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Maeve returns home to Belfast after a long absence. Her arrival in the city stimulates a series of memories of childhood and adolescence both in herself and other people.
Gammelion (1967)
Gregory Markopoulos · 1 critic vote
Gammelion 1968, filmed at Il Castello Roccasinibalda in Rieti, Italy, is a major work in Markopoulos’s oeuvre, marking the transition into his late period and anticipating his epic final film, Eniaios 1947–91. Shot with only two rolls of film, the work extends seven minutes of footage to almost one hour of viewing time using hundreds of fades in and out. - Tate Modern
Anne Devlin (1984)
Pat Murphy · 1 critic vote
The story of Anne Devlin, who was caught up in the revolt of the Irish under Robert Emmett in 1803, told exclusively from the woman's point of view.
The External World (2010)
David O'Reilly · 1 critic vote
A boy learns to play the piano.
Song of the Sea (2014)
Tomm Moore · 1 critic vote
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.
Further Beyond (2016)
Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy · 1 critic vote
Streaming on MUBI
In their debut documentary Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor take as their point of departure the compelling 18th Century figure, Ambrose O'Higgins, and attempt to retrace his remarkable journey from Ireland to Chile.
WolfWalkers (2020)
Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
The Quiet Girl (2022)
Colm Bairéad · 1 critic vote
Free on Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel · Streaming on Kanopy
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
Kneecap (2024)
Rich Peppiatt · 1 critic vote
Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV
When fate brings Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed "low life scum" Naoise and Liam Óg, the needle drops on a hip-hop act like no other. Rapping in their native Irish, they lead a movement to save their mother tongue.
