Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

The Gap in Consent

Tom Burke, 55 minutes, 2024

This extraordinary anthology of interviews with 14 leading Irish filmmakers represents a new body of knowledge in the field of documentary studies. Filmmaker and PhD candidate Tom Burke invites filmmakers to speak about ethics, consent, and relationships with the subjects…

Gaza

Garry Keane
Andrew McConnell, 90 minutes, 2019

This film was released on Friday 9th August 2019 and is no longer screening. This portrait immerses us in the heart of the Gaza Strip among an eloquent and resilient cast of characters under siege. Blockaded by Israel and Egypt,…

Gealtra

Brendan Canty, 70 minutes, 2025

Set in the dynamic heart of Knocknaheeny on Cork City’s Northside, this compelling documentary illuminates the creative energy within The Kabin Studio – a youth-led cultural hub where music, poetry, and the Irish language converge. Under the guidance of rapper…

George Best: All By Myself

Daniel Gordon, 90 minutes, 2016

In 1961 George Best, a shy well-mannered Belfast teenager, was recruited by Manchester United to become what Pelé would call “the greatest player in the world”. A devilishly charismatic figure, Best achieved celebrity status early. His football was transcendent (playing…

Gerry Adams – A Ballymurphy Man

Trisha Ziff, 117 minutes, 2025

Gerry Adams first met Englishwoman Trisha Ziff, a community activist and founder of the “Camerawork Derry” workshop, at the height of the Northern Ireland conflict in 1981, remaining in contact for over forty years. This film weaves together interviews recorded…

The Ghost of Richard Harris

Adrian Sibley, 107 minutes, 2022

In a career spanning five decades, a broad range of film genres and a glittering array of best actor awards, Limerick-born Richard Harris (1930 – 2002) brought an electric presence to both stage and screen. He was nominated for Oscars…

Ghosts of Baggotonia

Alan Gilsenan, 80 minutes, 2022

An evocative film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin’s Baggot Street during the mid-20th century where there was a radical flourishing of artistic and intellectual activity. ‘Baggotonia’ was both an area and a cultural…

Gleann

Jesse Gilbert, 71 minutes, 2024

A filmmaker turns his attention to the remote valley in which he was raised. The result is a love letter to a people and a place. Using both digital and Super 8 footage, the film acts as a time capsule…

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami

Sophie Fiennes, 115 minutes, 2017

Bloodlight And Bami – Jamaican patois for the red light of a recording studio and bread – follows the incomparable Grace Jones across the globe as she visits family in Jamaica, appears on French television, and performs in Dublin’s Olympia…

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