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Nymph

Caoimhin Coffey, 15 minutes, 2020

When betrayal stalks their camping trip, three friends unwittingly conjure up the wild, elemental spirits of vengeful Nature, with horrifying consequences.

A cinematic exploration of the rise of Hip Hop and Electronic artists in Ireland embracing oral traditions of folklore, ancient poetry and sean nós singing to create a new fusion sound, a culture clash through music. An ensemble piece, featuring…

Ó Chúil Aodha Go hÓileán Í (From Coolea to Iona)

Dónal Ó Céillachair, 53 minutes, 2014

A documentary tribute to a community in the West Cork Gaeltacht where men of all ages and from all walks of life gather every Sunday to sing with Cór Chúil Aodha. Founded by legendary Irish composer Seán Ó Riada and…

O’Hara’s Holiday

Peter Bryan, 20 minutes, 1957

This engaging dramatized documentary part-sponsored by Bord Fáilte, the Irish Tourist Board, was one of a series of films aimed at the US market which centred on the theme of returning migrants. In homage to John Ford’s The Quiet Man,…

The Octopus Nest

John Michell, 18 minutes, 2019

Claire and Timothy are chilled to discover that the same strange woman keeps popping up in the background of their holiday snaps. Who is this apparent stalker?

Oddity

Damian McCarthy, 97 minutes, 2024

When Dani is brutally murdered at the remote house that she and her husband Ted are renovating, everyone suspects a patient from the local mental health institution, where Ted is a doctor. Soon after the killing, the suspect is found…

Offering

Saoirse Kavanagh, 97 minutes, 2019

A mysterious quest goes horribly wrong. Dealing with the inevitable decay that envelopes the world in which we live, you cannot barter with forces beyond your control.

Old Fangs

Adrien Merigeau, Alan Holly, 12 minutes, 2009

An anthropomorphic young wolf – named only as ‘Wolf’ - meets his father after years of separation in this atmospheric animated short. As he makes his way through the woods to his father, Wolf finds his old haunts to be…

Older than Ireland

Alex Fegan, 81 minutes, 2015

Featuring 30 men and women, all born before 1916, Older than Ireland is something of a landmark documentary that explores what it means to have lived 100 years, and more, in Ireland. Director Alex Fegan, who recently took the measure…

Omagh

Pete Travis, 106 minutes, 2004

On August 15th 1998 twenty-nine people were killed by a Real IRA bomb detonated in the streets of Omagh, Co Tyrone. This atrocity is here brought to the screen focussing on the efforts of Michael Gallagher (Gerard McSorley) in bringing…

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