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Mise Éire

George Morrison, 88 minutes, 1959

Produced by the pioneering Irish language filmmakers Gael Linn, Mise Éire, draws almost exclusively on contemporaneous newspapers, newsreels and actuality footage from the early years of Ireland’s revolutionary period to present a history of that turbulence. The era under director…

Mom and Me

Ken Wardop, 76 minutes, 2016

In this keenly anticipated second feature documentary, Ken Wardrop explores a series of mother/
son relationships to reveal the universality of their experience. Zooming in on the state of Oklahoma, recently voted the manliest state in the USA, Wardrop finds his subjects…

Mom and Me

Ken Wardrop, 2016

In this keenly anticipated second feature documentary, Ken Wardrop explores a series of mother/
son relationships to reveal the universality of their experience. Zooming in on the state of Oklahoma, recently voted the manliest state in the USA, Wardrop finds his…

Mrs Robinson

Aoife Kelleher, 94 minutes, 2024

A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of…

Much Ado About Dying

Simon Chambers, 82 minutes, 2022

Filmmaker Simon finds his life drastically interrupted when he is called back from Delhi to London to care for his dying uncle David, an eccentric, cantankerous, flamboyant thesp obsessed with King Lear. David has been given months to live but…

Murdair Mhám Trasna

Colm Bairéad, 2018

A feature length docu-drama centered on an infamous event in Irish history, the brutal slaying in 1882 of a family of five in the remote village of Mám Trasna in the west of Ireland. A swift and severe response from…

My Lost Russian Mother

Sam Jones, 86 minutes, 2023

Irish filmmaker Sam Jones, in his first feature documentary, welcomes the newfound friendship of US citizen Gabe, and follows him to a remote Russian village in search of the mother he and his sister were taken from in childhood when…

Natural Grace

Art Ó Briain, 78 minutes, 2012

Diving into the world of traditional Irish music Natural Grace reveals the life and art of one of Ireland’s great modern proponents of the genre: celebrated fiddler Martin Hayes. Interviews and performances tell the story of a man who took…

Needle Exchange

Colm Quinn, 10 minutes, 2010

Two recovering drug addicts discuss the new lives they have made for themselves in this candid short documentary. The pair openly describe how their friendship helped them overcome their addiction and the challenges they have found in ordinary life. Director…

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