Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 27/09/2024

  • IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2024: HOW I BECAME A COMMUNIST + Q&A

    IRISH PREMIERE

    The life of an elderly woman running a farm in the countryside between Northern Ireland and the Republic is observed in a portrait marked by stillness and a meticulous chronicling of the everyday.  The film also explores Grimm’s... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.40

  • IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2024: THE SONG CYCLE + Q&A

    Veteran musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly sets off to cycle from his home in Dublin to Glastonbury, carrying all his gear on his bike and playing in pubs and clubs along the way. He’s accompanied by his easy-going musical partner... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.20

  • IFI DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL 2024: UNION

    IRISH PREMIERE

    In April 2022, a group of ordinary workers made history when they successfully won their election to become the first unionised Amazon workplace in America. This feat would be extraordinary for any union, let alone the Amazon Labor... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.30

  • KNEECAP

    When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low-life scum’ Naoise & Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, KNEECAP fast become the unlikely figureheads of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.40

  • MRS ROBINSON

    A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.10

  • MY FAVOURITE CAKE

    Mahin (Lili Farhadpour), a lonely septuagenarian widow living in the suburbs of Tehran, stumbles upon a second chance of happiness when she strikes up a conversation with Faramarz (Esmaeel Mehrabi), a taxi driver in whom she recognises a familiar spark... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.50

  • SING SING

    Oscar nominees Colman Domingo (Rustin), and Paul Raci (Sound of Metal) lead a cast of non-professionals, many of whom play themselves, in Greg Kwedar’s inspirational true story, based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts programme founded at Sing Sing Correctional... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.40

  • THE CRITIC

    The Critic is a deliciously dark and sharp-witted thriller set in 1930s London ‘theatreland’ featuring an all-star cast including Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Romola Garai, and Lesley Manville. Anand Tucker’s reimagining of Anthony Quinn’s novel Curtain Call focuses... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30

  • THE GOLDMAN CASE

    Cédric Kahn revisits the controversial case of Pierre Goldman, a far-left Jewish activist who faced a life sentence for armed robbery and murder in 1969. In his 1975 appeal hearing, Goldman (Arieh Worthalter) pleads not guilty to murder, plunging his... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.00

  • THE OUTRUN

    Rona (Saoirse Ronan) has left her fast-paced life in London for Scotland’s far-flung Orkney Islands, hoping the stark change of scene will help in her battle with alcohol addiction, which led to the recent collapse of her relationship with Daynin... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.20 (OC), 20.45

  • THE SUBSTANCE

    An aging movie star makes a Faustian pact to regain her youth and beauty in Corelie Fargeat’s smart, funny, and sensationally entertaining body horror that, amid the gleefully grotesque set-pieces, offers genuine insight into the lengths women are forced to... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.20

  • WILD STRAWBERRIES: THELMA

    ‘You’ve been scammed’, one of the most dreaded phrases of our online banking times, is the prompt for this super, witty comedy, starring June Squibb as the senior who has been defrauded of her savings, by someone claiming to be... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11:00

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