Irish Film Institute -IFI & GALPAL: DIRECTED BY HER 2026

IFI & GALPAL: DIRECTED BY HER 2026

Director: Various

80 mins approx, 2025/2026, Digital, F-Rated


To celebrate International Women’s Day, the GALPAL Collective returns with the fourth rendition of Directed by Her, a celebration of short form works from some of Ireland’s best FLINTA* directors. Directed by Her features a diverse programme of music videos, short films, and more, followed by a panel discussion focussing on screenwriting talent. To end the night, there will be Audience Awards, an award for Best Screenplay, and a post-screening gathering on the IFI terrace.

*Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans, Agender

Programme:

The Knife
 (dir. Joy Nesbitt)
AVA (dir. Michelle Higgins)
Running/Planning – CMAT (dir. Eilís Doherty)
Voca Sia (dir. Paula María Roldán Sá)
For the Love of Women (dir. Órla Morris Toolen)
you say that i’m crazy – EFÉ (dir. EFÉ and Adam Kelleher)
Dawn of the Ick (dir. Nell Mercier)
Waiting Room (dir. AmberAmelia Kelly)
Dance Like Someone’s Watching (dir. Esosa Ighodaro)
REM (dir. Laura Masterson)
DANDELION – Last Apollo (dir. Megan O’Rourke)
Minding (dir. Emily Foran)
Long Balconies (dir. Cara Gaynor)
Turn the Temperature Down – Bronagh Gallagher (dir. Olivia McLaughlin)

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Sunday 8th

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