Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Tyre Kickers

Danny McCafferty, 2020

A son, determined to salvage his fractured relationship with his father, embarks on a journey to find a classic car from their past.

Boldly attempting to sum up in a few short minutes James Joyce’s famously complex, Ulysses, Ulys celebrates Dublin’s most renowned novelist. Slipping between narratives – Joyce bemoans the difficulty of writing whilst a publican recounts the novel’s events– but the…

Unanimated Strangers

Róisin Sinai Kelly, 2025

A young woman takes the daily commuters on a journey through her memories of a past relationship.

Under Open Skies

Ben Jones, 12 minutes, 2014

A nostalgic look at handball alleys, Under Open Skies recalls the history of these institutions of social life in Ireland, with the memories of old players bringing back to the public this traditional sport.

Undressing My Mother

Ken Wardrop, 6 minutes, 2004

An intimate exploration of a woman’s relationship with her body, Undressing My Mother offers the tender portrayal of the director’s mother in a documentary that is as much interested in revealing the mental as the physical. Both her body and…

Unhinged

Tom Caulfield, 3 minutes, 2015

The squeaky hinge gets the oil. But when the squeak escapes the oil, it's sure to get you!

Unlucky

Orlaith McManus, 15 minutes, 2020

A couple experience the pain, laughter and uncertainty of fertility treatment, whilst trying to hold their relationship (and beloved cat) alive.

Up & Away

Jamie Goldrick, 16 minutes, 2020

Up & Away is a short documentary on the 1973 IRA Mountjoy Helicopter Escape, told through the eyes of four men who were in the prison that day.

The Vasectomy Doctor

Paul Webster, 11 minutes, 2019

Dr Andrew Rynne was the first doctor to perform vasectomies in Ireland, estimating that he has performed over 35,000. Persevering in the face of opposition from the Church and State in Ireland during the 1970s and 1980s, Dr Rynne continued…

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