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Streets of Fury

Aidan McAteer, 5 minutes, 2019

Violent Max Punchface gets trapped in an alien land with only some friend sheep for company/punch practice.

Raped at 14 by a Catholic Priest, human rights activist Colm O’Gorman challenges Pope Francis to tell the truth about the cover up of abuse during his divisive visit to Ireland in August 2018. Awards: Best Irish Documentary Short, Docs…

Studs

Paul Mercier, 90 minutes, 2006

Underdogs punching above their weight never fail to win hearts and minds and it is an underdog story that Paul Mercier tells here in this tale of embattled Dublin football club Emmet Rovers defying the odds. Manager-less, win-less, and soon-to-be…

Subconscious Voyage

Dylan Dreher, 7 minutes, 2020

The story of a young boy named Brian who tries to escape the hardships of reality.

The Summit

Nick Ryan, 95 minutes, 2012

In 2008 eleven climbers died in twenty-four hours in what was the worst mountaineering disaster ever on K2, the world’s second highest mountain, a tragedy that is the subject of this investigative documentary. Interviews, found footage, and reconstructions build on…

Sunday’s Child

Phil Shanahan, 6 minutes, 2020

Boy is awoken in the middle of the night, following an entity that may be connected to a group of missing kids.

Sunlight

Claire Dix, 91 minutes, 2023

Former addict Leon (Barry Ward) is indebted to Iver (Liam Carney), his friend who helped him back from the edge. Now the tables have turned; Leon is clean and bursting with unbridled energy while Iver is at death’s door. Diagnosed…

The Sunny Side Up

Peter Kilmartin, 11 minutes, 2019

Peter Pringle and Sunny Jacobs both served years in prison for crimes they didn't commit. After being exonerated, what are the chances they both met and fell in love?

Sunphlowers

Dave Byrne, 81 minutes, 2025

When Catherine’s husband dies unexpectedly, a toxic legacy of ruin and deceit emerges. Catherine quickly realises that she must confront the realities of her new life which may even include financial destitution. Initially she struggles to deal with the overwhelming…

The Surprise

Mike van Diem, 102 minutes, 2015

An eccentric multi-millionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple fall in love and wish to get…

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