Playing at this year’s EAFFI, Absence tells a story of an unspoken past against a backdrop of contemporary urban disarray.
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The Novelist’s Film Seeks Authenticity in a World of Flattery
Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, Hong Sang-hoo’s The Novelist’s Film makes its way into Irish cinemas as part of this year’s East Asia Film Festival (EAFFI) at the Irish Film Institute (IFI). A modern classic dressed in black and white, this is a considered and…
Classic shorts as Gaeilge on the IFI Archive Player
The success of features like An Cailín Ciúin and Róise & Frank has seen more enthusiasm than ever among audiences for films in Irish. For those who’d like to see great shorts from years gone by as Gaeilge, the Irish Film Institute have put together Gearrscannáin ón gCartlann. See Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom and…
GALPAL Collective comes to IFI with ‘Directed by Her’
Creating art and connections, the GALPAL Collective is dedicated to community cultivation and the creation highlighting of works by queer folk, POC, migrants and women in Ireland. Founded by writer Ashley Chadamoyo Makombe and director Aisha Bolaji in 2020, the Collective have continued to expand their efforts, and next week they’re hosting a special screening…
IFI 22 & Under – Affordable Cinema for the next gen of audiences
The Irish Film Institute have launched a brand new 22 & Under card to encourage affordable, accessible cinema for younger viewers. The scheme entitles 16-22 year-olds to €5 cinema tickets and registration for the card is now open in-person at the IFI Box Office. From the recent Wong Kar Wai season to the best of…
St. Vincent mockumentary The Nowhere Inn is March’s Bigger Picture at IFI
The Irish Film Institute’s Bigger Picture always offers an intriguing eye into an alternative film canon. In the monthly programme, the IFI presents a film introduced by a special guest offering their selection, and March’s entry is an exciting offering for alt music heads. Pillow Queens’ Sarah Corcoran will introduce an underseen film by another…
The brilliance in All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Director: Laura Poitras Featuring: Nan Goldin Running Time: 113 minutes So much art aims to say something big, the trick is having the means and motive to find something truly worth saying. The bigger trick still might be for the artist to expand beyond the belief that once the work is done, their work is…
Felines and feelings in Wildcat
Directors: Michelle Lesh & Trevor Frost Featuring: Harry Turner, Samantha Zwicker, Keanu the Ocelot Running Time: 105 minutes An always enticing, potentially volatile feature of documentary filmmaking is the way that the story can run away from both the director and the subject. An elevator premise pitch never stays static when faced with the changeable…
Honest, engaging, eyes-open answers to How to Tell A Secret
Director: Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne Starring: Shaun Dunne, Robbie Lawlor, Lady Veda, Jade Jordan, Eva-Jane Gaffney, Lauren Larkin Running Time: 101 minutes Breaking a stigma is about removing walls. In How To Tell A Secret, performance and interview are interwoven. Stories of living with HIV pass through acting, re-enacting and interview, from performance to…
The French Film Festival brings that je ne sais quois to the IFI this November
The Irish Film Institute’s flagship festival of French cinema returns this November, with an extended tribute to Jean-Luc Godard a big part of the programming. The IFI French Film Festival 2022 will be taking place from November 16 – 27. Highlights in the programme for this year include Brother and Sister by modern favourite Arnaud Desplechin; Winter Boy by…