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It’s Some Kind of Voodoo

Nicky Phelan, 3 minutes, 2006

A delightful gothic short narrated by Neil Hannon, It’s Some Kind of Voodoo uses string puppets to tell the story of a vengeful sculptor. Scorned by the beautiful neighbour he has taken as his muse, the sculptor attempts to use…

Jack Scott’s Wood

Noel Holmes, 28 minutes, 2016

Five friends go on a mountain bike ride in a isolated wood. But someone does not want them to be there.

Jaha’s Promise

Patrick Farrelly
Kate O'Callaghan, 82 minutes, 2017

Jaha is a young woman who returns home from the US to the Gambia to lead a campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), the brutal procedure that she suffered as a baby and which almost destroyed her life. Jaha doesn’t…

James

Connor Clements, 17 minutes, 2008

In this multi-award winning short James (Niall Wright), an isolated and friendless young man has to come to terms with his sexuality whilst dealing with the pain of a dysfunctional family and the attentions of an elderly man. Only friendly…

January 2016

Connor Clements, 17 minutes, 2008

22nd Jan //  Cinegael Montreal at the Concordia University // Noble // Montreal, Canada 30th Jan - 2nd Feb //  Internationales Filmwochenende (International Film Weekend) // Gold // Wurzburg, Germany  

January Hymn

Katherine Canty, 12 minutes, 2016

A reflection on the intangible experience of grief, January Hymn sees Clara return home for the first anniversary of her father's death.

Jelly Baby

Naomi Fagan, 16 minutes, 2017

A young mother is forced to find the balance between her maternal duties and her own desires.

Jim Sheridan Tribute at the Odessa International Film Festival, Ukraine

Naomi Fagan, 16 minutes, 2017

July 10th - 18th The Odessa International Film Festival present a Jim Sheridan tribute in his presence featuring In America, In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot and The Field. 

Jimmy Murakami: Non Alien

Sé Merry Doyle, 90 minutes, 2010

The world-renowned animator Jimmy Murakami (When the Wind Blows, The Snowman) was eight years old when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour during World War Two. Like many other Japanese- American citizens, the Murakami family was evacuated to a concentration camp called…

The Job of Songs

Lila Schmitz, 74 minutes, 2022

Travellers from all over the world gather in the village of Doolin, County Clare, hoping to connect with their Irish heritage through traditional Irish music. But things are changing: facing rapid modernisation at the hands of tourism, confronting depression and…

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