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The Polish School

Michael Ryan, 10 minutes, 2012

This short documentary presents a Saturday School in Galway which caters to the community’s new Polish residents. Children and teachers describe how the school offers them a chance to make contact with their native culture.

The Pool

Thomas Hefferon, 12 minutes, 2010

Teenage bravado is pushed to its limits in this short which sees three adolescent boys losing their sense amidst a dangerous breath-holding contest at the local pool. Sam (Thomas Kelly) is bullied by the arrogant Charlie (Ryan Andrews), a situation…

Poor Things

Yorgos Lanthimos, 141 minutes, 2023

The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. [IFI International] Awards: Golden Lion Award for Best Film, Venice International Film Festival, 2023…

Postcard from a Crisis

Kathleen Harris,
Samuel Meyler, 15 minutes, 2018

As the refugee crisis quietly continues, four Irish clowns travel to Greece to perform for children living and waiting in temporary shelters.

The Predicament of Man

Jesse Jones, 3 minutes, 2012

This film is the second in the collection of films; ‘The Trilogy of Dust’. Using footage shot in an opal mine in Cobber Pedy, Australia, intercut with over a thousand still images that appear momentarily on screen, Jones subliminally contrasts…

Present Music, Milwaukee

Jesse Jones, 3 minutes, 2012

April 3rd Present Music engages artists and audiences in imaginative and provocative experiences with new music through ensemble performance, education and commissioning. This April, Present Music will feature performances from Irish artists sean nós singer Iarla Ó Lianáird and Donncha…

Procession

Jeda de Brí, 6 minutes, 2019

A community of bedraggled misfits gather to mourn one of their own the only way they know how — an eccentric folk music funeral.

Prodigy

Naomi Sheridan, 25 minutes, 2017

A young boy begins to suspect his new neighbour is a world famous pianist who has been missing for over 20 years.

Prospect House

Naomi Sheridan, 25 minutes, 201797 minutes

A group of protesters film a period re-enactment in a dilapidated 18th century house in a last ditch effort to save it from demolition. Shot in Enniscoe House in Mayo, the conflict between heritage and development and The cast includes…

Psychic

Brendan Gleeson, 18 minutes, 2019

A charismatic television psychic is forced out of retirement by his two manipulative sons and taken on the road. The last obstacle to gaining a large cult following is a sceptical TV host determined to bring them down.

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