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- First document about a tibetan meditation that preserves the body from days to weeks after traditionally considered death.
- TV series about a GAA club in a fictional Irish small town. The team is hoping to finally win the country championship, a title which has eluded them so far.
- She doesn't know who she wants--her husband or the mysterious younger surf bum? She doesn't know what to do about it: get him to do something drastic--certainly not THAT! She doesn't know what he's really after: her, or her share of the family hotel. Everybody knows something about it, but nobody knows it all. Will she put it all together? Will anyone? Will everyone?
- Most people have heard of it and many of us say we have a little bit of it, but what exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It effects between 2-3% of the Irish population and presents itself in many unusual guises. OCD and Me gives us a greater appreciation of this secretive and often misunderstood mental health condition.
- Mona Quirke, as usual, is having her adult children for Christmas. The youngest arrives with an unexpected guest and nothing will ever be the same again in the Quirke household.
- In August 2016, two young rowers from rural Ireland, came from nowhere to win silver medal success at the Rio Olympics. This documentary follows the O'Donovan brothers in the aftermath of their success.
- The making of a portrait is an intimate experience, one which can be a pleasurable event for both parties or one that's fraught with difficulties. Either way, to paint someone's picture is a unique way of really getting under their skin. In a world where anyone can make a realistic likeness on their cellphone, the importance of the painted portrait remains: as an emblem of power and prestige, as a political act and ultimately as a memorial. These themes and many others are explored through the work of three of Ireland's most notable portrait painters: James Hanley, Mick O'Dea and Brian Maguire.
- The film of the song immortalizing Kid Kanturk, the infamous rockabilly singing sensation. A child prodigy, Kid's story encompasses the highs of sell-out shows and the lows of incarceration for an act of cannibalism.
- In 1958 Ireland, family problems force a Donegal woman to the city of Derry; a city in turmoil as the Irish nation suffers and revolts from the brutal British invading forces.
- TOWN OF STRANGERS is a documentary of the imagination, with many scenes transcending the genres of documentary and fiction, going deep into the experiences of migration and home through cinematic methods.
- Paul Kimmage once referred to Lance Armstrong as 'the cancer of cycling'. This film follows contentious journalist and cycling whistleblower, Kimmage, as he searches for answers to difficult questions about doping in the sport he loves.
- Love, sex and disability are explored in this beautiful documentary which takes us into the romantic lives of people with physical or intellectual disabilities. Sexuality is an integral part of life and is recognized as a basic human need. Yet, for people with a disability, it is often disregarded. In fact our culture, society and even sometimes our judicial system, impose limitations...
- The story of how Irish housewife Debbie Deegan, as she tries to help two Russian orphans Zina and Volya. It's the tale of a long battle with bureaucracy and a good deal of emotional upset along the way for everyone involved.
- This absorbing one-hour documentary investigates the troubling issue of concussion in the sport of rugby. Hidden Impact gets under the skin of rugby culture in Ireland and abroad in search of answers and solutions to this difficult issue.
- Few Irish people will ever forget Saipan, May 2002 and the biggest ever bust-up in Irish soccer. But how many ever knew what actually happened on that tiny island in the Pacific? How did it come to pass that our captain and best player Roy Keane was sent packing from the World Cup by his own manager Mick McCarthy, just nine days before our opening match of the tournament? Using animation to depict scenes from a typical Irish family during those turbulent times and with the assistance of Eamon Dunphy, Tommie Gorman, Marian Finucane and others this documentary captures the state of the nation during that unforgettable week. We also visit Saipan and talk to some of those who witnessed the unfolding drama. Red Mist is a light-hearted, affectionate snapshot of an extraordinary moment in the life of a nation traumatised by a row between two big men in shorts on the other side of the world.
- Almost one hundred people from all over Ireland talk about their experiences of happiness.
- This insightful and experimental short film which uses the interview technique to explore the theme of people's greatest fears and also what they consider to be their greatest acts of bravery.
- A lady lives with her two grown up sons on an island which is only accessible by land when the tide is out. On her Birthday, one of her sons decides to take her to the mainland as a treat. Only problem is she's scared of water.
- A visually based exploration and appreciation of the work of artist Dorothy Cross, showing many of the highlights of her career to date, framed by her evolving and passionate relationship with the sea. The film follows her as she embarks on a new sea-based project in New Ireland, an island off Papua New Guinea that is one of the last true wildernesses left on Earth. This documentary marks the first time the artist has agreed to participate in a film about her work.
- In 2011, the National Gallery of Ireland closed two thirds of the building, to begin one of the largest refurbishment projects in the history of the state. We go behind these closed doors and witness a remarkable transformation.
- A fascinating documentary and an intimate portrayal of a collective of extraordinary and idiosyncratic artists, a film which sheds new light on old questions about art, outsider art and the artistic impulse.