Meetings with Ivor (Alan Gilsenan)
10th February 2017
A documentary on the life and work of ground-breaking psychiatrist Ivor Browne, a central figure in Irish mental health for many decades. His pioneering and often controversial work on behalf of the many who cannot speak for themselves is well-known.
Tomato Red (Juanita Wilson)
3rd March 2017
Based on the acclaimed novel by Daniel Woodrell (Winter’s Bone), Tomato Red tells the story of small town drifter and street philosopher Sammy Barlach (Jake Weary) on the search for his next cold beer and the bunch that’ll have him.
But trouble is always on his menu, and this time it comes in the form of red-headed Jamalee (Julia Garner) and her dreams of hitting the big time through her brother’s movie star good looks.
Happy to have a home at last, Sammy finds his life opening up in ways he could never have imagined. But this new life is torn apart by a sudden violent incident, leaving them crying out for justice and revenge. But what if your cries fall on deaf ears? How do you make yourself heard if you don’t have a voice? Finding themselves powerless against the forces of corruption and prejudice, the only thing Sammy has left to fight is the demons inside his own head.
Lost in France (Niall McCann)
3rd March 2017
The film charts the rise of Scotland’s indie music scene in the 1990s led by iconic Glasgow label Chemikal Underground, the Delgados, Bis, Mogwai, Franz Ferdinand, Arab Strap and other seminal musicians and bands. Following the screening, audiences will be able to experience the magic live as Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), RM Hubbert and Emma Pollock and Paul Savage (The Delgados) reunite for a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
In Loco Parentis (Neasa Ní Chianáin, David Rane)
3rd March 2017
Set just outside the small town of Kells, Co. Meath is an enchanting, worn and weathered country house now home to Headfort, Ireland’s only boarding school for primary school children. At its heart is an elderly couple, John and Amanda Leyden, who have been teaching Maths, Literature, Latin and rock music for almost half a century. Their kindness and inventiveness usher primary school–age children through patches of intense loneliness and homesickness.
In Loco Parentis quietly observes the eccentricities of the pair as they conduct their relaxed pedagogical rituals and engage with their bright young pupils in an environment of great mutual affection and respect.
The Secret Scripture (Jim Sheridan)
24th March 2017
The Secret Scripture centres around Rose McNulty (Vanessa Redgrave), an elderly woman who has lived in state institutions for over 50 years. Despite her bleak surroundings there is a light in her eyes that cannot be extinguished. Dr. Stephen Grene (Eric Bana) is drawn to her, compelled to discover her past and help gain her freedom. Through Lady Rose’s ‘scripture’, a life of extraordinary love and great injustice emerges, revealing a remarkable young woman of courage, whose only crime was to fall in love. Set against a backdrop of an emerging Irish state in the 1940s in which female sexuality and independence unsettled the colluding patriarchies of church and nationalist politics, we learn of her ultimate triumph.
A Dark Song (Liam Gavin)
7th April 2017
A determined young woman and a damaged occultist risk their lives and souls to perform a dangerous ritual that threatens to blur the boundaries between this world, and the next.
Handsome Devil (J0hn Butler)
21st April 2017
Bullied outsider Ned and macho athlete Conor are forced to share a bedroom at their rugby-mad boarding school. Their unlikely friendship takes them both by surprise
Between Land and Sea (Ross Whitaker)
28th April 2017
An observational documentary which takes us through a year in the life of prime Irish surfing spot Lahinch in County Clare.
Without Name (Lorcan Finnegan)
5th May 2017
Eric, a troubled land surveyor, takes up a job in a remote forest. Deep in the woods, he becomes aware of a malevolent presence, an intelligence of sorts. A silhouette flits between trees. The place fascinates the fragmenting Eric as much as it disturbs him. Is his mind playing tricks on him or is there some ancient horror wishing him harm?
In View (Ciaran Creagh)
19th May 2017
Ruth (Caoilfhionn Dunne) is a woman filled with rage, guilt and self-loathing, unable to forgive her-self for a drunken indiscretion with a colleague which resulted in the loss of her husband and her unborn child. As her mood-swings and angry outbursts increasingly test her work-mates’ patience she seeks help but is coming to believe that there is only one course of action to ease her pain
Demon Hunter (Zoe Kavanagh)
6th June 2017
A young girl tormented by the tragedies of her past is brought in for questioning by the police over the death of a man, who she claims to be a demon.
Nails (Dennis Bartok)
16th June 2017
A paralyzed woman, trapped inside her own body, becomes convinced she is being stalked by a malevolent spirit in her hospital room. No one believes her, leaving her to battle the terrifying entity alone.
