Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Disco Pigs

Kirsten Sheridan, 93 minutes, 2001

Imaginative, shocking, and wholly unlike any coming-of-age narrative Ireland had seen before, Disco Pigs is the story of two teenagers whose lifelong partnership suffers an almost Edenic fall from grace. Runt (Elaine Cassidy) and Pig (Cillian Murphy), known to their…

Doineann

Damian McCann, 95 minutes, 2021

Tomás is a successful television producer. Specialising in investigative journalism, over the years he has made many enemies in Dublin’s criminal underworld. In search of peace and quiet, he and his wife Siobhan take their baby son Oisín to their…

Dollhouse

Kirsten Sheridan, 95 minutes, 2012

Kirsten Sheridan’s third feature is a loose, experimental depiction of a modern-day bacchanal as a group of five young Dublin outsiders break into a luxurious seafront house. At the eye of the storm is Jeannie (Seána Kerslake), who has been…

Double Blind

Ian Hunt-Duffy, 90 minutes, 2023

Seven strangers enrol in an apparently routine drug trial at a pharmaceutical facility, but soon discover an unexpected side effect – they are unable to fall asleep. Concerned for the safety of the patients, the supervising doctor advises the pharmaceutical…

Down the Corner

Joe Comerford, 60 minutes, 1977

Funded by the Arts Council and the British Film Institute Production Board, Down the Corner was produced in 1976. It was an attempt to make a community film with and within the working class community of Ballyfermot in Dublin. The…

Dreamtown

Steven Mckenna, 97 minutes, 2024

Mickey Richards (Anthony Murphy), a delusional, ageing rocker who never realised his dreams, lives a carefree life, untethered by responsibility — spending his days as a school janitor and his nights holding up the bar spinning tales about his rock‘n’roll…

The Drummer and the Keeper

Nick Kelly, 92 minutes, 2017

Drummer Gabriel (Dermot Murphy), recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is forced to curb his erratic behaviour when his therapist changes his medication and insists he join a special football team. When he meets goalkeeper Christopher (Jacob McCarthy), a 17-year-old with…

Dub Daze

Shane J Collins, 90 minutes, 2019

Two friends, Dan and Baz, are looking for kicks on their last day of school. Cork medical students Jack and Sean arrive in the capital to find their way among Ireland's affluent youth, while songwriter Fi struggles to break through…

Dublin Crust

Baz Black, 99 minutes, 2023

Set against the backdrop of Dublin's underground punk scene, the film follows the turbulent lives of the former members of the legendary band Crust, each grappling with their own demons and struggles in the aftermath of the band's explosive breakup.…

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