Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

They Shoot People

Mark Noonan, 9 minutes, 2015

Jane is a neglected 12 year old working in the family shooting range. She's always been good with guns, and one evening at the local carnival she gets a chance to prove it - forever altering the course of her…

The Yellow Dress

To help her mother regain her joie de vivre after breast cancer and to cushion the blow of her father's news, sassy 14-year old Aisling sets her up on what she hopes will be the perfect date but when the…

You Remember Ellen

Sidney Olcott, 13 minutes, 1912

It was inevitable that Gauniter, as scenarist, would turn to Thomas Moore’s mid-nineteenth century ‘Melodies’ for inspiration; such was their renown and popularity among Irish Americans and beyond, and their suitability for adaptation in a setting as picturesque as Killarney.…

Youghal Clock Tower

James Horgan, 30 seconds, 1910

Youghal Clock Tower is a light hearted and playful exploration of the possibilities of animation in its infancy. Depicting the well-known landmark dancing into frame, the clock gate comes to life, spinning and dancing through the main street of the…

Young Mother

John Robert Brown, 13 minutes, 2019

A lone teenage girl roams the streets of Dublin urgently trying to buy alcohol in this intense family drama.

Yu Ming is Ainm Dom

Daniel O'Hara, 13 minutes, 2003

Yu Ming (Daniel Wu) tries to escape the monotony of life working in a supermarket in China by learning Irish (Gaelic) and moving to Ireland in this charming short that satirises the lack of Irish spoken in Ireland. Yu Ming…

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