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  • Australian Premiere,  Family Ties,  Irish History,  Irish Language,  Music,  Online,  Online Only,  Travel

    TRAVELLING BACK (‘Ag Taisteal Siar’)

    Explores the rich musical heritage of Ireland’s Traveller community and its contribution to Irish music today.

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  • Australian Premiere,  Family Ties,  In Cinemas,  Irish Language,  Music

    TRAD

    Gifted Irish musician Shóna rebels against her mum and her culture until a bunch of wandering young musos take her on a life adventure.

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  • Australian Premiere,  Family Ties,  In Cinemas,  Irish Language,  Online

    BÁITE (‘The Drowned’)

    Peggy is fighting to save her family pub in Connemara when a woman’s body is found in the nearby lake.

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  • Australian Premiere,  Family Ties,  In Cinemas,  Irish Language,  Online

    Froggie

    Brothers Fiachra and Tadgh peaked at the age of seven, when they appeared on national TV singing with their homemade puppet, ‘Froggie’. 25 years later, they’re still singing the same ol’ song when their show is cancelled. The world is pulling the brothers apart. Tadgh plans to marry his rich…

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  • Australian Premiere,  Family Ties,  In Cinemas,  Irish Language,  Music,  Online

    Fidil Ghorm

    A beautiful, contemporary Irish-language movie, FIDIL GHORM is one for all of the family; bringing together traditional Irish music and culture and the innocence and resilience of 10-year-old Molly, who’s on a heartfelt mission to bring her father out of a coma. Believing that winning the All-Ireland Fiddle Competition might wake…

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  • Australian Premiere,  Irish Language,  Music,  Online Only

    David Keenan: Focla ar Chanbhás

    This award-winning bilingual documentary is an intimate and poetic exploration of the life and artistry of musician David Keenan (Dáithí Ó’Cianáin). Four years after the breakthrough success of his debut album Beginner’s Guide to Bravery, Dundalk-born songwriter, musician, and composer David Keenan finds himself at a crossroads. Known for his…

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  • In Cinemas,  Irish Language,  Online

    Bring Them Down

    Michael, the last son of a farming family, lives an isolated existence with his ailing, cantankerous father Ray. Burdened by a terrible secret from his past, Michael has isolated himself from the world and dedicates himself to his prized flock. When the ongoing conflict with rival farmer Gary and his…

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In the spirit of reconciliation, the Irish Film Festival acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which it operates and we pay respect to their elders - past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.

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