Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Secret of Kells

Tomm Moore, 75 minutes, 2009

An animated feature, The Secret of Kells creates a gorgeously realised vision of a medieval Ireland wherein a young monk battles monsters and Vikings to help complete the Book of Kells. Brendan (Evan McGuire) chafes against the restrictions of his…

Smooth Mouth

Keith Kavanagh, 7 minutes, 2020

Willy watches his favourite western every night before bed, until this faithful eve in which he takes a bump to the noggin, leaving him in the local old folk’s home, which spurs his own spaghetti western of a situation.

Somewhere Down the Line

Julien Regnard, 10 minutes, 2014

Somewhere Down the Line follows a man’s life, loves and losses, shown through the exchanges he has with the passengers in his car.

Song of the Sea

Tomm Moore, 90 minutes, 2014

Ben (David Rawle) lives in a lighthouse with his father (Brendan Gleeson) and mother (Lisa Hannigan) who enchants him with tales of selkies who transform from seals into humans. His happiness is disrupted when she passes away in childbirth leaving…

Streets of Fury

Aidan McAteer, 5 minutes, 2019

Violent Max Punchface gets trapped in an alien land with only some friend sheep for company/punch practice.

Subconscious Voyage

Dylan Dreher, 7 minutes, 2020

The story of a young boy named Brian who tries to escape the hardships of reality.

Sunday’s Child

Phil Shanahan, 6 minutes, 2020

Boy is awoken in the middle of the night, following an entity that may be connected to a group of missing kids.

THEM

Robin Lochmann, 2019

A son, banished from his village for refusing to worship a false idol, bears witness to the brewing conflict beyond that may likely destroy civilisation itself.

To Break a Circle

Kalia Firester, 2024

When a young man accepts an ill-fated job offer to construct a motorway that will run straight through an old stone circle, he quickly learns that a road built at such expense does not lead very far. Awards: James Horgan…

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