Irish Film Institute -

WHAT'S ON - 09/10/2015

  • CHALLENGING SOCIETY: BEHIND THE WALLS

    This film screened on Friday 9th October 2015.

    Chaired by Miriam O’Callaghan.

    During the middle decades of the 20th century, Ireland led the world in locking up more of its people per capita in psychiatric hospitals. The number was ahead... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 10.30

  • FIDELIO: ALICE’S JOURNEY

    This film was released on Friday 2nd October 2015 and is no longer screening. 

    Leaving behind her devoted Norwegian boyfriend, 30-year-old marine mechanic Alice, played by the excellent Ariane Labed (who also features in October new release The Lobster, see... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 21.00

  • MACBETH

    This film was released on Friday 2nd October 2015 and is no longer screening. 

    Australian director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) brings a boldly cinematic vision to his take on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of vaulting ambition and ruthless murder; opening with a... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 13.00, 18.15

  • OLDER THAN IRELAND

    Featuring 30 men and women, all born before 1916, Older than Ireland is something of a landmark documentary that explores what it means to have lived 100 years, and more, in Ireland. Director Alex Fegan, who recently took the measure... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 17.00, 20.50

  • RED ARMY

    This film was released on Friday 9th October 2015 and is no longer screening. 

    IFI DOC

    The best documentaries can spark interest in the most unlikely of subjects, and such is the case with Gabe Polsky’s Red Army. By turns... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.00, 19.00

  • SICARIO

    This film was released on Friday 9th October 2015 and is no longer screening. 

    The ongoing conflict around drug trafficking on the U.S. border with Mexico – the subject of the recent documentary Cartel Land – is the basis for... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 15.30, 20.40

  • THE FUTURE: CHALLENGES TO DOCUMENTARY MAKERS IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT

    This film screened on Friday 9th October 2015.

    Chaired by broadcaster Keelin Shanley

    What does the digital environment offer investigative journalists? Are new distribution methods bringing new pressures for documentary makers? How can you balance commercial realities with ethical documentary... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 16.00

  • WHOSE STORY IS IT? ETHICS IN DOCUMENTARY MAKING

    This film screened on Friday 9th October 2015.

    Chaired by Olivia O’Leary.

    What is the documentary maker’s responsibility to their subject? When does a personal story become a public story? How does one protect one’s sources

    Chaired by Olivia O’Leary,... Read More

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    BOOK NOW Times: 14.00

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