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Guiltrip

Gerard Stembridge, 90 minutes, 1995

Paranoid and violent, army officer Liam (Andrew Connolly) is a terror to his suffering wife Tina (Jasmine Russell). Coming home drunk one evening he demands that Tina relates to him all the events of her day. From here a clever…

Gustav

Ken Williams, Denis Fitzpatick, 11 minutes, 2017

A man wakes up with a strange tune in his head. But what is it? And how did it get there?

Halal Daddy

Conor McDermottroe, 95 minutes, 2017

Raghdan Aziz’s new home in the west of Ireland seems to be the perfect getaway from his controlling Bradford-based Muslim father, Amir. However, when Amir lands on his doorstep with a birthday present of the keys to a former abattoir…

HALO

Michael-David McKernan, 16 minutes, 2019

A lonely driver takes drastic action to protect a customer from heartbreak. A single-take film about loneliness, intentions and infidelity.

The Halo Effect

Lance Daly, 97 minutes, 2004

This humane, realist drama from Lance Daly explores his common territory – inner city Dublin – through the figure of Fatso (Stephen Rea), a genial chip shop owner whose gambling problem lands him in more trouble than he can deal…

Handsome Devil

John Butler, 95 minutes, 2016

Returning to boarding school after the holidays, Ned (Fionn O’Shea), a bullied but resilient outsider, is dismayed to find he has been assigned a new roommate, Conor (Nicholas Galitzine), a rugby-playing Adonis. When Conor is drafted into the gang of…

Hangman’s House

John Ford, 80 minutes, 1928

After the entertaining but lightweight The Shamrock Handicap, Hangman’s House is a revelation, one of the great late silent films to rank alongside the finest work of Victor Sjöström, Alfred Hitchcock and F. W. Murnau. Its dreamy landscapes and sinuous…

The Hardy Bucks Movie

Mike Cockayne, 89 minutes, 2013

Something of a media phenomenon in Ireland, The Hardy Bucks began life as a YouTube series before graduating to television and, here, to film with this uproarious comedy. Led by Eddie Durkan (Martin Maloney), the Hardy Bucks are a group…

Hasta la Vista

Laragh McCann, 6 minutes, 2018

A genre-blending short film which sets dance, music and an ethereal aesthetic against a backdrop of friendship, love, lust, and betrayal.

Have You Never Heard of Bill Fuller?

David Burke, 82 minutes, 2026

A hugely influential yet mysterious figure in popular music, Kerry-born ballroom impresario Bill Fuller promoted legends Nina Simone, Patsy Cline, Willie Nelson, Joan Baez, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Thin Lizzy through the 30s to the 70s. He owned at…

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