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Sorry

Dean Kavanagh, 3 minutes, 2008

Structured in a broken narrative, Sorry is a filmic note on inflicted isolation that takes us to a place of wordless contemplation. Abiding in the spirituality of the moment, the interweave of sounds and images speak through sinuous poetic reflections;…

Soulsmith

Kevin Henry, 87 minutes, 2017

Playwright Ed Smith (Matthew O’Brien) has fallen far from the heights of his early success on the Dublin stage. When he receives word of a family bereavement he travels home to Mayo to attend the funeral and reconnect with family…

Southpaw

Liam McGrath, 76 minutes, 1999

Liam McGrath’s feature-length documentary presents two years in the life of Francis Barrett, a 19-year-old Traveller and amateur light-welterweight boxer from Galway as he fulfils a life-long dream by representing Ireland at the Olympic games in Atlanta 1996, and then…

The Space Between Us

Elaine Kenndy, 9 minutes, 2019

A family drama between three estranged siblings who are forced to reconnect when a tragedy occurs in their family.

The Sparrow

Michael Kinirons, 92 minutes, 2022

When wild teen Kevin Coyle accidentally causes a tragic incident he does something seemingly unforgivable: he keeps the tragedy a secret. Kevin must watch in horror as the consequences of his lie unfold before his eyes, with the sparrow he…

Spike

Ian Tierney, 10 minutes, 2016

A veteran of the British Army struggles with post- traumatic stress disorder.

Spilt Milk

Brian Durnin , 91 minutes, 2025

Bobby O’Brien, a precocious and energetic 11-year-old boy is obsessed with becoming a great detective like his television hero Kojak. Set against the backdrop of 1980s working-class, inner-city Dublin, Bobby and his pal Nell torment their family, friends, and neighbours…

The Spin

Michael Head, 92 minutes, 2025

Based on the semi-autobiographical experiences of local Omagh musician Mark McCausland, The Spin follows two unlikely friends who are down on their luck in all aspects of their lives and are about to be evicted from their small record store,…

Splanc!

Pat Collins
Oonagh Kearney
Megs Morley
Tom Flanagan
Dónal Ó Céilleachair
Tadhg O'Sullivan
Feargal Ward
Adrian Duncan
Sharon Whooley, 50 minutes, 2016

A programme of seven of the short films commissioned by the Arts Council and TG4, in association with the Galway Film Centre, for Splanc! 2016. This is a special edition of the Irish-language documentary scheme in which film artists provide their creative responses…

Spooky

Adeola Lawal, 50 minutes, 2025

A young child feels disconnected at home until an unexpected guest shakes up their routine.

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