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The Hole in the Ground

Lee Cronin, 90 minutes, 2019

Trying to escape a broken past, Sarah (Seána Kerslake) is rebuilding her life on the outskirts of an isolated rural town with her young son, Chris (James Quinn Markey). Following the discovery of a mysterious sinkhole in the vast forest…

Hole in the Head

Dean Kavanagh, 95 minutes, 2022

While Irish director Dean Kavanagh’s latest film sees him take a step away from his previous, more purely experimental work towards a traditional, narrative style, the playful approach to the medium of cinema on display and the healthy dose of…

Hollow Trees

Cathal Fitzpatrick, 82 minutes, 2026

A gloriously ambitious, slick first feature from Co. Down filmmaker Cathal Fitzpatrick, Hollow Trees takes place years after a war that wiped out 50% of the world’s population. A hardened survivor, Kent (Tom Kerrisk), and a young boy, Danny (Louis…

Home – The Story of Zak Moradi

Trevor Whelan, 52 minutes, 2024

HOME: The Story of Zak Moradi follows the inspiring journey from Zak’s childhood in a Kurdish refugee camp to his significant role in the Irish community. This film highlights his integration into Irish society, illustrating how Kurdish and Irish cultures…

Home is the Hero

J. Fielder Cook , 83 minutes, 1959

Adapted from Walter Macken’s stage play of the same name, Home is the Hero is a dark, brooding family drama that tells the tale of Paddo O’Reilly (Walter Macken), who returns to his home after serving five years in prison…

Home Turf

Ross Whitaker, 15 minutes, 2011

Home Turf lovingly envisions what has become an endangered activity – cutting turf from bogs to provide fuel for domestic fires. The turf cutters are characterised by hard work and proclaim both their love for their work and the good…

Homemade

Luke McManus, 5 minutes, 2012

A shocking vision of a generational conflict between feral youth and seemingly genial pensioners, Homemade has the elderly Tommy’s (Jim Norton) efforts to live a quiet life and strike up a relationship with new flame Joan (Deirdre Donnelly) upset by…

Homo Sapiens Project (93)

Rouzbeh Rashidi , 12 minutes, 2012

The 93rd film in Rashidi’s ongoing Homo Sapiens Project, HSP (93) evokes, like much of his prolific output, the atmospheric unease and suspense of horror cinema removed from its contextual and narrative confines. A man (played by Rashidi himself), inhabits…

Honest

Matt Roche, 8 minutes, 2019

One Sunday, Theo, who finds his family’s weekly church attendance to be an absolute bore-fest makes a brave decision that puts him at odds with the Son of God. Will Theo confess or will he hold fast, and risk dire…

The Honeymooners

Karl Golden, 89 minutes, 2003

A romantic-comedy filmed in a distinctively realist style, The Honeymooners is a story of opposites attracting in extreme circumstances. The first of these opposites is David (Jonathan Byrne), a man who sinks into despair and drunkenness when his fiancé fails…

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