Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

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, 95 minutes, 2026

Eight-year-old Leo (Ezra Carlisle) is mourning his mother, who died five years ago, while his father Peter (Rory Kinnear) swings between manic creativity and anxiety. That all changes when Bulgarian au pair Anya (Maria Bakalova) joins the household to help…

Lesbian Lines

Cara Holmes, 85 minutes, 2026

A poignant film that reveals an unknown queer and lesbian Irish history through the story of an underground network of telephone helplines. Each call was logged as handwritten notes kept through a time of constitutional change in Ireland as women…

Letter

Joy Nesbitt, 2024

Molly, a brown Irish woman, is tasked with writing a daunting letter. Over time, she finds the courage to overcome writer’s block, ultimately writing the letter and freeing herself from the burden.

Lie of the Land

John Carlin, 80 minutes, 2023

About to lose everything, the Wards prepare to escape crippling debts for a new life via a mysterious stranger, with big promises for the right fee. But last-minute doubts see the pair fighting for everything they were about to abandon.

Linger

Jaro Waldeck, 15 minutes, 2026

When a miracle pill brings her dying husband back to life for seven final days, Eve seizes one last chance to reconnect with the man she’s already begun to mourn. World & Ireland premiere: Galway Film Fleadh, 11 July 2026

Little Caesar

Amy Tierney, 7 minutes, 2025

A young lamb journeys towards acceptance and belonging in a world that values appearances over true character.

London Suite

Vivienne Dick, 28 minutes, 1988

A chorus of London voices come together to offer a snapshot of the city in the 1980s in this typically bold film from Vivienne Dick. Diverse figures describe and depict their ordinary lives, with a remarkable realism achieved through Dick’s…

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