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Imogen from the Heart

Emile Dineen, 60 minutes, 2024

IFI International [synopsis pending]

Introducing Bovina Creamcracker Buttermilk

John O’Connell,
Joe Coveney, 2024

Liam is a lonely farmer who dreams of a more glamorous life. His neighbours help him to realise his dreams by hosting a talent show in the local hall.

IRISH FOCUS: ANIMATION AT THE EDGE

NAOMI WILSON,

Four films and a series of vignettes (2002-2025) playfully explore the world of folktale and magical thinking. Embedded in the landscape of West Clare, the films are situated at the westernmost edge of Europe and also the edge of folk…

The Island

Fionnuala Gygax,
Kate Gilmore, 16 minutes, 2024

After suffering a recent loss, a young mother brings her daughter on a trip to Inis Oírr. Set over three days in spring, this film explores the rebuilding of a fractured mother-daughter relationship.

IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY

Amy Berg,

An intimate portrait of the singer-songwriter’s brief, incandescent career and enduring influence. Drawing on extensive archival footage, studio recordings, and interviews with family, collaborators, and peers, the film traces Buckley’s artistic development, emotional intensity, and restless perfectionism. It explores the…

Joyriders

Rebecca Daly, 15 minutes, 2006

Against a dark background of run-down tower blocks, ten-year old Kylie (Leanne Kearney) indulges her love of driving in this enigmatic short from first-time director Rebecca Daly. A feeling that Kylie’s imagination has crept into her reality pervades throughout as…

Kathleen is Here

Eva Birthistle, 95 minutes, 2024

Kathleen is 18 and fresh out of foster care. Her departure coincides with the death of her biological mother and she returns to her hometown to take ownership of her mother’s house. Across the road lives Dee, with her husband,…

The Knife

Joy Nesbitt, 15 minutes, 2025

In Joy Nesbitt’s dark surrealist comedy, a young black woman goes for her first pregnancy scan and discovers that her child is brandishing a knife inside her womb.

Learning to Breathe Under Water

Rebekah Fortune, TBC 2026/7

[IFI International]

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