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Director
Tanya Doyle
Credits
Producer: Daniel Hegarty, Sinéad Ní Bhróin
Cinematographer: Eleanor Bowman
Category
DocumentaryF-Rated
Welcome to the surprising world of cheerleading in Ireland, where athletic young hopefuls search for their place in the world through the sport they love. The colourful members of Team Ireland: Jessica, Jayleesa, Blathnaid, Dean, Taylor and Rickie – by turns fun-loving, ambitious, despondent, and determined – strive for perfection under the tutelage of their anxious coach, Hilton, who battles to keep the team on track despite ill-discipline and injuries, as they journey to the World Championships in America. Award-winning director Tanya Doyle (The House), a working-class Dubliner herself, captures these working-class teens on the brink of adulthood as they explore gender, sexuality, and personal identity, and learn about the uplifting power of team membership and friendship. It is a film about belonging and self-acceptance, and having fun. Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn
87 minutes, Ireland, 2024, Colour
BLUE MOON 14.00, 20.50
BUGONIA 15.50 (35mm)
DIE MY LOVE 20.30
HORSESHOE 16.00, 18.30 (+ Q&A)
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT 13.30, 18.10
L’ATALANTE 16.10
PILLION 13.40, 20.40
SUNSET BOULEVARD (75th ANNIVERSARY RE-RELEASE) 18.20
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council