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Macarooned

Alan Short, Seamus Malone, 4 minutes, 2018

A desperate castaway navigates shark-infested waters to reach a nearby island paradise, and pits his wits against an escalating run of extraordinary bad luck.

One of Ireland’s most critically renowned and radical filmmakers, Pat Murphy made her debut here with the unshakeably committed Maeve. Feminist in its politics and experimental in its style, the film follows Maeve (Mary Jackson), a young woman in war-torn…

The Magdalene Sisters

Peter Mullan, 119 minutes, 2002

An unflinching and compelling film depicting a shameful episode in Irish history, The Magdalene Sisters dramatises the experience of women incarcerated in Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Asylums, known as ‘Magdalene Laundries’. The story focuses on the lives of three women in…

Maidhm

Sean Breathnach, 10 minutes, 2016

An autistic boy’s world is thrown into chaos as he searches for his mother.

Mairéad Farrell: An Unfinished Conversation

Martina Durac, 52 minutes, 2014

This new documentary from Loopline Film investigates the life and death of Mairéad Farrell who in 1988 was shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar along with two other unarmed members of the IRA. Due to her youth, her gender…

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…

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