This is the defining documentary looking back at the Republic of Ireland’s preparation for the World Cup Finals in 2002 and the fiasco that led to Roy Keane’s absence from football’s biggest stage. Based on the critically acclaimed book of the same title (Bloomsbury, 2004) by Conor O’Callaghan and, by way of narration from the main animated character, the film gathers diverse opinions and comments from contributors such as Eamonn Dunphy, Marian Finucane and Tommie Gorman, as well as the ordinary fan on the street about the 2002 World Cup in which Ireland 

Stylistically, Adam & Paul is a cold, contemporary take on classic, physical comedy. Thematically, it is a minimal fairytale about two baffled, vulnerable children in the grip of forces too powerful for them to handle; vulnerable, lost, sometimes pathetically optimistic, but always profoundly damaged. ‘Adam & Paul’ is not a film without hope; it is a tender, unsentimental and very funny testament to the persistence of the human spirit in even the most damaged and marginal of people

 

An intimate portrait of Winnie, a resilient and spirited young girl, and her family who are part of the traveller community, living in a dilapidated trailer, on the side of the road in a desolate industrialised area of Dublin. The film presents an unflinching portrait of a marginalised community often living in Third World poverty in a modern, prosperous Ireland. It follows Winnie through several weeks of her life, as she struggles with her identity as a young Traveller girl in contemporary Ireland.

 

 

Passionately filmed for two years with no budget, Saviours is the moving debut feature film by Ross Whitaker and Liam Nolan. This observational documentary interweaves the roller-coaster fortunes of three young boxers over an 18-month period as they strive to make the most of their lives, both inside and outside of the ring. The film follows Abdul, an asylum seeker from Ghana, whose toughest fight lies outside the ring as he battles to stay in Ireland. Dean, a local lad from the flats fights to overcome injury in order to fulfill his goal of winning an Olympic gold. And Darren, a young man of Irish-Caribbean parentage and the club’s best talent, struggles to choose between boxing and his university studies.

Small Engine Repair is a comedy drama about a man who goes from small town zero to country and western musical hero. Doug, an aspiring country singer, has spent his life as a loser in a small town with nobody taking his heartbreaking voice and talent as a musician seriously. His wife has left him and only his best friend believes in him. But Doug has one last chance to make it… WINNER: BEST FIRST FILM, GALWAY FILM FLEADH, 2006

 

A modern-day musical set on the streets of Dublin, Once tells the story of a busker and an immigrant who fall in love over an eventful week, as they write, rehearse and record a number of songs. The film stars real-life musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova and features an Oscar-award winning original soundtrack. Known as the "little film that could" Once has won the hearts of theater-goers nationwide. Additionally, the film has received numerious awards including Best Foreign Film at the Independent Spirit Awards and the Audience Award for World Cinema-Dramatic Films.

 

Rock and Roll never forgets. Rory Gallagher, the late Irish blues guitar great, died too young, but not without leaving a legion of fans worldwide and over twenty million albums sold. His fiery guitar work rivaled that of contemporaries Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, putting his country on the R&B map at the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. A crack group of New York City and Irish musicians rocked the legendary Bottom Line at a tribute performance to celebrate Rory's life and work, and the stunning night was captured like lightning in a bottle. This is Rory's story, told through his songs and the memories of those who loved and were inspired by him. By turns raw, hard-driving, euphoric and tender, the musicians channeled Rory that night. His potent legacy sprang back to life in a glorious convergence of songs and stories.