Where the Road Meets the Sky The night of the inaugural screening of Where the Road Meets the Sky was deeply chaotic. I had been introduced to the works of John Connors by a coworker and while familiar with the name of the documentary, its subject matter was still a mystery to me. Determined not…
Happyend Director: Neo Sora Starring: Kurihara Hayato, Hidaka Yukito, Ayumu Nakajima, Makiko Watanabe, Shirō Sano. Running Time: 113 minutes The senior prank, one of the great fascinations of American cinema. It feels rare to see these burning displays of late adolescence in other realms of global cinema, but Neo Sora’s (Ryuichi Sakamoto:Opus) debut retools those well worn senioritis japes for…
As the year winds down, we’re already looking ahead at Film In Dublin in anticipation for the next Dublin International Film Festival. One of the first big events on the calendar every year for Irish film fans, the 2025 edition of DIFF will be taking place from 20 February – 2 March. Early announcements for…
We’re living in the Golden Age of Irish Horror and we’re dead excited about it. Throughout October we’re celebrating Samhain with interviews, reviews and retrospectives, that show how Ireland has risen to the top of the horror hierarchy. Film festival programmes tend to be tied to a locale, especially in Ireland. Our calendar celebrates the films of…
The full programme has been announced for the Irish Film Institute’s annual celebration of French Film. From 13 – 24 November, the IFI French Film Festival 2024 will share over 35 titles from the nation du cinéma, including retrospective odes to Varda and Duras, a lavish opening gala, and even a Chaplin from the archives.…
The 34th Galway Film Fleadh will be taking place from 5th – 10th July in the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema, Galway. With the full programme now revealed, top talents from home and abroad will be shown as the Fleadh celebrates cinema this summer. The Fleadh programmers have assembled a large programme, with plenty of Irish…
