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Film Ireland

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Film IrelandIrelandReview: Skintown Mick Jordan pops the good stuff for Kieron J. Walsh's latest feature which won last week at Dinard British and Irish Film Festival.

10.20

Film IrelandIrelandShort Film Review: Fat Peter Lonsdale looks at Dolores Rice’s powerful short Fat . Actor and filmmaker Dolores Rice is a meteoric Irish talent, and it shows immediately.

10.19

Film IrelandIrelandArticle: The Uphill Work of Climate Politics - Neasa Ní Chianáin & Eamon Ryan on Forever Is Now Climate action is increasingly struggling to hold its place on the global political agenda, making Forever Is Now an especially timely documentary.

10.18

Film IrelandIrelandReview: TRY! Judy Goulet joins the scrum for her review of TRY! A 220 km round trip, in the dark, lashings of rain, to train with your rugby team would be enough to send most of us under our duvets.

10.16

Film IrelandIrelandArticle: 31 Days of Halloween Horror Jesus, but October has crept up on us fast this year. One minute you’re thinking the summer heat might last till Santa arrives, the next you’re doubling up on socks, eyeing up the animatronic witches…

10.16

Film IrelandIrelandReview: Forever Is Now Rachel Walshe gets political in Neasa Ní Chianáin’s latest documentary. With everything going on in the world (and oh boy, is there a lot), it can be hard, inconvenient if you will, to remember the…

10.15

Film IrelandIrelandArticle: “A Call to Action.” Ronan O’Leary & Gerard Daly on A Sunken Place Directed by Ronan O’Leary, A Sunken Place is a dark Irish medical thriller that follows Alice, a brilliant neurologist who discovers a cure for depression, only to find herself opposed by giant…

10.14

Film IrelandIrelandArticle: Daniele Rugo on Documenting Gaza Through the Eyes of Doctors (Part 1) What does it mean to bear witness to a genocide, and what responsibility do filmmakers have to ensure those stories are heard?

10.13

Film IrelandIrelandPodcast: Actor Keith Dunphy & Filmmaker/Festival Founder Christine Braithwaite on Dyslexia & RIFF In today’s episode of the Film Ireland Podcast , we’re delighted to be partnering with the Roscommon International Film Festival (RIFF) to discuss a very important topic.

10.13

Film IrelandIrelandReview: Chasing Millions Niall McCloskey cashes in for Stephen Burke's latest feature. Against the backdrop of the infamous 2004 Northern Bank heist – the biggest in British/Irish history – Australian cop Diana (Madeleine…

10.09

Film IrelandIrelandArticle: “No One Sees Themselves as a Villain,” Alan Hopkins & Michael Mullen on Exploring Big Themes In A Knock at Your Door , director Alan Hopkins explores the growing influence of online misinformation, far-right rhetoric, and the ways in which fear can reshape our perception of the people around…

10.09

Film IrelandIrelandReview: World Without Cows Ronan Power takes the bull by the horns in his review of World Without Cows . Filmed over three years, across 40 locations in 22 countries and five continents, World Without Cows is an ambitious…

10.06

Film IrelandIrelandReview: Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore? Peter Lonsdale finds the chords of classic rock in Garth Jenning's latest offering. How can an art-pop band avoid becoming its own tribute act, especially as the group in question nears pensionable…

10.06

Film IrelandIrelandReview: Life Support Ahead of Thursday's screening of Life Support in Galway, Rachel Walshe looks at this powerful documentary.

10.05

Film IrelandIrelandPodcast: Co-Writer/Director Stephen Burke 'Chasing Millions' In this episode of the Film Ireland Podcast, we’re joined by Irish director and novelist Stephen Burke , whose work has explored some of the most complex and turbulent chapters of Ireland’s recent…

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