Philms at Phizzfest 2025

Philms at Phizzfest 2025

There are many cultural touchstones to be found in Phibsborough – popular pubs, a hopping flea market, a clothing line for influencers that occasionally poses as a football club – and these hotspots and more will be showcased during the latest Phizzfest, the D7 celebration. The Phibsborough Community and Arts Festival returns across the neighbourhood…

Who has who’s number in Beat the Lotto?

Who has who’s number in Beat the Lotto?

Director: Ross Whittaker Featuring: Stefan Klincewicz, Paddy Kehoe, Pat Kenny, Running Time: 86 minutes Early on in Ross Whittaker’s documentary about an infamous Irish syndicate stitch-up in the early 90s, we see an appearance from stat-man Stefan Klincewicz on Pat Kenny Live, promoting his book of tips on how to increase your chances winning the…

Niall McCloskey and Thomas Bennett on the existential unease found In Wake of John Doyle

Niall McCloskey and Thomas Bennett on the existential unease found In Wake of John Doyle

‘An excommunicated priest returns to his remote island community in a documentary, previously lost to time’ – that’s the synopsis of In Wake of John Doyle, one of the shorts screening this week at DIFF, but there’s more to this disarming doc than meets the eye. For one thing, it’s a found footage piece, a…

Tara O’Callaghan highlights sex-for-rent exploitation in short No Time Wasters

Tara O’Callaghan highlights sex-for-rent exploitation in short No Time Wasters

The 2025 Dublin International Film Festival begins this week, and for Irish filmmakers it’s a huge platform to share their work, and in the festival’s expansive offering of shorts there is an impressive variety of filmmaking approaches and outlooks from across the island. No more is that more on display than in the immersive, intelligent…

Inspiring, provoking – Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

Inspiring, provoking – Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story

Director: Sinead O’Shea Featuring: Edna O’Brien Running Time: 99 minutes Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story is a moving documentary about the life and works of one of Ireland most talented writers. Directed by Sinead O’Shea, the documentary highlights how Edna O’Brien defied censorship, challenged societal norms, and redefined a woman’s place in literature with…