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Our Boys

Cathal Black, 42 minutes, 1981

Politically and technically bold, this short docu-drama from Cathal Black fuses dramatisation, interviews, and archive footage in an exposé of the culture of fear and brutality that defined the regime in educational institutions run by the Christian Brothers. The narrative…

Our Land

Eoin Harnett, 6 minutes, 2019

A short documentary detailing Ireland’s reputation, culture, and future from the perspective of seven young inhabitants of the country. Stylised as a light-hearted reflection piece, Our Land provides the spectator with an understanding of how the interviewees’ regard Ireland as…

Out Of Here

Donal Foreman, 80 minutes, 2013

Made with a quiet authenticity that belies its nature as fiction, Out Of Here tells the story of a generation through its central figure of Ciaran (Fionn Walton) and his restlessness upon returning to Ireland after a year of travelling.…

The Outcasts

Robert Wynne-Simmons, 104 minutes, 1982

Set in rural, pre-famine Ireland, a time when poverty and magic were accepted as facts of life, this is the haunting tale of a young girl's discovery of her own powers through a 'a wild, ungodly man' and the passage…

Outitude: The Irish Lesbian Community

Sonya Mulligan, 90 minutes, 2018

A heartfelt documentary that explores the definitions, connections and commonalities of what it means to be lesbian. Through interviews and group discussions with all facets of the Irish LGBTQI+ community, the film delves into the lives of rural and urban…

Outside the Box

Janet Grainger, 5 minutes, 2019

Who do we see when we look at people? By putting people in a box do we restrict our own true potential?

The Overcoat

Meelis Arulepp
Sean Mullen, 31 minutes, 2018

The Overcoat is a warm and unique Christmas story about an office worker that saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand. Notes by Screen Ireland

The Owl

Neil Winterlich, 13 minutes, 2017

Nick, a drug-addled bad boy, arrives uninvited to his best friend's birthday party, where he discovers why all have abandoned him.

Paddy

Róisín Kearney, 13 minutes, 2020

It’s the late 70s in London and a new generation is asking questions and finding answers, it’s called PUNK, and it don’t matter what you are or where you’re from.

Pale Saint

Rhys Jones, 16 minutes, 2019

Summer, 1991, 17-year-old Kat escapes from her family for a night of freedom and fun with the local teenagers but struggles to stave off a pressing responsibility.

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