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Just Fine

Ciarán Hickey, 16 minutes, 2018

Two school friends entertain the curiosity of their lives on the eve of a grand departure.

Kachalka, Kiev’s enormous open-air gym is a community constructed facility that is free-to-use. Made entirely from recycled scrap materials repurposed from the country’s Soviet past it is widely considered to be ‘the most hardcore gym in the world’. The film…

Kathleen

Liam O'Neill, 18 minutes, 2019

A writer waits for inspiration. It finally comes courtesy of a dispossessed woman who he invites into his home.

Kathleen is Here

Eva Birthistle, 95 minutes, 2024

Kathleen is 18 and fresh out of foster care. Her departure coincides with the death of her biological mother and she returns to her hometown to take ownership of her mother’s house. Across the road lives Dee, with her husband,…

Kathleen was Here

Eva Birthistle, 10 minutes, 2020

Kathleen is 18 and alone. The system has no place for her now. What does the future hold when the past is all you’ve got? This visually arresting and emotionally-taut tale depicts the ongoing problems surrounding young adults who age…

Katie

Ross Whitaker, 85 minutes, 2018

Katie Taylor has won six European and five world amateur championships and was a Gold Medal winner at the London 2012 Olympic Games. After a disastrous campaign at the Rio 2016 Olympics, she turned professional and attempted to rebuild a…

Keep it a Secret

Sean Duggan, 61 minutes, 2021

In the early 1970s, the world-class waves of Ireland were uncharted waters for the international surfing community. Amidst the conflict of the Troubles, pioneers in both Dublin and Belfast transcended political hostilities to host the 1972 Eurosurf championship, while every…

Keep it Reel

Ricky Carranza, 61 minutes, 2017

1994's Eurovision, hosted by Ireland, featured interval act Riverdance, which would become an overnight sensation and an iconic worldwide cultural phenomenon, spawning an unprecedented interest in Irish dancing around the world. One such place was Finland, a country far more…

Keepers of the Flame

Nuala O'Connor, 89 minutes, 2018

This feature-length documentary tells the story of generations dealing with the consequences of war and civil war in Ireland. It brings to light the diverse experiences of some of the 85,000 ordinary Irish men and women who made pension and…

Kelly

Solène Guichard, 13 minutes, 2019

Kelly comes back to her childhood house after many years abroad to help her sister tidy for the estate agent.

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