Join us for free screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Simply collect your tickets at the IFI Box Office. All tickets are only available in-person.

Andrew Legge (Lola) demonstrates his uncanny ability to recreate the aesthetic of early cinema in these short films.

PROGRAMME ONE

THE UNUSUAL INVENTIONS OF HENRY CAVENDISH

A young inventor pursues his beloved with the help of an unusual invention. The film blends scenes of Dublin shot in 1897, with new material shot on a clockwork 16mm “Krasnogorsk” camera.

15 mins, Ireland, 2005, Digital, Black & White

THE GIRL WITH THE MECHANICAL MAIDEN

An inventor (Dominic West) builds a mechanical wet nurse (Serena Brabazon) to take care of his baby daughter after his wife dies in childbirth.

15 mins, Ireland, 2013, Digital

PROGRAMME TWO

THE CHRONOSCOPE

The story of 1930s Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel who is kidnapped by the Third Reich when she invents a camera that can see into the past.

20 mins, Ireland, 2009, Digital, Black & White

Please see our weekly schedule for screening times.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn