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Shaun Dunne, 13 minutes, 2020

An abandoned school building in Dublin’s City Centre opens its doors to former pupils for one day only.

Museums and institutions in Ireland and abroad are actively decolonizing their collections and practices – partly because of Rhodes Must Fall and Black Lives Matter campaigns, and partly because of the emergence of a more progressive approach to dealing with…

Identities

Vittoria Colonna, 81 minutes, 2008

Five individuals give voice to their experiences of Ireland’s multifaceted transgender community in this exploration of a wide range of LGBT issues. Interviews and personal footage are preceded by a performance art piece which expresses a crucial aspect of the…

If I Should Fall From Grace

Sarah Share, 93 minutes, 2001

A moving,highly personal portrait of a rock icon.Shane MacGowan tells of his early problems with drink and drugs and his subsequent breakdown,his discovery of punk and the voice he found through music.IF I SHOULD FALL FROM GRACE includes interviews with…

If These Walls Could Talk

Anna Rodgers, 13 minutes, 2009

Painful memories of institutionalisation are brought to the surface in this creative documentary short from Anna Rodgers. Over images of an abandoned ruin, once a psychiatric institution, traces of forgotten voices recount their experiences of the institution and their life-changing…

IFI Documentary Festival: ALL LIGHT, EVERYWHERE

Theo Anthony ,

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. All Light, Everywhere explores the personal and philosophical relationships between cameras and weaponry. Using the rise of police body cameras as…

IFI Documentary Festival: BREAKING OUT

Michael McCormack,

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Fergus O’Farrell was the charismatic voice of Interference, one of the most influential bands on the Irish music scene in…

IFI Documentary Festival: CAPTAINS OF ZA’ATARI

Ali El Arabi ,

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Two teenage best friends, Mahmoud and Fawzi, living in the Za’atari Syrian Refugee Camp in Jordan have a dream of…

IFI Documentary Festival: GHOST EMPIRE § BELIZE

Susan Thomson,

From Monday September 6th, in line with government guidelines, all patrons must show proof of vaccination upon entering the cinema screen. Part of a trilogy of films exploring the legacy of British colonial rule and the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in…

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