folk Museum continues to preserve these disappearing traditions for future generations.

Join Me in the Pines is the solo moniker for multi-instrumentalist and songwriter David Geraghty, also known to audiences as a founding member of Bell X1. Feels So Heavy is his latest single from the second album Monomania and is comprised of footage from Keep Watching the Skies (1975) filmed by Roy Spence. IFI was delighted to work with David on his response to the wealth of material filmed by the filmmaker and preserved in the archive.

A film told from the centre circle of a football pitch. It is a poetic analysis of the aesthetics of football.

Artist Declan Clarke reflects on the changing relationship with his brother.

The Pain Of What Once Was, The Fact That Things Will Never Be The Same. What Has Been Done Can Never Be Reversed. The Countdown Continues, Time Slows Down, Past Memories Burn, I Can Only Hope I Can Be Forgiven Before I Catches Up With Me.

Eddie Moroney, while suffering the mother and father of all hangovers, gave the commentary of his life at the Tipperary Under 21 football final between his beloved Aherlow and Eire Og Nenagh in 1993. This is the amazing true story of a hilarious GAA match commentary which became famous worldwide, selling thousands of match tapes and DVDs. Effin Eddie has now become an internet phenomenon.