Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 07/05/2026

  • 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: 18.10

  • COUP 53 + Q&A

    SCREENS THURSDAY MAY 7TH

    While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover never seen before archive material hidden for decades.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 20.00

  • 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: 15.40

  • ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA

    OPENS MAY 1ST

    A cinema in a small Irish town in the mid-‘80s is the setting for David Gleeson’s (Cowboys & Angels) charming crowd-pleaser which follows weary manager Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan) as he struggles to stay afloat during one... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.30, 18.00 (OC)

  • PRIMAVERA

    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 only hope of escape.... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00

  • THE SONG CYCLE

    OPENS MAY 1ST

    Veteran musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly sets off to cycle from his home in Dublin to Glastonbury, playing in pubs and clubs along the way. His easy-going musical partner Seán Millar travels by bus, joining Nick onstage... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 18.00


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