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Director
Rob Davis, Elton Mullally, Moira Sweeney
Principal Cast
Paul Noonan John Sheahan Lisa O Neil Cathy Davey Colm Mac Con Iomaire Paul Cleary Duke Special Gemma Hayes
Category
DocumentaryMusic
Featuring the highly successful Starboard Home album and showcase gigs at the National Concert Hall, Dublin this documentary celebrates the formative bond between Dublin’s port, city and river through music, song and spoken word. The film illustrates the songs, airs and words from Starboard Home in an impressionistic journey from the source of the River Liffey, deep into the heart of the docks. The music, which ranges from electronic minimalism to folk and rock, is performed by key artists in contemporary Irish music, including BellX1’s Paul Noonan (who curated and produced the album with Gary Sheehan of the NCH), John Sheahan, Lisa O Neil, Cathy Davey, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Paul Cleary, Duke Special and Gemma Hayes. An aural and visual delight, capturing the often hidden mysteries, stories and histories of the city’s port. The Starboard Home song cycle was commissioned by Dublin Port to celebrate 2016. Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn
65 minutes, Ireland, 2016, Colour
AMÉLIE (25th ANNIVERSARY) 13.10
BACKROOMS 16.00 18.20
FAIRYLAND 11.10, 20.20
HEN (2026) 11.00
MYSTERY MATINEE MAY 2026 13.00
OBSESSION 18.00
PARIS 75: THE EUROPEAN CUP FINAL FOOTBALL TRIED TO FORGET 13.45
PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE (4K RE-RELEASE) 15.30, 20.30
POWER BALLAD 15.45, 20.40
THE CHRISTOPHERS 10.50, 18.10
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council