Housewife of the Year

An utterly intriguing documentary about one of Ireland’s most unique cultural events – the competition which saw women from around Ireland compete on primetime TV for the title of ‘Housewife of the Year’ and the prize of a luxury gas cooker.

HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR tells the story of Ireland’s treatment of women through the prism of a surreal, live-televised competition, that has to be seen to be believed.

The former contestants share their direct experiences of marriage bars, lack of contraception, magdalene laundries, microaggressions, financial vulnerability, boredom and shame. It is a poignant, often hilarious, uplifting story of a resilient generation of women and how they changed a country.

Winner of Best Irish Feature Documentary at the 2024 Galway Film Fleadh and the jury prize for Best Documentary at the Newport Beach Film Festival 2024

Proudly supported by Endacom, Sydney

Screenings are followed by an exclusive Q&A with director Ciarán Cassidy