Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Prodigy

Naomi Sheridan, 25 minutes, 2017

A young boy begins to suspect his new neighbour is a world famous pianist who has been missing for over 20 years.

A charismatic television psychic is forced out of retirement by his two manipulative sons and taken on the road. The last obstacle to gaining a large cult following is a sceptical TV host determined to bring them down.

Pub House

Peter Young, 15 minutes, 2023

Reeling from a recent separation, a single mother and her young son move into a pub-attached house and fall prey to their invasive new landlord.

Q4L (quest for love)

Antonia Campbell-Hughes, 8 minutes, 2019

Arriving at a new home in Paris, Eve begins to explore the city, wandering through crowds devouring the freedom, with Max drifting around her — a companion, a burden, a mystery. Eve faces and tests herself, tests their bond and…

Quarantine

Tadhg O'Sullivan, Feargal Ward, 15 minutes, 2011

An affectingly intimate portrait of isolation, Quarantine record a woman’s brave response to being put in quarantine after radiation therapy. Her isolation is acutely captured by directors Tadhg O’Sullivan and Feargal Ward but it is Rosanna Byrne’s stoic response to…

Questionable Treatment

Joe McStravick, 12 minutes, 2022

The subject of an illegal "cure" for autism is discussed by Fiona Pettit O'Leary, a woman who is trying to stop the abuse of vulnerable people.

Ramón: Notes from a Beekeeper

Hilary Kenney, 4 minutes, 2019

Colombian beekeeper Ramón Galvis Rodríguez reflects on the future of our planet as a direct result of the gradual extinction of bees.

Raymond

David Stephenson, 9 minutes, 2016

Raymond Ovens has been living on his own in a house full of dust and memories.

There’s No Charge for the Hat

Shane Hogan, 14 minutes, 2013

A humble couple in the Irish Midlands are the custodians of a 187-year-old hat, reputed to have the power to cure headaches and other ailments. Notes by Ross Whitaker.

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