Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Macha

Shane Robinson, 17 minutes, 2026

Ana, a young woman searching for answers to chronic pain caused by endometriosis. She navigates a fractured medical system, she draws strength from the Irish Goddess of War and Fertility, Macha. World & Ireland premiere: Galway Film Fleadh, 9 July…

Mammal

Rebecca Daly, 96 minutes, 2016

Margaret (Rachel Griffiths) lives a determinedly quiet life in a nondescript corner of Dublin; middle-aged and divorced, she owns a second-hand store, with little social life save for solitary trips to the local swimming pool. Her self-imposed isolation ends when…

Mandrake

Lynne Davison, 85 minutes, 2022

Probation officer Cathy Madden is tasked with rehabilitating the notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw and integrating her back into society after twenty years in jail for the murder of her husband two decades before. Is she a witch, a psychopath…

Mary Shelley

Haifaa Al-Mansour, 120 minutes, 2017

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…

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…

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.

Moncha

Freya Porritt Wessman, 2024

Moncha is a love letter to rural life, self-preservation, and the subtle devotion to our internal and external worlds.

Mrs Robinson

Aoife Kelleher, 94 minutes, 2024

A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of…

New York Our Time

Vivienne Dick, 80 minutes, 2020

Celebrated filmmaker and artist Vivienne Dick weaves a personal and philosophical documentary remembering 1970s New York in its heyday for bohemian artists and musicians. Featuring contributions from many of her contemporaries at that time, the film also contrasts the “No…

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