Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Sophie at the Races

Alan Friel, 17 minutes, 2014

A child's journey to reunite her parents leads Sophie to the realisation that 'family' comes in many guises.

Structured in a broken narrative, Sorry is a filmic note on inflicted isolation that takes us to a place of wordless contemplation. Abiding in the spirituality of the moment, the interweave of sounds and images speak through sinuous poetic reflections;…

The Space Between Us

Elaine Kenndy, 9 minutes, 2019

A family drama between three estranged siblings who are forced to reconnect when a tragedy occurs in their family.

Spike

Ian Tierney, 10 minutes, 2016

A veteran of the British Army struggles with post- traumatic stress disorder.

Splanc!

Pat Collins
Oonagh Kearney
Megs Morley
Tom Flanagan
Dónal Ó Céilleachair
Tadhg O'Sullivan
Feargal Ward
Adrian Duncan
Sharon Whooley, 50 minutes, 2016

A programme of seven of the short films commissioned by the Arts Council and TG4, in association with the Galway Film Centre, for Splanc! 2016. This is a special edition of the Irish-language documentary scheme in which film artists provide their creative responses…

Spooky

Adeola Lawal, 2025

A young child feels disconnected at home until an unexpected guest shakes up their routine.

Spread the Wings

Alice McDowell, 12 minutes, 2020

Despite being forced off the road in the 1980s, sisters Maggie and Nora still travel back to Connemara every summer to rekindle their connection with the land. With their caravans pulled up on the side of the road they recall…

Squared Circle

Ian Meehan, 12 minutes, 2019

A veteran troupe of wrestlers assemble a ring on a seaside promenade. A summer festival prepares for their exhibition of physical drama.

St. Francis Didn’t Run Numbers

Chris O'Neill, 2 minutes, 2009

The first in an on-going series of ‘found-footage’ film projects, Saint Francis Didn’t Run Numbers is a eulogy to personal interpretations of cinema with a fetishistic fascination with the imperfections of ageing celluloid. By re-filming a well-known classic of American…

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