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Mary

Shaun O'Connor, 7 minutes, 2019

When he manages to destroy the town’s beloved Virgin Mary statue, Charlie O’Connor does the only thing he can do; he frames his older brother.

Acclaimed director Haifaa Al-Mansour (Wadjda) brings to life Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin's fiery, tempestuous relationship with romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and the creation of Frankenstein, one of the world's most famous Gothic novels. The pair are two outsiders constrained by…

Mattress Men

Colm Quinn, 82 minutes, 2016

In an attempt to save his struggling mattress business, sixty-something Michael Flynn reinvents himself as the eccentric online personality ‘Mattress Mick’ under the guidance of his good friend Paul Kelly. Paul, burdened with debts and living with his family in inner city Dublin, yearns…

Maudie

Aisling Walsh, 116 minutes, 2017

Though crippled with debilitating arthritis, Maudie (Sally Hawkins) is forced to forge her own path when her brother sells their home. A twist of fate leads her to a job as cleaning lady for taciturn fisherman Ethan Hawke), living in…

Maya

Sophia Tamburrini, 11 minutes, 2019

A man living in an idyllic simulated world is forced to return to a life he sought desperately to escape.

Maze

Stephen Burke, 93 minutes, 2017

Inspired by the true story of the escape by 38 IRA prisoners from the notorious Maze Prison in 1983 (which left one prison officer dead and others seriously injured), Maze is a post-hunger strike narrative which eschews jailbreak high-jinx in favour of…

McMurphy’s Law

Irina Udyakova, 14 minutes, 2025

A suburban couple in their mid-30s believes their perfect life is untouchable-until an unexpected Guest arrives. The government, aware of cracks in their marriage, is ready to intervene, whether they want help or not.

Mechanic

Feidlim Cannon, Tom Sullivan, 15 minutes, 2013

High up in mountains with plans to kill himself, Kev (Paul Roe) is faced with a stark choice when an interfering old man (Syl Fox) crosses his path. A powerful and tightly-contained dramatic situation, Mechanic’s tale of life-changing decisions won…

Medicated Milk

Áine Stapleton, made in collaboration with José Miguel Jiménez , 50 minutes, 2016

Lucia Joyce was a talented dancer, writer and musician. She spent her life under the control of her father James, her family and multiple doctors. Her time in Ireland during the 1930s – particularly in Bray, Co. Wicklow – was…

The Meeting

Alan Gilsenan, 96 minutes, 2018

Prolific Irish director Alan Gilsenan has throughout his career frequently addressed issues of social interest. Following the success last year of documentary Meetings With Ivor and the release earlier this year of fiction feature Unless, The Meeting blends the two…

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