Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Outitude: The Irish Lesbian Community

Sonya Mulligan, 90 minutes, 2018

A heartfelt documentary that explores the definitions, connections and commonalities of what it means to be lesbian. Through interviews and group discussions with all facets of the Irish LGBTQI+ community, the film delves into the lives of rural and urban…

Panic Attack

Anthony Assad, 14 minutes, 2020

Alex, a trans teenager, sets himself a challenge to confront his anxieties about how the world sees him and how he sees himself.

Papi Chulo

John Butler, 98 minutes, 2018

In Los Angeles, the perfect world of gay TV weatherman Sean (Matt Bomer) is shaken with the end of a significant relationship and a very public on-air meltdown. Forced to take time off, he fills his empty days and his…

The Queen of Ireland

Conor Horgan, 82 minutes, 2016

Panti Bliss – AKA Rory O’Neill – is many things: Ireland’s premiere drag queen, successful businesswoman and, most recently, an accidental activist and campaigner on the world stage championing LGBT rights. Described by long-time co-conspirator Niall Sweeney as a “glamorous…

The Red Tree

Paul Rowley , 22 minutes, 2018

The Red Tree is a "powerful and poetic" short film that tells the little known history of Italian gay men being arrested and exiled to a remote island during Mussolini's Fascist regime. Available as part of a curated series of…

Return

Rosie Barrett, 2024

Shay, a queer woman, navigates her brother’s funeral in Dublin’s inner city. Set in a comedic, working-class pub filled with broken hearts, each familiar face Shay encounters represents a stage of grief.

Rialto

Peter Mackie Burns, 93 minutes, 2019

At 46, Dubliner Colm (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) has a comfortable life: a managerial job in the city’s docks; a home in a leafy suburb with two healthy teenage children; and a kind loyal wife, Claire (Monica Dolan). But his emotional and…

Thirst

Eoin Maher, 9 minutes, 2017

Drew leaves another disappointing gay hook up and wonders why he feels so alone.His internal monologue delves deep into the mind of a lonely gay man - his desires, his insecurities and his wavering belief he'll find love. Available as…

Tuesday Night

Michael Healy, 15 minutes, 2017

A dark comedy about the sensationalised media representation of trans people, and the burdens of local planning regulations. Available as part of a curated series of shorts GAZE on Tour 2017.

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