The third iteration of the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival is coming soon to Smithfield. The Generator Hostel will be host to a fully live edition of DICFF, bringing short and feature films and live comedy performances to patrons over three days from Dec 2 – 4th. The brainchild of writer and director Maureen ‘Mo’…
In 2018, director Natasha Waugh and writer Jonathan Hughes worked together on short film Mother, an offbeat, darkly funny tale of a matriarchal kitchen appliance. Their latest film, La Tumba is similarly smart, taking what seems like a pure comedy premise and delivering a sincere, emotional story. Featuring lovely performances by the leads, Eloisa Etxebarria…
The Small Trans Library is a small lending library of trans-authored books for trans people, with branches in Dublin and Glasgow. Later this month, they’ll be expanding their efforts into the world of film, with a screening of short films telling Irish trans stories. Shorts from a variety of filmmakers will be available to view…
Director: Seamus Murphy Starring: Pat Ingoldsby Running Time: 96 minutes One of Dublin’s most recognisable faces gets a moment in the spotlight in The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby. The poet, a fixture on the streets of the city for decades, is interviewed along with close friends and family in Seamus Murphy’s documentary. It…
One of the most stirring Irish documentaries this year will be getting a wide cinema release across the island early next month. Innovative and illiuminating, How to Tell A Secret has shown throughout the year at the Galway Film Fleadh, GAZE and more, and on 1st December, even more audiences can see its vital message…
He was sexy, edgy and charismatic. From his Stateside breakout in Tigerland onwards, casting Colin Farrell was a no-brainer; he was a blockbuster leading man, right? In the early 2000s, the kid from Castleknock was everywhere. Films like S.W.A.T. and The Recruit were false starts as a star for Colin, and for a period, a mix of flops…
Samhain is upon us once again, and while the fine line to the Otherworld remains thin, there’s plenty film fans can do to keep the goblins and ghouls at bay. It’s important to keep your side of the sídhe clean after all. The IFI Horrorthon lurches on over the bank holiday weekend, and the Light…
Ireland has a self-image as a place where we don’t talk about our problems, a label we can find ourselves earning too often. Even more specifically, it can be a place that doesn’t talk about the problems, the pain, the suffering that Ireland causes its women, be it from shame, or guilt, or in too…
Director: Robert Manson Starring: Connor Madden, Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle, Dermot Murphy Running Time: 89 minutes When a film presents itself as more abstract and ambiguous, it could be considered a matter of good faith and good manners not to blithely assume that the interpretation you land on as a viewer is obviously and entirely…
A film highlighting the life and work of Lyra McKee is coming to screens this autumn. The award-winning Irish documentary Lyra will open in Irish and UK cinemas on Friday 4th November. Directed by BAFTA-winning Alison Millar and executively produced by Hillary Rodham Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions, Lyra is a beautiful and heartfelt film about the life and death of the…
