Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Crash and Burn

Seán Ó Cualáin, 81 minutes, 2016

For a fleeting moment in the early 1980s Tommy Byrne was the world’s greatest Formula 1 driver, a man who looked set to rival Senna and Schumacher with his fearless style and his record-breaking speeds. Coming from humble Dundalk roots…

Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane McGowan

Julien Temple, 124 minutes, 2020

Crock of Gold - A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan deep dives into the life of the tortured Irish vocalist, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of The Pogues, who famously combined traditional Irish music with the visceral energy…

Croi Trodach

Des Kilbane, 56 minutes, 2013

Croi Trodach (A Fighting Heart) is the epic story of Johnny Kilbane (1889 – 1957), poet, politician and the longest reigning World Featherweight Champion of all time. It’s a rags-to-riches story which begins on Achill Island, from where his ancestors…

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.

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