Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Legend Has It

Ciara Johnson, 2019

In a perfect Celtic society, a young girl finds herself face-to-face with a dark family secret.

Legends from the Mists

Peadar Mac Donnacha
Keelin Kennedy, 5 minutes, 2020

The story of how Cnoc Mordaáin was formed. According to local legend there was a giant who terrorised the local people. A hero ‘Ciarain’ sailed across the water to save the people from the giant and in doing so, turned…

The Leper

Hugh Mulhern, 2024

The Leper is a comedy-drama about Frankie, a paparazzo reflecting on the encounter that made him question his career.

Les Rencontres du cinéma européen, Vannes, France

Hugh Mulhern, 2024

March 26th - April 1st We are delighted to assist with a major retrospective of Irish cinema featuring 25 titles at the 13th ‘Les Recontres du cinema europeen’, an annual showcase of European cinema held in Vannes, France. Guests include:…

Let the Wrong One In

Conor McMahon, 100 minutes, 2022

Matt 16, is a nice kid from Northside Dublin. A little too nice for his own good and it has been holding him back his whole life. He always puts other people’s needs before his own but will he ever…

Let Your Colours Run Free

Simon Blanckensee
Don Rorke, 68 minutes, 2019

Charting the path of TransGreystones, a group created to support the trans community in Wicklow, the film delineates their emotional journey to create their first art exhibition. Heartening in its depiction of subjugating vulnerability and isolation, the film explores the…

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.

The Liberties

Tom Burke, Shane Hogan, 90 minutes, 2009

The film equivalent of a portrait gallery, Tom Burke and Shane Hogan’s The Liberties is a series of twelve beautifully crafted short films, each encapsulating a different aspect of this famous Dublin inner-city community, which one Oscar-winning inhabitant wouldn’t trade…

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.

Lies We Tell

Lisa Mulcahy, 89 minutes, 2023

An orphaned heiress in an isolated manor is forced to adapt to embrace her family’s dark legacy, in this adaptation of Sheridan Le Fanu’s Uncle Silas. Note: film currently on competitive circuit and not available for screening at cultural festivals

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