Discoveries from Ireland World Cinema

A couch potato character sets himself an equally lazy task of demolishing a large pile of eggs and beer.

Richard, a six-foot penis, tries to adjust to normal society.

The story of Tom Hope and Rachel O'Mahony, cancer survivors who work alongside researchers at CÚRAM and POI, to help improve the lives of others living with the disease.

How the hope and enthusiasm of the Telecom Éireann flotation in Ireland in 1999 ended in disaster, debt and losses for the average citizens who dipped their toes into the stock market.

Abbeyfeale, with a population of two thousand people has more hairdressers and barbers per head of population than any other town in Ireland.... There is a unique and intimate bond between customers and hairdressers and in the mirrors of these salons, stories unfold that elevate ordinary, everyday existence into something universal and extraordinary.

Living Lolita explores the world of the unique fashion sub-culture that found its way from Japan to a group of young women in Ireland.

Documentary telling the story of the Mockie Ah family, a Cork-based drag family. Through drag, they’ve found each other and themselves. Peeling back the layers, we get to them a little bit more as they take to the road for their next gig.

A fascinating arts documentary about one of Ireland's most celebrated artists, Imogen Stuart, who is busy creating in her mid 90’s.

Leon Pinto, a singer and pole dancer from Australia, shares his personal story of growing up in Australia and Ireland, culminating in a captivating performance at The George. A film that invites you to take a moment and revel in his raw and heartfelt recollection.

Remy Kane's life unfolds in two contrasting scenarios, exploring how effort impacts his day-to-day existence. One scenario portrays Remy as highly productive and meticulous, while the other shows him as lazy and aimless. As the days progress, subtle and unsettling clues begin to surface, hinting at a deeper, darker truth.

Documentary profile of Christy Ring, one of the finest ever exponents of hurling, who established many championship records during his 24 years with the Cork senior team.

In rural Ireland, two thieves on the lamb plan to lay low in an empty bungalow. But the plan goes awry when they witness a phenomenon that may prove to be their salvation...or their doom.

Things take a turn for the surreal when a young filmmaker attempts to adapt his ambitious screenplay with no cast, crew, or equipment

Three men fishing on a naomhóg, one of them crowns himself king, the other two execute a clever revenge.

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A young man with a big suit and a small briefcase searches for his identity in the city.

Ireland's Last Matchmaker is a meditative, quirky film exploring romantic love in Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. It centres around a larger than life 'matchmaker' called Willie Daly, whose job is to find the lonely farmers of county Clare a loving partner.

Twelve-year-old Aoife learns to grow up fast after the death of her beloved grandpa, as she tries to build ties with her emotionally detached father.

A compelling insight into the life of drag queen extraordinaire Danielle James

Loafers Bar in Cork was one of Ireland’s longest-running gay bars; it opened in 1983 and closed suddenly in 2015. Loafers was more than a bar – it was a crucial community space, a home, a space for radical, alternative, artistic communities, and a refuge for the Cork LGBT community. Its rooms were filled with love, laughter, dancing, political discussions, and activism. LOAFERS Documentary marks 40 years since the opening of Loafers Bar in 1983. Using a combination of interviews, archival footage, photographs, illustrations, and animation it gives a glimpse into the legend and legacy of Loafers. The documentary explores what Loafers meant to the people who ran it, worked in it, and frequented it, and the impact of the loss of such an important safe space for the community.

There are a lot of misunderstandings around queer communities particular the kink community; a sexually liberated group of people who remain unafraid to live their lives the way they want. Dublin is Kinky explores chosen family, community and the beauty in kink. The film communicates the importance of self-confidence and the wonderful support a loving community can give. Dublin is Kinky largely comprised of black-and-white footage that pays homage to queer artists that came before.

In 1968, B.K.S. Traffic Consultants proposed an elevated highway for Cork city, with over 90 acres of demolition estimated for parking clearances in the central island area. The £16.5m construction, which was due to stretch from the Port to the Courthouse, Patrick's Hill to Barrack Street, would have seen the city surrender to the motorcar. Michelle Delea's film interviews former architects of 'The City Seventy Planning Group', which emerged from the pioneering class of the Crawford School of Architecture. This group, supported by journalist Mary Leland, successfully campaigned against the B.K.S. Traffic Plan, preserving the character of the city as we know it today.

Inspired by the nostalgic joy and simplicity of childhood friendship, Golden Ties explores the kind of bond that feels like fate. Despite unforeseen circumstances, the characters remain connected by an ever-present golden string.

Directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker, Alan Gilsenan, The Seven Ages of Noël Browne is a new documentary that draws on previously unseen and newly discovered footage from four interviews recorded in 1997

The night after Ash’s going away party, she agrees to drop her best friend, Naoise, to a fortune teller. With faith and fortune pushing them closer, can Ash and Naoise get the answers they are both destined to find? In The Cards is funded by ADI and the Arts Council of Ireland.

A woman patiently cleans her chimney and tidies up her domestic space: this is a daily toil, endlessly reiterated, yet not alienated. Around her unfolds an Irish landscape, and a superimposed text unveils its still topical story, marked by England’s domination, that even Thatcher’s death will not erase. A voice-over refers to a tale by the Grimm brothers, The Bremen Town Musicians. And from this childhood memory is delineated an analysis of its libertarian subtext, as well as a history of its avatars in the context of the upheavals of 19th century Europe.

This short documentary tells the story of Chantelle Perez, a Brazilian drag queen who discovered a new life for herself in Ireland through the art of drag.

Walking the Labyrinth is a powerful documentary that takes the viewer on a journey of self­ discovery with Susan. A survivor of Bessborough Mother and Baby Home, Susan discusses the lasting effects that institutionalized systems have on those who have been touched by them. She shares her personal experience of being adopted at two weeks old and how the adoption system in Ireland is designed to remove all agency from the adopted person, including the ability to discover any other family members.

