Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

The Sparrow

Michael Kinirons, 92 minutes, 2022

When wild teen Kevin Coyle accidentally causes a tragic incident he does something seemingly unforgivable: he keeps the tragedy a secret. Kevin must watch in horror as the consequences of his lie unfold before his eyes, with the sparrow he…

Spilt Milk

Brian Durnin , 91 minutes, 2025

Bobby O’Brien, a precocious and energetic 11-year-old boy is obsessed with becoming a great detective like his television hero Kojak. Set against the backdrop of 1980s working-class, inner-city Dublin, Bobby and his pal Nell torment their family, friends, and neighbours…

The Spin

Michael Head, 92 minutes, 2025

Based on the semi-autobiographical experiences of local Omagh musician Mark McCausland, The Spin follows two unlikely friends who are down on their luck in all aspects of their lives and are about to be evicted from their small record store,…

The Stag

John Butler, 94 minutes, 2013

Stressed to breaking point by his upcoming wedding, determinedly anti-macho groom Fionnan (Hugh O’Conor) is taken on an unexpected and unwanted stag weekend by best man Davin (Andrew Scott). Harbouring secret feelings for Fionnan’s fiancée Ruth (Amy Huberman), Davin needs…

Stella Days

Thaddeus O'Sullivan, 87 minutes, 2011

Working through themes of conservative religion clashing with modernisation, Stella Days sees progressively-thinking priest Father Barry (Martin Sheen) try to resolve a budget crisis by opening a cinema in his 1950s Tipperary parish. Working alongside schoolteacher Tim McCarthy (Trystan Gravelle),…

STEVE

Tim Mielants,

Steve (Cillian Murphy) is a headteacher in an English last-chance reform school for youths who have been forsaken by society. As he fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, Steve grapples with his own mental and physical health…

Studs

Paul Mercier, 90 minutes, 2006

Underdogs punching above their weight never fail to win hearts and minds and it is an underdog story that Paul Mercier tells here in this tale of embattled Dublin football club Emmet Rovers defying the odds. Manager-less, win-less, and soon-to-be…

Sunlight

Claire Dix, 91 minutes, 2023

Former addict Leon (Barry Ward) is indebted to Iver (Liam Carney), his friend who helped him back from the edge. Now the tables have turned; Leon is clean and bursting with unbridled energy while Iver is at death’s door. Diagnosed…

Sunphlowers

Dave Byrne, 81 minutes, 2025

When Catherine’s husband dies unexpectedly, a toxic legacy of ruin and deceit emerges. Catherine quickly realises that she must confront the realities of her new life which may even include financial destitution. Initially she struggles to deal with the overwhelming…

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