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Two Wheels Good
Barry Gene Murphy, 9 minutes, 2012
Blending animation with documentary footage, Two Wheels Good celebrates the role the bicycle once played in rural Ireland. Four people whose livelihood depended on bicycles talk about how they learnt to cycle, the fitness it required, and their cycling tours…Tyre Kickers
Danny McCafferty, 9 minutes, 2020
A son, determined to salvage his fractured relationship with his father, embarks on a journey to find a classic car from their past.
Ulys
Tim Booth, 6 minutes, 1997
Boldly attempting to sum up in a few short minutes James Joyce’s famously complex, Ulysses, Ulys celebrates Dublin’s most renowned novelist. Slipping between narratives – Joyce bemoans the difficulty of writing whilst a publican recounts the novel’s events– but the…
Ulysses
Joseph Strick, 120 minutes, 1967
American director Joseph Strick’s Academy-Award-nominated take on James Joyce’s Ulysses is unquestionably the most faithful screen adaptation of the revered and illustrious novel. The plot, such as it is, is iconic; Leopold Bloom (Milo O’Shea) goes about his daily business…
The Uncle Jack
John T. Davis, Sé Merry Doyle., 80 minutes, 1996
More personal and intimate than many of his other works, renowned documentarian John T. Davis dedicates himself here to memorialising his enigmatic Uncle Jack, whose influence on Davis led to his becoming a filmmaker. A leading architect of cinemas in…
Under Open Skies
Ben Jones, 12 minutes, 2014
A nostalgic look at handball alleys, Under Open Skies recalls the history of these institutions of social life in Ireland, with the memories of old players bringing back to the public this traditional sport.
Under the Clock
Colm Nicell, 76 minutes, 2018
This documentary (from the makers of Older than Ireland) celebrates the century-long tradition, firmly embedded in the hearts and minds of Dubliners, of meeting under Clery’s clock. This once-popular meeting place provides a starting point for a fascinating journey through…
Under the Hood
Mark Byrne , Rob Dennis, 75 minutes, 2013
Under the Hood explores life inside Belarus, the former Soviet republic where the battle for democracy, social justice and civil rights has yet to be won. The film is constructed through the voices of ordinary Belarusians and through the mundane…
Undressing My Mother
Ken Wardrop, 6 minutes, 2004
An intimate exploration of a woman’s relationship with her body, Undressing My Mother offers the tender portrayal of the director’s mother in a documentary that is as much interested in revealing the mental as the physical. Both her body and…Unhinged
Tom Caulfield, 3 minutes, 2015
The squeaky hinge gets the oil. But when the squeak escapes the oil, it's sure to get you!