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Cardboard Gangsters

Mark O'Connor, 90 minutes, 2016

John Connors plays Jay Connolly, a part-time DJ and low-level drug dealer living in Darndale, an area rife with gangland violence, drugs and social problems. When his welfare payments are cut off, he decides it’s time to start dealing more…

Cat Calls

Kate Dolan, 9 minutes, 2018

A man cruises around late at night looking for something. He pulls in to ask two young girls for directions - only to flash them to get a cheap thrill. Unfortunately, he has picked the wrong girls. They are also…

Céad Ghrá

Brian Deane, 11 minutes, 2015

Two best-friends set out on a quest in pursuit of their first crush.

Céard atá i d’Intinn

Samuel Acheson, 11 minutes, 2024

Troubled by a recent tragedy, Sean is visited by an old friend, PJ. PJ tries to cheer his friend up, but his own thoughts are occupied by a donkey he saw earlier that day.

Ceist an Taibhse

Richard Harvey, 6 minutes, 2024

A talented mandolin player who prefers his own company, discovers an unexpected sparring partner in a remote place. After taking the time to listen to himself, he realises that his talent must be shared in order to progress.

The Cellar

Brendan Muldowney, 94 minutes, 2022

Keira Woods’ daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country. Keira soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or risk losing her family’s souls…

Cellar Door

Viko Nikci, 90 minutes, 2018

Racing from young love to tortured loss and back again this story follows Aidie, a fighter inside and out, as she searches for her son while in the grip of the Church. With a unique point of view on a…

Celtic Utopia

Dennis Harvey,
Lars Lovén, 90 minutes, 2025

Celtic Utopia tells the story of a new Ireland and its vibrant music scene, but also that of a post-colonial society wrestling with its heritage. A society where folk music carries both the oppression of the past and the dream…

Chasing the Light

Maurice O’Brien, 80 minutes, 2024

In the early 1970s, charismatic hippie couple Peter and Harriet Cornish escaped the chaos of the modern world and headed to the wilds of West Cork where they established a spiritual haven which would eventually blossom into Dzogchen Beara, a…

Cherry Tree

David Keating, 85 minutes, 2015

Faith is in a bad place. Her Dad, Sean, is ill - she fears he is dying and is haunted by the prospect of a life alone. Faith confides in her teacher and sports coach Sissy – who tells her…

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