Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Maze

Stephen Burke, 93 minutes, 2017

Inspired by the true story of the escape by 38 IRA prisoners from the notorious Maze Prison in 1983 (which left one prison officer dead and others seriously injured), Maze is a post-hunger strike narrative which eschews jailbreak high-jinx in favour of…

Mechanic

Feidlim Cannon, Tom Sullivan, 15 minutes, 2013

High up in mountains with plans to kill himself, Kev (Paul Roe) is faced with a stark choice when an interfering old man (Syl Fox) crosses his path. A powerful and tightly-contained dramatic situation, Mechanic’s tale of life-changing decisions won…

Medicated Milk

Áine Stapleton, made in collaboration with José Miguel Jiménez, 50 minutes, 2016

Lucia Joyce was a talented dancer, writer and musician. She spent her life under the control of her father James, her family and multiple doctors. Her time in Ireland during the 1930s – particularly in Bray, Co. Wicklow – was…

The Meeting

Alan Gilsenan, 96 minutes, 2018

Prolific Irish director Alan Gilsenan has throughout his career frequently addressed issues of social interest. Following the success last year of documentary Meetings With Ivor and the release earlier this year of fiction feature Unless, The Meeting blends the two…

Meeting Che Guevara and the Man from Maybury Hill

Anthony Byrne, 16 minutes, 2003

A fusion of science-fiction and film noir genres, writer/director Anthony Byrne here crafts a stylish and ciné-literate short. Prone to indulging in unlikely conspiracy theories, the impulsive Beth (Fiona O’Shaughnessy) has her paranoia indulged by the unexpected appearance of Che…

Meetings with Ivor

Alan Gilsenan, 81 minutes, 2017

Ivor Browne has been a central figure in Irish mental health for many decades. Some people wish he wasn’t. Yet many people owe their lives to him. Browne somehow managed to be part of the establishment while still being one…

Men at Lunch (Lón sa Spéir)

Seán Ó Cualáin, 71 minutes, 2012

Amidst the Great Depression eleven New York workers sit on a girder and eat lunch in the famous ‘Lunch Atop A Skyscraper’ photograph which forms the subject of this documentary. Time is invested in authenticating the photograph and uncovering the…

Men of Arlington

Enda Hughes, 50 minutes, 2011

Taking its name from Arlington House, a London hostel that has housed countless Irish emigrants since its construction in 1905, Men of Arlington documents the experience of mid-twentieth century Irishmen whose emigration to London failed to provide them with a…

Metal Heart

Hugh O'Conor, 88 minutes, 2018

This film was released on Friday 28th June 2019 and is no longer screening. Fraternal twin sisters Emma (Jordanne Jones) and Chantal (Leah McNamara) are worlds apart. Emma is self-conscious, and unsure of which path to take in life; she…

Method

Polly Holland, 6 minutes, 2020

“There’s method to the madness.” All Square Boi wants is a cup of tea and he’s willing to face insanity to get it!

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