Join us for free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive on Mondays (Programme 1), Wednesdays (Programme 2) and Saturdays (Double Bill). Simply collect tickets at the IFI Box Office. See the date buttons at the top of the page for times.

PROGRAMME ONE

BEFORE I SLEEP

Reuniting theatre allies, Brendan Gleeson and director Paul Mercier, this short film follows an unemployed businessman (Gleeson) on his bleak odyssey through the snowy streets of Dublin.

30 mins, Ireland, 1997, Digital

PROGRAMME TWO

SIX SHOOTER

This first film collaboration between Martin McDonagh and Brendan Gleeson, a pitch-black comedy about a train encounter between a recently bereaved man (Brendan Gleeson) and a violently angry youth (Rúaidhrí Conroy), won the Academy Award® for Best Short Film 2006.

27 mins, UK-Ireland, 2004, Digital

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn