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Ian Tierney, 10 minutes, 2016

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

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.

Spread the Wings

Alice McDowell, 12 minutes, 2020

Despite being forced off the road in the 1980s, sisters Maggie and Nora still travel back to Connemara every summer to rekindle their connection with the land. With their caravans pulled up on the side of the road they recall…

Squared Circle

Ian Meehan, 12 minutes, 2019

A veteran troupe of wrestlers assemble a ring on a seaside promenade. A summer festival prepares for their exhibition of physical drama.

St. Francis Didn’t Run Numbers

Chris O'Neill, 2 minutes, 2009

The first in an on-going series of ‘found-footage’ film projects, Saint Francis Didn’t Run Numbers is a eulogy to personal interpretations of cinema with a fetishistic fascination with the imperfections of ageing celluloid. By re-filming a well-known classic of American…

St. Patrick’s Day

Gary Shore, 15 minutes, 2017

A sensitive but slightly oddball student enters the life of her unsuspecting teacher and wreaks havoc.

The Stag

John Butler, 94 minutes, 2013

Stressed to breaking point by his upcoming wedding, determinedly anti-macho groom Fionnan (Hugh O’Conor) is taken on an unexpected and unwanted stag weekend by best man Davin (Andrew Scott). Harbouring secret feelings for Fionnan’s fiancée Ruth (Amy Huberman), Davin needs…

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