A man is seeking help to come to terms with his past actions. He is haunted by what he has been a part of and opens up about the nature of his complicity. However time is running out to make things right.

An innocent sleepover spirals into a screaming match as two ignorant man-babies discuss the fantasy of finding a brick of cocaine on the street.

TV star Brian Dowling and Dancing with the Stas judge Arthur Gourounlian are having a baby, and Brians younger sister Aoife is their surrogate. The documentary captures the highs and lows.

This award-winning documentary on Belleek pottery was made jointly by filmmakers Roy Spence and J.J Tohill. Narrated by RTÉ newsreader Cyril Smith, this stunning documentary highlights the talent and craftsmanship that goes into each and every single piece of fine china and the generations of skilled artisans who create these works of art.

Roger, a ciné enthusiast, enlists the support of fellow ciné-club members in the making of an amateur, sci-fi film. After inadvertently filming an actual alien spaceship, his group thinks he has upped his special effects budget and suspect nothing’s amiss. It won’t be long before Roger is paid another visit by the little green men, but will this be the end or will there be a sequel?

In this documentary by Roy Spence, willow weaver Alison Fitzgerald takes the viewer through the labour intensive process of weaving a ciseog from willow rods, from her workshop Greenwood Baskets in Loughgall. A ciseog is a type of basket that is traditionally used for straining potatoes. From the cutting of the willow rods to the intricate weaving of the sally rods, we are treated to a brief history of a craft and tradition that’s admired all over the world.

Should cities be shaped around people, or should people be shaped around cities? The passerby's of Dublin 8 respond to the controversial fencing of Portobello Plaza for the building of yet another Dublin hotel. Is it a sign of a far bigger problem?

After snorting a line of powdered horn, a lonely Irishman undergoes a metamorphosis that turns him into a rhino-head man.

The Statues Upon Their Stage Forging Armageddon's And Bullying The Sole Sold Soul Encircled By Demons Of Demonstration, Hatcheting Limbs And Roping Necks. The Endlessness Of Echo's And The Depths Of Their Structure, Wonder And Wander, Arrive At Deaths Door Just To Be Turned And Thrown Towards The Starting Line, The Path Now Set Aflame. There Are Daggers Rising From Their Graves And Icicles Falling From The Heavens, I Can't Safely Say I've Seen A Future Outside Of Creation, I'll Keep Searching.

As I Sit In Darkness, Drowning In Silence I Begin To Hear A Violent Downpour Outside. I Leave The Safety Of My Solitude And When I Walk Outside I See That It Is Not Rain Falling From The Heavens, But Blood. Now Removed From The Darkness Of My Confines I Can Suddenly Hear Not Only The People Of The World, But The World Itself Screaming.

When The Flames Extinguished From The Door And The Smoke Slowly Cleared, I Finally Saw The Demons Which Have Been Hunting Me, As Their Eyes Shone In The Darkness And Fading Vapor And The Walls Begin To Drip The Blood Of The Fiends I Saw For The First Time A Reality That Was Previously Hidden To Me.

Two Dublin youths inhabit their own autonomous teenage world where adult moods have no sway, cigarettes are the standard unit of currency, and alcohol the usual means of escape.

This 16mm artists film documents the making and design of a wooden community pavillion on Kyrl's Quay, Cork made collaboratively with Meitheal Mara boatbuilders.

Three generations of Ireland's finest knifemakers live around Bantry Bay, between Schull and Glengarriff. This short documentary looks at the small steps they follow through their process of knifemaking

Interwoven is a wonderous journey into the choreography and duality of things. Where passion and artisan skills meet the industrial and the mundane in a beautiful dance.

Ireland has two full-time terminologists whose job is to create hundreds of new Irish words and phrases every month. Focail Nua is a celebration of the vitality, complexity and depth of the language.

This film explores the Irish Direct Provision system through the prism of Mount Trenchard, one of Ireland’s most notorious Direct Provision centres.

A lifeless living room with nothing to offer, no warmth no comfort and no love.

Set in the 1990s in Ireland. A crippling illness changes the lives of two teens forever.

It's July 2016, a mild summers day. Two friends Jerry and Rig embark on a hike up a local mountain only to be tormented by a friend group of older guys. One being Jerry's brother, Tommy. Throughout the hike the hassle from Tommy's friends becomes worse and worse, until it is revealed that there is another presence among them. Jerry must put his ego aside and escape.

Matt (Cormac Hogan) returns to an empty house. Something's wrong, but he doesn't know what.

True love will find you in the end.

Co-written and co-directed by Irish-Zambian rapper Denise Chaila and Irish photographer B+ (aka Brian Cross), ENERGY eulogizes local spaces around the filmmakers' hometown of Limerick — including Ardnacrusha Power Station, Mount Trenchard House and the People's Park — montaging archival and contemporary footage to form visual couplets marrying diasporic histories, racial discrimination and political ideologies, magic and music.

Don, an apathetic man, is forced to confront his past mistakes and regrets after he awakens in a mysterious hallway tiled with thousands of unknown faces.

A lonely girl eager to increase her social media presence gets a new second hand phone but she can see someone through the camera lens.

Brendan Grace Live in Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, County Kerry.

“Agin’ the Wall” depicts a group of young Irish travellers and their efforts to overcome the odds and gain acceptance within the wider community.

A Man has a conversation after his life, recollecting lives of the past, present and future he's lived.

A story about obsession and yearning for the infinite.

A totemic walkabout through a single cycle of John Moriarty’s Dreamtime, the film is a waking nightmare. The textures and patterns, light and shadows and the very material of sound and image construct an experience that re-realises our cultural past, present and future in one metamorphic breath.