Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

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.

Desert Passages

Kevin Brennan,
Laurence Durkin, 76 minutes, 2026

The Colorado River is drying up. Its reservoirs are falling to record lows as drought ravages the western borderlands of the USA and Mexico. The technological mastery that once promised abundance in the West is faltering under the weight of…

Displace: The Battle for Dublin

James Redmond, 90 minutes, 2026

Filmed over four years across kitchen tables, protests and public meetings, Displace: The Battle for Dublin depicts a city fighting for itself as a broken property market ruthlessly chews up its citizens for profit – pushing out communities of every…

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…

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