Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Dambé: The Mali Project

Dearbhla Glynn, 93 minutes, 2008

Living out a dream, Irish musicians Paddy Keenan and Liam Ó’Maonlaí travel across Mali on a musical roadtrip, soaking themselves in local traditions en route to the famous Festival au désert. On a slow-paced journey the pair take the opportunity…

The Dance

Pat Collins, 87 minutes, 2021

Michael Keegan-Dolan is one of the most exciting and thought-provoking choreographers working in dance and theatre today. Keegan-Dolan's latest show, Mám, brought the virtuoso concertina player Cormac Begley, the European musical collective ‘s t a r g a z e’…

Dance Master

Richard Howard, 70 minutes, 2025

Is clár faisnéise é Dance Master a thugann léargas cruinn ar an damhsóir Gaelach agus ar an chóiréagrafaí Breandán de Gallaí, fear a bhfuil a shaothar sáite sa traidisiún agus sa nuálaíocht araon.  In imeacht bliana a taifeadadh an clár faisnéise agus…

Daniel O’Connell – Emancipator

Ruán Magan, 60 minutes, 2025

Marking the 250th anniversary of Daniel O’Connell’s birth in 1775, this documentary explores his life and legacy, and examines how O’Connell’s achievements continue to shape and impact our world today. A Create One production, produced in association with RTÉ, University…

David Keenan – Focla ar Chanbás’

Paddy Hayes, 67 minutes, 2025

Four years after the breakthrough success of his debut album A Beginner's Guide to Bravery, Dundalk songwriter, musician and composer David Keenan is at a crossroads. After touring extensively and building a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading live performers,…

Dear Little Sophia

Paddy Hayes, 16 minutes, 2020

Sophia Murphy writes a letter to her younger self to make sense of the lifelong abuse she suffered at the hands of her father.

Don’t Forget to Remember

Ross Killeen, 77 minutes, 2024

This unconventional documentary from Ross Killeen (Love Yourself Today) is an emotive human story featuring the artist Asbestos and his journey through the slow decay of his mother’s memories as they disintegrate due to her advancing Alzheimer’s disease. His work…

Dreaming the Quiet Man

Sé Merry Doyle, 90 minutes, 2010

The Quiet Man has become a touchstone for Irish cinema and Sé Merry Doyle’s documentary here has academics, directors (including Martin Scorsese), anecdote-filled locals who were involved with the filming and Maureen O’Hara come forward to extol the virtues of…

Dreams of a Life

Carol Morley, 95 minutes, 2011

This piercing new film by Carol Morley offers us the true story of an ill-fated modern-day Eleanor Rigby. In 2006, council officials forcibly entered a north London flat with an eviction notice, only to recoil at the decomposing body of Joyce Carol Vincent, a woman…

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