Independent films from around the world will be arriving in Smithfield this September. The Dublin Independent Film Festival will be host to a midweek celebration of features and shorts, held in the Light House Cinema this September 3-4. The Indie Film Festival aims to bring groundbreaking shorts and features by international and local filmmakers alike,…
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Every month the Irish Film Institute presents its latest entry to the Bigger Picture, their programme strand in which a key film is screened with an introduction from a special guest, the Dublin cinema centre establishing its own film canon, as built by the people of the fair city of film. Over the years guests…
Noir goes round the bend in Only the River Flows
Director: WEI SHUJUN Starring: YILONG ZHU, CHLOE MAAYAN, TIANLAI HOU Running Time: 102 minutes The film’s poster riffs on The Scream painting. It opens with a Camus quote and is scored with the mournful keys of the Moonlight Sonata. Only the River Flows is a noir that wears its pretentions on its sleeve, and its…
Intriguing and hidden stories from across Ireland and around the world at the IFI Documentary Festival 2024
One of the most anticipated events on the IFI slate returns next month and their programme is out now. The Irish Film Institute have announced an exciting programme for the 2024 edition of the IFI Documentary Festival. Running from Wednesday, September 25th to Sunday, September 29th, tickets are on sale now from ifi.ie/docfest. With a lineup…
Boyne and beyond at the Boyne Valley International Film Festival 2024
Film festival fun comes to Louth this weekend at the Boyne Valley International Film Festival. Wildcat, directed by and starring father-daughter duo Ethan and Maya Hawke, will be an eye-catching feature alongside some of Ireland’s best local talent. Wildcat invites the audience to inhabit the mind of celebrated Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor (played by…
starGAZER Ian Fallon splits open AMOEBA
GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival has begun for 2024, and over the next few days, it will deliver the usual mix of the essential and emotional, the taboo and transgressive in queer cinema. Taboo is a spicy but vital ingredient in any cinematic stew, a window into the parts of us that are certainly there…
More Irish soccer stories to make into movies after Saipan
In news that this writer immediately sent to everyone he knew in an unbecoming frenzy, they’re making a film about the most important event in 21st century Irish history: Roy Keane being sent home before the World Cup. Saipan, a new film about the events leading up to Ireland’s incendiary 2002 World Cup campaign, will…
Fun for the whole film family at the IFI Family Festival 2024 this August
The Irish Film Institute have announced the programme for this year’s Family Festival. Tickets are on sale now for the IFI Family Festival 2024, running in-cinema from Friday, August 23rd to Sunday, August 25th. This year the festival will include a special homegrown celebration, as Dublin’s own animators Brown Bag Films mark their 30th anniverary.…
A kindly crafted culture clash in Crossing
Director: Levan Akin Starring: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanlı Running Time: 106 minutes Crossing begins with an explanation that both Georgian and Turkish are gender-neutral languages. On both sides of the border, elderly Georgian teacher Ms. Lia asks after her niece, and the English subtitles afford us an acceptance of the missing woman’s gender…
Twisters is good for a tumble, take it for a spin
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos Running Time: 122 minutes The air smells different. Heavier. You lick your finger and hold it to the wind – has it changed direction. You breath deeply through the nose. A buttery scent. You hear it before you see it, pop – pop –…