fbpx
  1. Home
  2. Drama
IFI Archive Player Admin

Join Me in the Pines – Feels So Heavy

Drama
IFI Archive Player Admin

The Attack of the Saucer People

Amateur
IFI Archive Player Admin

Specimens

Amateur
IFI Archive Player Admin

The Interview

Drama
IFI Archive Player Admin

Give Up Yer Aul Sins

2000s-present

Drama

Callahans_and_Murphys_02
Drama

Excerpt from ‘The Callahans and the Murphys’

IFI Archive Player Admin
This excerpt from the 1927 MGM film The Callahans and the Murphys was believed to be lost. The silent comedy film, adapted from a novel by Kathleen Norris, stars Marie Dressler and Polly Moran and tells the story of two feuding Irish immigrant families living in a tenement. When the film was released, it caused […]
View
thirtyfiveaside_7
Children on Film

Thirty-Five Aside

Irene Falvey
A dark comedy about the difficulty of fitting in in a new school. Here is the amusing tale of the trials and tribulations of bespectacled schoolboy Philip Maguire (James Mahon), who struggles to settle into his new school. Harassed by rowdy classmates, never picked for football and without any friends, poor Philip stumbles from one […]
View
anrinceoir_4
Children on Film

An Rinceoir

Irene Falvey
A short film about a beautiful dance and a dancer of unexpected origins. At an Irish Feis, a talented young dancer (Vitalija Bondareva) waits nervously in the wings before taking to the stage and performing a perfectly executed Irish dance. The Irish-speaking MC is surprised when she corrects his pronunciation of her name and tells […]
View
Boy Wanted_3
1930s-1960s

Boy Wanted

Irene Falvey
Two boys wander aimlessly through the streets of Dublin (heading down South King Street towards the old Mercer’s Hospital) when they see a sign outside Traynor’s Grocers shop saying, ‘Boy Wanted’.  The bigger boy barges in and gets the job as a bicycle messenger. He heads off with a box of groceries to the leafy […]
View
thebreakfast_4
1980s-2000s

The Breakfast

IFI Archive Player
A young boy plans his revenge when he is unfairly punished for an innocent mishap. Curly Mulligan (Gavin Dowdall) is a pupil at a Christian Brothers boarding school, where he is on kitchen duty every morning. It is his job to bring a full fried breakfast to headmaster Brother Ledwidge (Frank McDonald). As his own […]
View
Statistic 4
Drama

Statistic – Trish McAdam Filmmaker Playlist

IFI Archive Player
Our second IFI Filmmaker Playlist is curated by filmmaker and visual artist Trish McAdam. Since the production of her early shorts in the 1980s, Trish has created a vibrant and varied body of work, embracing a range of forms and subjects and retaining a singular, independent voice. We’re delighted to welcome Trish to the Irish […]
View
Come Back to Erin
Drama

Come Back to Erin – