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Imogen from the Heart

Emile Dineen, 60 minutes, 2024

IFI International [synopsis pending]

In Orbit

Katie McNeice, 17 minutes, 2019

There was once an invisible optician, living in a strange and lonely world. Her story starts with a broken lens and the woman who taught her to see things differently.

In the Narrow Shade of a Pen

Taro Madden, 15 minutes, 2018

George is mourning a death that did not come to pass, and Lucianne's bemused sympathy makes some sense of this;

Inner Child

Gary Duggan, 12 minutes, 2018

A woman's inner child knows why she hurts herself and other's around her. Is she ready to listen?

Innocent Boy

John Connors, 40 minutes, 2020

An all-Traveller cast stars in this drama about a young boy who uses the power of his imagination to cope with some tough realities in his life. Jack lost his mum at a young age, has a hearing impairment and…

Inside I’m Racing

Aleksander Szeser, 18 minutes, 2017

A young autistic boy fascinated with motorsport unexpectedly finds a chance to put his passion to the test. Director Aleksander Szeser captures the essence of Formula racing in this short film shot at Dublin's Mondello Park, while Ethan Dodd embodies an…

The Invisible Boy

James Fitzgerald, 20 minutes, 2020

When a young girl goes missing in a small town, a troubled fisherman is forced to confront the past that destroyed his family.

Irish Folk Furniture

Tony Donoghue, 9 minutes, 2012

An animated documentary short, Irish Folk Furniture tells the stories behind old pieces of furniture scattered about Ireland and the homely ways of life that relied on them. Using stop-motion animation to depict cabinets, chairs, flour bins and other furniture…

The Irish Riviera

15 minutes, 1936

This early example of a state-sponsored promotional film made to entice visitors to the sunny south coast briefly visits Cork City and lingers at the remote outposts of Mizen Head, Garnish, the Blasket Islands (then inhabited), and Dunquin. As well…

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