Advanced search
- TITLES
- NAMES
- COLLABORATIONS
Search filters
Enter full date
to
or just enter yyyy, or yyyy-mm below
to
to
to
Exclude
Only includes titles with the selected topics
to
In minutes
to
1-50 of 75
- When high-brow author PC Molloy is forced to write for April Devereaux's gossip magazine Poison Pen, he is not only caught up in a world of stars and their secrets he is also in danger of becoming a celebrity himself. Soon the spotlight is turning on Molloy and he struggles to keep his own secrets off the front page. But when he finds himself falling for his boss will he be able to find the right words?
- An exploration of masculinity and violence. A story of obsession and revenge, as a man tries to come to terms with a brutal, random attack and its consequences.
- A hilarious mockumentary 'The Light of Day' follows a flailing film crew as they attempt to adapt the vampire graphic novel 'The Quench'. Hindered by their tragically over-zealous director, it will take the two sane people on set, cinematographer Michael and writer Sarah, to save the film.
- The film tells the story of Lily, a girl with a secret, on the cusp of becoming a young woman.
- Is there a place in the world for Yu Ming? He's a clerk at a convenience store in China, bored with his life. At a library, he spins a globe and stops it with his finger, which turns out to be touching Ireland. He reads about the country and teaches himself Irish, flies to Dublin, and finds to his chagrin that no one understands him. He assumes that his Irish is at fault, that is, until he walks into a bar looking for work.
- Leap of Faith tells the story of Kelly, a girl in her late twenties who's unfulfilled with where life has taken her. One night Kelly sees handsome neighbour Johnny moving into the apartment across the way and over the next few days she finds herself staring across into his world and is shocked when she sees him do something humanly impossible.
- Dave is a wannabe drug dealer stuck with a batch of experimental new pills, Ray is a failing club DJ getting by on a daytime radio slot, and socially awkward office worker Bernard just turned up to the wrong party by mistake. When Dave enlists Bernard's help to test out his new consignment, the weekend descends into a riotous cocktail of narcotics, booze, clubs and parties. Embarking on a series of drug-fueled misadventures, the three lads get more from the weekend then they'd ever bargained for. Bernard discovers a Dublin he never knew existed, Ray struggles to deal with his personal relationships and Dave tries to break the world record for selling drugs in order to clear his debts with one truly psychotic gangster.
- Meg has the life she thinks she wants. Then she turns 39 and realises there's something she's been missing...a baby.
- Soundtracks "Keep on Moving" and "The Way Back Home by Bianca Fachel.
- Following a bad breakup, relationship councilor Cormac Kavanagh starts sleeping with his clients in a misguided attempt to reignite their passions.
- In 1973 Stanley Kubrick came to Ireland - and brought the British Army with him. A romantic comedy set behind the scenes of Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975).
- Two young street urchins develop a friendship over the course of a day's journey throughout the mean streets of Dublin city.
- A lonely young man tries to survive in a dystopian futuristic world whose main values are the culture of celebrities and also a place where free thinking isn't seen with good eyes - only encouraged through secretive messages from underground groups.
- Struggling children's book writer Harold Finch gains an unexpected house guest in the form of an ageing, hyper-intelligent mosquito named Anabel.
- On a significant day in her life, a lonely woman who finds solace in the daily crossword finds that the answers to the clues are all around her. Is it magic, coincidence or something else entirely?
- A tale about a young boy who sets out on an adventure deep into the forest to face his fear, guided only by a voice at the end of his walkie-talkie.
- Based on true events, An Cosc explores the bizarre and humorous story of two childhood friends from opposite sides of town who share a voracious passion for hurling and mutual raillery. When local pride and sporting politics interfere, it sparks a bitter fall-out that divides a community, and has unforeseen consequences for the first President of the country.
- Made by the students of Filmbase, Dublin.
- Something peculiar happened that day. Curious Melissa was enchanted by some real Faeries. Ignoring her Mother she followed them down into Blackheath Woods... Melissa never came back.
- LEAVE is a film about how random events determine our lives...
- A drama about three teenage boys who break into their school swimming pool one night in order to stage a macho breath holding contest. But as the night goes on, the loud, brash Charlie begins to tease the overweight, child-like Sam. After a girl (Katie) arrives whom they all fancy, tensions start to escalate and by the end of the night none of their lives will ever be the same.
