Interprovincial Rowing Finals / Babhtaí Ceannais Rámhaíochta Idirchúige Cheatharlach

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Amharc Éireann – Eagrán 16   A Garda team representing Leinster win the Scéala Éireann Cup on the River Barrow near Carlow. Bhain foireann Gardaí Chúige Laighean Corn Scéala Éireann ar Abhainn na Bearú taobh le Ceatharlach.     Produced by Gael Linn, Amharc Éireann (A View of Ireland) is Ireland’s first long-running indigenous newsreel series. […]

Autumn Fashions / Faisin an Fhómhair

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Amharc Éireann – Eagrán 9   Taffeta, silk, mink, and velvet adorn the runway as models showcase Irene Gilbert’s new autumn collection in Dublin. Tá tafata, síoda, minc agus veilbhit le feiceáil ar an ardán taispeána agus mainicíní ag taispeáint bailiúchán nua an fhómhair ó Irene Gilbert i mBaile Átha Cliath.     Produced by […]

Dream Maker

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Dream Maker explores the relationship between two young women in a tender play of furtive glances, sensual interactions and hesitations. It’s a striking piece, and one of the few known Irish amateur films by a woman that offers such an intimate and dream-like portrayal of female characters. This film is presented with a new music accompaniment by renowned […]

Moonshine

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‘The story of the race for space, and what happens when the space gets overcrowded.’ (Flora Kerrigan)  Bombs, rockets, a hammer and sickle, the USA flag and Laika the dog race around the moon in this powerful stop-motion animation depicting the Space Race during the Cold War. Moonshine belies Kerrigan’s political interests and demonstrates the […]

Discord

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A gothic-infused escapade where slapstick visual gags are playfully tested. A man disappears into a bathtub and out hops a woman; a fisherman casts his rod over a hill into a glass container which tries to swallow him; a gravedigger makes a futile attempt to lift a headstone. Two men enter a tunnel seconds before […]

The Worms Are Having Fun

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The Worms Are Having Fun depicts a flirtatious interaction between two men and a woman. A painter views her as his muse, while the other admires her from afar. As Kerrigan explains: ‘Two men are continually being haunted by one girl.’  This film is presented with a new music accompaniment by renowned avant-garde free-improvisational pianist […]

Off Beat

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‘This is the story of a character who had delusions of frustration. If you can follow this film, you must be a psychotic!!’ – Flora Kerrigan  A stop-motion animation featuring meticulously crafted paper cutouts, which became a trademark of Kerrigan’s approach. Loose representations of male and female figures dance around the frame in a dramatic […]

A Hard Day’s Knight

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‘A supercilious chess-player becomes obsessed with his white pawn as he sees her getting closer to becoming a queen. In his efforts to catch her, he enters into the game himself, with disastrous results.’ (Flora Kerrigan)   In this playful exploration of hierarchy and power as manifested in the game of chess, Kerrigan experiments with […]