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GEALTRA (‘Wild Bunch’)
Set in the vibrant heart of Knocknaheeny, Cork, this documentary by Brendan Canty (Christy) follows a group of teenagers at The Kabin Studio, a youth-led creativity hub.
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Australian Premiere, Family Ties, In Cinemas, Irish History, Irish Language, LGBTQI+, Music, Online, Travel
IRISH-AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM PROGRAM
A collection of short films that showcases stories shaped by the interweaving of Irish and Australian culture, through their producers, directors, actors or themes.
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JAMES CONNOLLY: WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH
This documentary reclaims the story of James Connolly and examines how it resonates in our contemporary time when democracy itself appears under threat.
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BURIED ALIVE (‘Beo Faoin Bhfód’)
A young Irish builder is buried alive in a builders yard in Kilburn in a bizarre publicity stunt in 1960’s London.
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THE LIGHTKEEPER
A lighthouse keeper's life of solitude and ritual is disrupted and ultimately transformed by a mysterious American war widow, a hard-line priest and his housekeeper.
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TESTIMONY
A fascinating and beautiful feature documentary following survivors of Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries and Mother & Baby Homes, as they hold the Irish government and Catholic church to account for their actions.
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HUSH-A-BYE BABY
A restored print of Margo Harkin's seminal coming-of-age film about a teenager’s unwanted pregnancy. Set in Derry in 1984, the film debuts a young Sinead O'Connor, who provided the soundtrack.
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HORSESHOE
All families are mad. Four estranged siblings must reunite in Sligo to settle up their late father’s will and come to terms with his legacy, in this moving and funny family drama.
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LOVE LANE UNITED
Facing job loss and a best friend's emigration, Benny forms a ragtag Sunday league football team to cling to the past but… football is a game of two halves.
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GIRLS & BOYS
On Halloween night in Dublin, rugby player Jace meets aspiring filmmaker Charlie at a college party in this tender, funny, and quietly radical romantic comedy.
