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The Making of the Rocky Road to Dublin

Paul Duane, 30 minutes, 2004

Made as companion piece for Rocky Road to Dublin during its revival in the 2000s, The Making of Rocky Road to Dublin describes the journey of Lennon’s iconoclastic documentary from its creation and initial life on the screen to its…

Making the Grade

Ken Wardrop, 82 minutes, 2017

Over 30,000 students prepare for piano exams each year in Ireland. In this delightfully quirky and uplifting documentary, we are invited into the world of the piano lesson. The film examines the special bond between piano teachers and their pupils,…

Making Tom

Táinne King,
Lorraine Higgins, 16 minutes, 2019

An iconic statue of Big Tom McBride, created by artist Mark Richards, was commissioned by Monaghan County Council, for the market square in Castleblayney. From the initial commission to the unveiling, an emotional journey is taken in art and in…

Maldives

Slawek Bracki, 12 minutes, 2018

A journey through the unconscious mind of a man yearning for connection.

Mammal

Rebecca Daly, 96 minutes, 2016

Margaret (Rachel Griffiths) lives a determinedly quiet life in a nondescript corner of Dublin; middle-aged and divorced, she owns a second-hand store, with little social life save for solitary trips to the local swimming pool. Her self-imposed isolation ends when…

Mamó & Mise

Cian Desmond,
Jack Desmond

, 15 minutes, 2025

10-year old Fionn skips school to spend one last day with his grandmother, on an adventure in the Irish countryside. A heartwarming family film exploring life and grief. Téann Fionn ag múitseáil ón scoil chun a lá deireanach a chaitheamh…

Man About Dog

Paddy Breathnach, 85 minutes, 2004

A boisterous comedy, Man About Dog follows the exploits of three young men who entangle themselves in a web of crooked bookmakers and greyhound trainers. In exchange for ownership of a champion greyhound, dog-racing enthusiasts Mo Chara (Allen Leech), Cerebral…

Man of Aran

Robert J. Flaherty, 76 minutes, 1934

Robert Flaherty’s seminal documentary, Man of Aran today remains one of the most important cinematic depictions of western Ireland. Initially arriving for an overnight stay, Flaherty eventually spent over two years among the native community of the Aran Islands, which…

The Man Who Wanted to Fly

Frank Shouldice, 82, 2018

Eighty-something Cavan bachelor Bobby Coote left school at 13 and says his reading and writing isn't great. He spends his days fixing clocks and making violins from old furniture. But he’s never lost sight of a lifelong dream to take…

The Man with the Hat: The Revolutionary Life and Times of Sean Garland

Kevin Brannigan
Graham Seely, 55 minutes, 2018

Documentary about Irishman Sean Garland, known as the man in with the hat, a former Workers' Party president and Official IRA Chief of Staff, and about what he has seen not only in Ireland, but in places as far away…

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