Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 16/12/2016

  • IFI SCHOOLS: MY REVOLUTION (Ma révolution)

    Recommended age 15+

    The Arab Spring of 2011 was sparked by the Jasmine Revolution of Tunisia. In Paris, people take to the streets in support, but 14-year-old Marwenn, though of Tunisian background, has no interest in politics. Then he stumbles... Read More

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  • PATERSON

    This film was released  25th November 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★★ Irish Times

    ★★★★ Guardian

    ★★★★ Independent

    Paterson (Adam Driver) is a bus driver in the town of Paterson, New Jersey; he’s also an aspiring poet, and an... Read More

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    Times: 13.50 | 20.50

  • SCROOGE

    This film was released 16th December 2016, and is no longer screening.

    An excellent companion piece to It’s a Wonderful Life, there’s always a place for what is regarded as the definitive adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. The... Read More

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    Times: 16.15

  • SULLY

    This film was released 2nd December 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★★ Telegraph

    Airline pilot Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger came to international attention on January 15th, 2009 when he saved the lives of the 155 passengers and crew of... Read More

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    Times: 16.00 | 18.20

  • THE BIRTH OF A NATION

    This film was released 9th December 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★ Independent

    Actor-director Nate Parker’s The Birth Of A Nation is a portrait of Nat Turner, an enslaved African American who, in 1831, led a short-lived slave rebellion... Read More

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    Times: 13.30

  • THE BLACK HEN

    This film was released 16th December 2016, and is no longer screening.

    EXCLUSIVELY AT IFI

    Nepal, 2001; a temporary ceasefire in the ongoing civil war between the government and insurgent Maoists brings some welcome relief to an isolated community where... Read More

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    Times: 14.20 | 18.30

  • UNCLE HOWARD

    This film was released 16th December 2016, and is no longer screening.

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    Started as a thesis project, Burroughs: The Movie (1983) was the only documentary made about the legendary William S. Burroughs with his approval and participation.... Read More

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    Times: 16.20 | 20.40

  • UNITED STATES OF LOVE

    This film was released 9th December 2016, and is no longer screening.

    ★★★★ Irish Times

    ★★★★ Guardian

    The new film from director Tomasz Wasilewski (In a Bedroom, Floating Skyscrapers) marks a significant step forward in his development as a filmmaker.... Read More

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    Times: 20.30


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