Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 25/05/2024

  • IRISH FOCUS: IFI & DUBLIN DANCE FESTIVAL: THIS IS IT | 8 DANCE PORTRAITS

    The worth of a dancer’s career is often measured by the time spent in the limelight. Yet a dancer’s experience of their career extends beyond the stage. An innovative series of short films focused on women in dance in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.30

  • LOVE LIES BLEEDING

    Rose Glass follows up Saint Maud, her incendiary debut from 2019, with an unapologetically queer and decidedly pulpy thriller that solidifies her status as a visionary with a gift for characterisation and eye-grabbing imagery.

    The setting is a gym in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14:10, 20:20

  • PIANO DREAMS

    When Gary Lennon (I Dream in Photos) lived next door to a Music Conservatory in Shanghai he became acutely aware of the piano-mania sweeping the country. With over 40 million piano students in China, the competition to secure places in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11:00, 16:00

  • RANSOM ’79

    Legendary Irish reporter Charlie Bird is determined to break one final story before his life is cut short by Motor Neurone Disease. His sources have given him an extraordinary true crime story, one that had remained secret for decades –... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.20, 18.30

  • TRAINSPOTTING 4K

    Trainspotting exploded onto cinema screens and into popular culture, the pounding drums of Iggy Pop’s Lust For Life accompanying Renton’s (Ewan McGregor) belittling of consumerist society immediately iconic, and its soundtrack as ubiquitous as that of Pulp Fiction. Renton, Spud... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.20, 20.40

  • WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: INSIANG

    Jealousy and violence take centre stage in this claustrophobic melodrama, a tautly constructed character study set in the slums of Manila. Lino Brocka crafts an eviscerating portrait of an innocent daughter and her bitter mother as women scorned. Insiang leads... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30

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