Over 80 Irish premieres will be taking place at Cork’s biggest film festival. CIFF 2022 begins this Thursday, with 200 films over 10 days. The latest films by Ireland’s own Frank Berry and Lorcan Finnegan are included in this year’s programme. Frank Berry’s Aisha will be kicking off the Festival this week on the 10th of November…
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…
As part of the Cartoon Saloon dynasty, Nora Twomey has been one of the leading lights in animation over the past decade. Her last film The Breadwinner was a beautiful exploration of a young girl’s life growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan, an Academy Award nominee that continued the Kilkenny animation studio’s stellar reputation.…
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…
In a real coo for documentary lovers, Million Dollar Pigeons , a popular doc this year on the Irish festival circuit, is set for a wide release next month. A niche sport with a long history in the fair city of film, Dublin cinemas will get to see more about the world of competitive pigeon…
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…
The Rialto Cinema Club is returning from this autumn onwards under a new name. The Documentary Room does exactly what it says on the tin – this cinema night stored in the back room of The Circular is the only cinema night in Ireland exclusively dedicated to documentary and non-fiction film screenings. An extended season…
