Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 26/04/2026

  • AKIRA (4K RESTORATION)

    Although the early work of Miyazaki and films such as Barefoot Gen (Mori Masaki, 1983) had made inroads, Akira may be considered the film that brought anime to wider, adult Western audiences. In 2019, thirty years after its destruction in... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.20

  • ALAN GILSENAN: THE JOURNEY OF WEATHER-EXPOSED BONES

    Gilsenan’s latest work is a non-narrative film, inspired by a new translation of the seminal Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō by the Irish translator, poet and scholar Andrew Fitzsimons.

    It is – in equal parts – a journey through contemporary Japan,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30

  • AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY)

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s wonderfully quirky and irresistibly enchanting Amélie returns to the big screen for its 25th anniversary. After a lonely childhood, the adult Amélie (an adorable Audrey Tautou) devises elaborate, secret stratagems for bringing happiness to those around her. In... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.15

  • BEFORE MIDNIGHT

    Finally a couple, and now parents, the older and wiser Céline and Jesse face the reality away from the romance while on holiday. Living in France, he misses his son in Chicago, while she is struggling with her career. Recognising... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.50

  • FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER

    Jim Jarmusch, master of the droll vignette, contemplates family dynamics in a triptych of thematically linked stories concerning the relationships between adult children, their estranged or deceased parents, and each other, and does so in typically cool and laconic fashion.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00, 20.55

  • IFI FAMILY: MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO

    One of the best-loved Miyazaki anime features from Studio Ghibli, on the release of My Neighbour Totoro, few could have imagined the enduring impact of this masterful artist’s hand-crafted work.

    Visually enchanting, it features two sisters who encounter spirit creatures... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 11.00

  • MYSTERY MATINEE APRIL 2026

    Join us for this month’s screening at 13.00 on Sunday, April 26th. The film chosen could be anything from throughout the history of cinema, from a silent classic to a preview of a hotly anticipated upcoming release.

    Whether it’s a... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • PRIMAVERA

    SCREENING FROM APRIL 24th

    Venice, early 18th century. Renowned for its exceptional music programme, the Pièta orphanage is home to Cecilia, a young violin virtuoso. Despite her talent, Cecilia’s future seems dim, with the prospect of an arranged marriage her... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.20, 18.30

  • REBUILDING

    In the aftermath of a catastrophic wildfire, Dusty (Josh O’Connor), a taciturn Colorado rancher returns to the charred remains of his property to assess the damage and salvage what he can. Living temporarily in a FEMA camp, he reconnects with... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 10.50

  • ROSE OF NEVADA

    SCREENING FROM APRIL 27th

    When the titular trawler mysteriously returns, having disappeared from a Cornish fishing village thirty years ago, local man Nick (George Mackay) and brash out-of-towner Liam (Callum Turner), unwittingly take her out to sea. With its grainy,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.50 (OC), 20.50

  • THE DRAMA

    Kristoffer Borgli’s (Sick of Myself, Dream Scenario) latest is a darkly comic romantic drama about Emma and Charlie, an engaged couple played by Zendaya and Robert Pattinson, whose relationship begins to unravel in the days before their wedding. As long-buried secrets... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 21.00

  • THE STRANGER

    Albert Camus’s enduring and enigmatic 1942 novella L’Étranger follows Meursault, a detached young man in 1930s Algeria whose indifference to social conventions and emotional expectations sets him apart from others. When he impulsively kills an Arabic man, he must face... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.40

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