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A Doctor’s Sword
Gary Lennon, 70 minutes, 2015
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the WWII bombing of Nagasaki, here is the almost unbelievable tale of a young man who survived some of the most harrowing episodes of World War II (including the atomic bombing of Nagasaki), and…
A Ferret Called Mickey
Barry Dignam, 12 minutes, 2003
Paulie (Colin Middleton), a young boy who dresses in women’s clothes and holds tea parties, is subject to a calamitous intervention from his father Jim (Darragh Kelly). When presented with a ferret who he promptly names Mickey, Paulie is taken…A Film About Sandhoppers
Nicholas Keogh, 10 minutes, 2017
Two crustaceans find love on a Belfast beach.
A Film with Me in It
Ian Fitzgibbon, 89 minutes, 2008
Struggling actor (Mark Doherty) finds himself juggling a failing career, dilapidated home and a collapsing relationship with girlfriend Sally (Amy Huberman), whilst trying to put together a film with alcoholic screenwriter and close friend Pierce (Dylan Moran). As he and…
A Girl from Mogadishu
Mary McGuckian, 113 minutes, 2020
This inspiring drama of female empowerment is based on the testimony of Ifrah Ahmed, Female Genital Mutilation activist. Fleeing a forced marriage in war-torn Somalia in 2006, Ifrah (Aja Naomi King) is trafficked to Ireland where a medical examination when…A Greyhound of a Girl
Enzo d’Alò, 89 minutes, 2023
11 year old Mary has a huge passion for cooking and dreams of becoming a great chef. Her grandmother Emer, with whom she has a very special relationship, encourages her to make this dream come true, despite the obstacles in…A Little Bird Told Me
Sophie Meehan, 2025
A teenage girl caring for her seriously ill father attempts to contact the spirit of Phil Lynott, to prove to her dad that there's life beyond death.
A Love Divided
Syd Macartney, 98 minutes, 1999
Based on real events in 1950s Ireland, A Love Divided is a savage indictment of religious intolerance in mid-century Ireland, and a celebration of a woman who opposed it. The story begins with Protestant woman Sheila’s (Orla Brady) marriage to…
A Man of No Importance
Suri Krishnamma, 99 minutes, 1994
Albert Finney delivers a star turn in this deeply human drama about a 1960s Dublin bus conductor unwilling to reveal his homosexuality to an unwelcoming city. This ‘man of no importance’, Alfred Byrne (Finney), attempts to celebrate his love for…
A Pint of Plain
Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Derrick O'Connor, 30 minutes, 1975
This second of O’Sullivan’s extant films was his graduation piece for his Master’s degree. Taking its title from a parodic ballad by Flann O’Brien about the supposed comfort to be found in drink, A Pint of Plain was filmed on…