Irish Film Institute -STF Critic Marcus O’Sullivan on Very Extremely Dangerous

STF Critic Marcus O’Sullivan on Very Extremely Dangerous

“A bottle rocket careening from one catastrophe to the next” – Marcus O’Sullivan, IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival Critic reviews Very Extremely Dangerous on our blog. 

Very Extremely Dangerous was screening as part of IFI Stranger Than Fiction, Dublin’s Documentary Film Festival (August… Read More

IFI Feast Your Eyes presents Mid-August Lunch

Food and film share a similar space at the table so to speak.  A meal is as much an artistic social construct as a film and, as author and broadcaster Margaret Visser writes in her book, Much Depends on Dinner, ‘however… Read More

IFI20 – Celebrate Twenty Years of the IFI in Temple Bar throughout September

Get involved in IFI20 this September for a month-long celebration of two decades of the IFI’s home in Temple Bar including a season of films that shaped the IFI, an IFI Open Weekend of FREE screenings, a nostalgic day of… Read More

STF Critic Marcus O’Sullivan on The Reluctant Revolutionary

‘McAllister’s determination on inserting himself into the narrative as a character is unfortunate, and often detracts from the events around him. Despite this, he has given us a fascinating glimpse into Yemeni society, and captured the bloody moment when a… Read More

STF Critic Philip Bagnall on The Gentleman Prizefighter

“With Ireland’s recent Olympic successes in the boxing ring, the story of prizefighter James J. Corbett a.k.a ‘Gentleman Jim’ warrants telling now more than ever, despite the fact he’s been dead for 79 years!” – IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival Critic,… Read More

STF Critic Marcus O’Sullivan on 5 Broken Cameras

“Fill in the blanks yourself” – Marcus O’Sullivan, IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival Critic reviews 5 Broken Cameras on our blog. 

IFI Stranger Than Fiction, Dublin’s Documentary Film Festival runs from 16th – 19th August  – for more information & tickets visit http://www.ifi.ie/stf/.

 

STF Festival Critic Philip Bagnall on The Imposter

‘Fascinating’ –  IFI Stranger Than Fiction Festival Critic, Philip Bagnall reviews the Gala Festival Opening sold-out screening of The Imposter on our blog.

The Imposter opens for an extended run from August 24th at the IFI.  IFI Stranger Than Fiction, Dublin’s Documentary Film Festival runs… Read More

Director Penny Woolcock on One Mile Away

“Change can only come from the inside” – Penny Woolcock, Director of One Mile Away, in conversation with Ross Whitaker, IFI Stranger Than Fiction Programmer. 

One Mile Away screens on Friday, August 17th at 20.30, as part of the IFI… Read More

Special Guests lined up for IFI Stranger Than Fiction

Special guest line-up for IFI Stranger Than Fiction includes the director of thrilling new U.S documentary The Imposter, the director of Very Extremely Dangerous on rock’n’roll outlaw Jerry McGill, and the director of new boxing doc The Gentleman Prizefighter about… Read More


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