- A dark comedy, set in Dublin, Ireland. It follows two final year Trinity College students, Charlie (womanizer) and Ken (virgin), over the course of 2 life-changing months. After Ken enlists Charlie to help him lose his virginity, things don't go to plan for either of them
- Warren O'Reilly is living in a miserable cycle until he receives a message from his ailing mother asking for forgiveness. Will he continue on the dark path he has set out for himself or will he venture towards a more meaningful existence?
- Mary is trapped in a toxic friendship. Miriam, with her chain-smoking and vicious tongue, is that toxic friend. Morning tea and vitriol. There is no smoke without fire.
- The story of Past Pupil is an exploration of the affect of mental abuse in the classroom, and one young man's struggle to come to terms with encountering his tormentor in adult life. It is told from the point of view of Cassidy, a door to door knife salesman who has learned to live with the abuses he suffered as a child and now leads a relatively successful life.
- Marty is very short; but he's neither nasty nor brutish, he's a genuinely nice guy, rich in friends but solitary in the game of love. Women, as he says, are over his head; he's out of their picture. Then, he meets Alison, and on a hike up a fairly steep mountain, he shows his down-to-earth courtesy, and she notices his eyes. Life, like Marty, is short. Has he met his match?
- Dan's night is cut short when his new girlfriend Jenny suffers a traumatic attack. Dan faces an important decision that will define his very character and his future
- Mac an Athar is the story of Seán, a 12 year-old boy raised in the Irish language on Dublin's Northside, who encounters ridicule for his "unorthodox" upbringing.
- A lowly extra gets a shot at stardom. Now the glory, and the girl, are at Sam's fingertips. But suddenly his best friend is packing heat and his femme has gone all fatale. Sam's got ten minutes to stop the plot twisting out of control.
- Becky and her Dad are invincible chip robbers. Nothing can stand in their way. Nothing that is except her brother Tom.
- Linda is in need of companionship, someone to share breakfasts, nights and budgie deaths with. But her attachments are often somewhat misplaced.
- Easygoing debt-collector Shay saves a young woman from being attacked outside a nightclub. Unknown to him, her attacker is his boss' brother, and now there's a price on his head. Can he get out of town alive? Can he wreak revenge on his evil employer? And just who was that girl?
- Leah tries to shield her younger brother from the grim reality of home by taking him to a place he has never been before.
- Maureen storms into the principal's office at her son's school where she has been called after an incident. She guesses that her son Greg has done something stupid and has the guard up to defend him, but the conversation takes a turn that Maureen could never have imagined.
- On her way home from a party, drunk and driving a stolen car, a girl (17) hits an old man walking by the side of the road. When he won't wake up and the car won't start, it seems all she can do is bury him.
- Upon her return to Dublin, a young hair-stylist awaits an extremely important appointment - one that will reconnect her with her past.
- An Irish lad sings in the street and begs in the train station to support himself and his Da. In the more lucrative train station, he fights with an older Russian boy who speaks no English, and loses his spot. But after a while, they try working together, particularly when the U2-loving Irish lad discovers the other boy also has a musical talent.
- A short Film about two teenage girls who try to make it to an audition for the next reality TV show Dancing Ireland. However the odds are stacked against them and they must use their wits and a lot of determination to achieve their goal.
- Maybe if you knew where your Teddy Bear came from you wouldn't hug him so tightly.
- After apocalyptic events claim the lives of his wife and son, and bring civilization to a standstill John retreats to an isolated mountain shelter in the remote Scottish highlands to live in austere survival. When his water supply becomes contaminated John must venture beyond his isolated retreat, and when he breaks into an abandoned farmhouse he discovers there are other survivors living there, a young couple about to have their first child. With supplies running low, in this bleak environment, the imminent arrival of the baby offers a glimmer of hope for the future, and an opportunity for John to reconnect himself with humanity.
- While on a camping trip in the woods with his family a young boy, Declan, comes across an old mill. As he investigates around the building he is surprised by his brother who spooks him and they return to their family. When Declan wakes up the next morning with no sign of his family things spiral out of control.
- A four episode web-series focussing on emerging talent in the Irish film industry, curated by members of the Filmbase Masters Class of 2016.
- On New Year's eve Nick gets a visit from his friend Jason, but Nick is not in the celebrating mood. He has something important to tell Jason, a dark truth that he must reveal to him and to the world.
- Siofra is staying with her dad for the night. He's looking forward to having her over but she's got her own plans for the night.
- A lonely man on a desert island explores the highs and lows of romantic love when a mysterious companion is washed ashore. Nothing will ever be the same. Or will it?