Cardboard Gangsters (Mark O’Connor)
16th June 2017
John Connors plays Jay Connolly, a part-time DJ and low-level drug dealer in Darndale, an area victimized by gangs, drugs and social problems. When his welfare is cut off he decides it’s time to enter the big leagues with his gang, in order to help settle his family’s debts. His actions attract the attention of Sean Murphy, the son of the local drug king pin Derra Murphy, who rules Darndale with an iron fist and has no problems eliminating any potential rivals.
Twice Shy (Tom Ryan)
23rd June 2017
The story of a young, unmarried couple played by Shane Murray–Corcoran and Iseult Casey, who set off on a road trip from Ireland to London as the result of an unplanned pregnancy. The film charts the ups and downs of their relationship by juxtaposing their dramatic journey to the abortion clinic with flashbacks to happier times in their romance.
Revolutions (Laura McGann)
30th June 2017
Introduces the exciting, sometimes brutal, world of women’s roller derby, a non-traditional sport that is gaining popularity but still operates well outside the sporting mainstream.
Halal Daddy (Conor McDermottroe)
30th June 2017
Raghdan Aziz, a young man of British-Indian Muslim heritage, is happy in his new home on the west coast of Ireland. This beach-fronted retreat is the perfect getaway from his controlling father. On his Raghdan’s 21st birthday, his father Amir arrives from England with the gift of a run-down meat factory. How will Raghdan cope with this poisoned chalice of a present – a career opportunity that he never wanted?
Sanctuary (Len Collin)
7th July 2017
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Two people with developmental disabilities long to be together in a world that keeps them apart.
Pilgrimage (Brendan Muldowney)
14th July 2017
A small group of monks undertake a treacherous pilgrimage to escort their monastery’s holiest relic to Rome. But, as the true material, political and religious significance of the relic is revealed, the group’s journey becomes increasingly fraught with danger. Ultimately, the faith that binds the men together threatens to be the very same thing that will tear them apart.
The Farthest (Emer Reynolds)
28th July 2017
It’s one of humankind’s greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space – the first human-made object ever to do so. Launched in August 1977, Voyager has defied all the odds, survived countless near misses and almost 40 years later continues to beam revolutionary information across unimaginable distances with less computing power than a modern hearing aid. It’s estimated that Voyager’s nuclear generator will last another decade before the lights finally go out. But this little craft will travel on for millions of years, carrying a Golden Record bearing recordings and images of life on Earth. It could very well outlive humanity and our creations and be the only evidence that we ever existed.
Maudie (Aisling Walsh)
4th August 2017
In Nova Scotia, Maud Lewis (Sally Hawkins), who suffers from severe arthritis, is hired as a housekeeper by reclusive local fish peddler Everett Lewis (Ethan Hawke).
Despite her crippled hands, Maud yearns to be independent and to live away from her overprotective family, but most of all, she wants to create art. An unlikely romance blossoms between herself and Everett, as she determinedly hones her skills despite her pain, and overcomes the physical challenge of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Moon Dogs (Philip John)
1st September 2017
Two teenage step brothers fall for the same girl on a chaotic road trip from Shetland to Glasgow
The Drummer and the Keeper (Nick Kelly)
8th September 2017
The story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men; Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17 year old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in.
Maze (Stephen Burke)
22nd September 2017
Based on the true story of the 1983 mass break-out of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP Maze high-security prison in Northern Ireland. As Larry Marley (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor), the chief architect of the escape, schemes his way towards pulling off this feat, he comes into contact with prison warder, Gordon Close (Barry Ward). Initially Larry and Gordon are confirmed enemies, born on opposite sides of Northern Ireland’s political divide, but when Larry realises that Gordon may be unwittingly useful for his escape plan, a slow seduction begins. Larry intends to use and manipulate Gordon in order to get closer to his goal but what follows is a tense, and intriguing drama in which an unlikely relationship is forged between two enemies that will have far reaching consequences for both of them.
Return to Montauk (Volker Schlöndorff)
6th October 2017
The Delinquent Season (Mark O ’Rowe)
13th October 2017
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami (Sophie Fiennes)
27th October 2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer (Yorgos Lanthimos)
3rd November 2017
The strange relationship between a cardiac surgeon and a 16-year-old boy portends a terrifying sacrifice, in this eagerly awaited supernatural thriller from Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster) starring Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan and Nicole Kidman.
The Belly of the Whale (Morgan Bushe)
Premiered in Galway. Cinema Release 2018
Shot on location in North County Dublin, this black comedy follows two down-and-out drifters who attempt to alter their circumstances by teaming together to hold up a small town amusement arcade.
Kissing Candice (Aoife McArdle)
Premiered in Galway. Cinema Release 2018
A story driven by the vivid, fever dreams of a volatile, teenage girl called Candice. Out of the stifling, isolated Irish community she has grown up in comes a new breed of disillusionment finding its most frightening manifestations in the unpredictable behaviour of a local gang.
While the community is shaken by the death of a local boy, Candice finds escape in the nihilistic stranger who may be responsible for the crime.
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Cardboard cinema!