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The Reserve

MJ Whelan, 65 minutes, 2024

A journey to a remote corner of Ireland, where an invisible border delineates a reserve that is both a refuge for life, and a beacon of environmental responsibility. A place where pagan beliefs share the magical landscape with traditional Catholic…

The Restoration at Grayson Manor

Glenn McQuaid, 90 minutes, 2025

Uneasy expectations shake the foundations of Grayson Manor. Boyd Grayson and his mother, Jacqueline, reluctantly share their sprawling family estate—a mansion that feels more like a gilded cage than a home. After a devastating accident, Jacqueline spares no expense on…

Retirement Plan

John Kelly, 7 minutes, 2024

In the throes of his overstimulated, energy-poor midlife, Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) fantasises about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has “the time”. He will pursue his curiosities, challenge his limiting beliefs, embrace fear, beauty, even the…

Return

Rosie Barrett, 7 minutes, 2024

Shay, a queer woman, navigates her brother’s funeral in Dublin’s inner city. Set in a comedic, working-class pub filled with broken hearts, each familiar face Shay encounters represents a stage of grief.

Return to Montauk

Volker Schlondorff, 106 minutes, 2017

It is winter in Montauk, at the far end of Long Island. There are two deck chairs on the windswept beach. The chairs are waiting for two people who have, for a long time, been lost to each other. He…

Reunion

Stephen Fingleton, 12 minutes, 2020

A former gangster and her estranged son meet at the wake of his father.

Revolution in Colour

Martin Dwan, 90 minutes, 2016

Revolution in Colour reclaims the story of the Irish struggle for independence during the first quarter of the 20th century from the remote world of black and white to the vibrant world of living colour. A meticulous job of colourisation brings a…

Revolutions

Laura McGann, 87 minutes, 2016

Revolutions introduces the exciting, sometimes brutal, world of women’s roller derby, a non-traditional sport that is gaining popularity but still operates well outside the sporting mainstream. Director Laura McGann followed a number of women over four years as they commit…

Rialto

Peter Mackie Burns, 93 minutes, 2019

At 46, Dubliner Colm (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) has a comfortable life: a managerial job in the city’s docks; a home in a leafy suburb with two healthy teenage children; and a kind loyal wife, Claire (Monica Dolan). But his emotional and…

Rince

Medb Johnstone, 8 minutes, 2014

A snapshot into the lives of a family of dancers in the West of Ireland. While preparing dinner, the mother brings to light their competitive edge. Sraicfhéachaint ar shaol teaghlaigh damhsóirí in larthar na hÉireann. Nochtaíonn an mháthair an cumas…

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