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Director
Garry Keane
Credits
Producers: Anne Heffernan, Seán Herlihy.
Cinematographer: Michael O'Donovan
Category
Documentary
Capturing the remarkable love stories of three Deaf couples: a decades-long forbidden romance across a religious divide, a same-sex couple navigating parenthood with Deaf and hearing children, and a Deaf boxer and his hearing partner facing a life-altering choice, this multi-award winning film is Ireland’s first Irish Sign Language feature, produced by a Deaf and hearing team and directed by Garry Keane (In the Shadow of Beirut, Gaza). Notes by Sunniva O‘Flynn World premiere: Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand 04 July 2025 Awards: + Jury Award for Best Film, Irish Film Festival Bilbao 2026 + Best Documentary, Celtic Media Festival Belfast 2026 + Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award, Global Production Awards Cannes 2025 + Being Oneself Award, Doc Edge New Zealand 2025
96 minutes, Ireland, 2025, Colour
A PRIVATE LIFE 13.40, 20.40
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: CONCRETE PROOF (PROGRAMME 2) 12.45
DISCLOSURE DAY 20.20
OBSESSION 13.20
ROSEBUSH PRUNING 14.10, 18.30 (OC)
THE INVITE 16.00, 18.20, 20.45
THE LAST ONE FOR THE ROAD 16.20, 18.10
THE LAST VIKING 15.40
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