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  • Australian Premiere,  Online,  Online Only,  Sport

    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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  • Australian Premiere,  In Cinemas,  LGBTQI+,  Online

    GIRLS & BOYS

    On Halloween night in Dublin, rugby player Jace meets aspiring filmmaker Charlie at a college party.

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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,  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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  • In Cinemas,  LGBTQI+,  Music,  Online

    Irish-Australian Shorts Program

    The Irish Film Festival will, for the first time in its history, present a session of Irish-Australian short films in cinema screenings in Sydney and Melbourne. These films are the product of the interweaving of Irish and Australian themes and cultures through their producers, directors, actors or themes. Ranging from…

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  • Australian Premiere,  In Cinemas,  Online,  Women's Voices

    Mrs Robinson

    In her own words, MRS ROBINSON unfolds a story about female leadership, human rights activism and climate action. This feature documentary tells the inspirational life story of icon and change-maker Mary Robinson, Ireland’s first female President, a pioneering UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the successor of Nelson Mandela…

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  • Australian Premiere,  In Cinemas,  Online

    Gerry Adams: A Ballymurphy Man

    A veteran politician reflects on 60 years of Northern Ireland activism, from prisoner to statesman. This highly-anticipated  documentary explores regional history through his life, offering hope and insight into his values and peace efforts. Imprisoned and shot, Gerry Adams was censored by the establishment media – yet in the end,…

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  • Australian Premiere,  In Cinemas,  Music,  Online

    In Time: Dónal Lunny

    Dónal Lunny is one of Ireland’s most outstanding artists and this is the first film account of his life – a portrait that reveals his peerless contribution to Irish culture and music. A founding member of Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, Lunny played a central role in reviving…

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    Australian Premiere,  In Cinemas,  Online,  Opening Night

    Fran the Man

    Our Opening Night comedy! When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager finds himself way out of his league. Written by Richie Conroy (TWO BY TWO, MALORY TOWERS) and directed by Stephen Bradley (LAST ONE LAUGHING, NOBLE), FRAN THE MAN has Fran…

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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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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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