Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky

13 minutes, 2024

In a small Irish town teens Diana and Sol are finally graduating. Diana once dreaded this day, fearing a mundane and adult future, but now has a plan for adventure among the stars with her best friend Sol. When doubt…

The Wilde Sisters

Táine King, 2024

After sisters Emily and Mary Wilde lose their lives at a party in 1871 they find themselves stuck in purgatory unable to move on. The sisters navigate through unraveling the hidden truths of their past. But who is really in…

Woodlice

Leonn Ward, 2023

Woodlice is a short film based on a true story, depicting grief through symbolism in both surreal and real forms, exploring relationships with grief, religion, and motherhood.

Would You Rather

Sophie O'Donovan, 11 minutes, 2025

A young woman shows up uninvited to a friend’s gathering, where a game of Would You Rather? makes things interesting.

Yara

James Doherty, 2024

A Syrian father, haunted by his past, struggles to adapt to life with his daughter in rural Ireland.

You Are Not My Mother

Kate Dolan, 95 minutes, 2021

Teenager Char and her mother, Angela, share a house with grandmother, Rita. Relations are fraught as Angela’s poor mental health and erratic behaviour cause Rita to become increasingly impatient and Char to isolate from her bullying classmates. When Angela disappears…

Young People of Ireland

Sophie Meehan, 15 minutes, 2024

It’s the 29th of September, 1979, and everyone in Dublin is going to see Pope John Paul II. Everyone, except Marian and Pamela.

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