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James

Connor Clements, 17 minutes, 2008

In this multi-award winning short James (Niall Wright), an isolated and friendless young man has to come to terms with his sexuality whilst dealing with the pain of a dysfunctional family and the attentions of an elderly man. Only friendly…

January Hymn

Katherine Canty, 12 minutes, 2016

A reflection on the intangible experience of grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father's death.

Jelly Baby

Naomi Fagan, 16 minutes, 2017

A young mother is forced to find the balance between her maternal duties and her own desires.

Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien

Sé Merry Doyle, 90 minutes, 2010

The world-renowned animator Jimmy Murakami (When the Wind Blows, The Snowman) was eight years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour during World War Two. Like many other Japanese- American citizens, the Murakami family was evacuated to a concentration camp called…

The Job of Songs

Lila Schmitz, 74 minutes, 2022

Travellers from all over the world gather in the village of Doolin, County Clare, hoping to connect with their Irish heritage through traditional Irish music. But things are changing: facing rapid modernisation at the hands of tourism, confronting depression and…

Joe, Searching

Naoimh Reilly, 17 minutes, 2017

A man who searches for missing women is frustrated by the lack of official response.

John Behan – Odyssey

Donald Taylor Black, 75 minutes, 2023

John Behan RHA is Ireland’s best-known living sculptor. He is as busy as ever in his early 80s, with regular exhibitions in Ireland and abroad. In addition to this heavy workload, he feels so strongly about the suffering of refugees…

John Don’t Know Nothin’!

Conor Kehelly, 14 minutes, 2019

John, the successful star of a family sitcom, has a heated conversation with his taxi driver on his way home from work.

John McGahern: A Private World

Pat Collins, 52 minutes, 2005

Completed a year before his passing, Collins’ exploration of arguably the defining Irish writer of the modern era was filmed just prior to the publication of McGahern’s acclaimed memoirs, which form the backbone of this definitive portrait of the man’s…

Johnny

Hugh Rodgers, 8 minutes, 2018

Johnny is a young Traveller who has to come to terms with his sexuality, and wants to help his deeply traditional community to do the same. Available as part of a curated series of shorts GAZE on Tour 2018.

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