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Edwina Casey, 10 minutes, 2020
When nervy Al has an absurd encounter with a stranger, he begins to question his whole identity. Set in the not too distant future.
Alia
Claire Dix, 16 minutes, 2012
Love crosses boundaries in this emotional short about the young, embattled Alia (Baria Shafaq), a young Afghan girl living in Dublin, who refuses to enter an arranged marriage and instead begins a relationship with local mechanic Danny (Ryan Andrews). Director…
Alibi
Darren Bolger, 13 minutes, 2009
Alibi explores the fallout of a brutal murder in a small Irish town. Centring on a false alibi that frustrated the investigation for decades, director Darren Bolger delves into the psychological effect this crime had on the community in this…
Alive Alive O – A Requiem for Dublin
Sé Merry Doyle, 52 minutes, 2001
Alive, Alive O looks at Dublin street traders, a group whose greatest champion was Tony Gregory. It chronicles how an extraordinary culture becomes increasingly overshadowed by the scourge of heroin and the closing of marketplaces. There is some captivating footage…
All Good Children
All Good Children, 80 minutes, 2010
This highly atmospheric first feature by Alicia Duffy was inspired by Sam Taylor’s novel The Republic of Trees, the disturbing tale of a group of kids who, inspired by Rousseau’s The Social Contract, set up an alternative society in the…All You Need is Death
Paul Duane, 90 minutes, 2023
Young couple Anna and Aleks collect folk ballads, the rarer the better. Following a tip from a fellow collector, they secretly record a song so ancient that it is in a forgotten dialect. However, once they begin to translate the…
Amanda Coogan: Long Now
Paddy Cahill, 60 minutes, 2016
Amanda Coogan: Long Now is an exploration of Coogan’s durational performance art practice. The film follows Coogan during a grueling six week live durational exhibition; I’ll sing you a song from around the town. Hosted in Dublin’s RHA Gallery, the exhibition became…
Amazing Azerbaijan
Liz Mermin, 60 minutes, 2013
Amazing Azerbaijan is a tale of two Azerbaijans: one the tolerant, Eurovision-winning, secular democratic republic that the government proudly puts on display for visiting journalists and dignitaries; the other a repressive and corrupt oligarchy with little respect for democracy or…
American Dreams #3 : Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness
Moira Tierney , 5 minutes , 2002
Based in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 2001, Moira Tierney caught the aftermath of September 11th on 16mm film and subsequently set it to the poem ‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley and the music of Charlemagne Palestine. For much of the film…Amhras
Seán Wrenn, 24 minutes, 2016
Amhras (Doubt) is a tale of love, pride, and unspoken regret. Tom (Philip Coffey) and Simon (Owen Moloney) are brothers who have spent the last 25 years living with a looming sense of injustice. Cast adrift in life as children…