Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

The Wilde Sisters

Táine King, 2024

After sisters Emily and Mary Wilde lose their lives at a party in 1871 they find themselves stuck in purgatory unable to move on. The sisters navigate through unraveling the hidden truths of their past. But who is really in…

The Wiremen

Jessica Patterson, 9 minutes, 2019

Set in Ireland in the 1960s, The Wiremen is the fantastic tale about six-year-old Rosie as she hunts through the dark for a fairy only to encounter the mystical and terrifying Wiremen. Awards: Best Irish short film, China Ireland International Film Festival,…

Wishbone

Myrid Carten, 11 minutes, 2019

Wishbone is an awkward, honest look at strained female friendships. Three young women break bread - and possibly each other - over a later supper at the Fleadh.

With Wind & White Cloud

Dónal Ó Céilleachair, 5 minutes, 2005

With Wind & White Cloud pays homage to Oskar Fischinger’s 1927 film Walking from Munich to Berlin, which is one of the earliest films recorded in single-frame exposure. New York based filmmaker Ó Céilleachair repeats this process on his own…

Withdrawal

Joe Comerford , 26 minutes, 1973

Based on the writings of David Chapman and Jimmy Brennan, Withdrawal is about Jimmy, a heroin user in a Dublin psychiatric hospital. His thoughts and observations dominate, his subjective voice-over speculating on the lives of his companions. Jimmy leaves the…

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

Thaddeus O'Sullivan, 29 minutes, 1985

A pivotal film for O’Sullivan, Clark Gable was his first credit as the director of a screen drama. Based on a script by Andrew Pattman, adapted from a short story by Sean O’Faolain, it is set in Dublin and it…

The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind

Ian Power, 15 minutes, 2004

Kelvin Kind (Bernard Deegan), dreams of a relationship with the girl next door (Joanne King). Quirky, heartfelt, and treating sometimes dark material with a comic irreverence, at this film’s heart is a sympathetic depiction of a decent man.

Woodlice

Leonn Ward, 2023

Woodlice is a short film based on a true story, depicting grief through symbolism in both surreal and real forms, exploring relationships with grief, religion, and motherhood.

Would You Rather

Sophie O'Donovan, 11 minutes, 2025

A young woman shows up uninvited to a friend’s gathering, where a game of Would You Rather? makes things interesting.

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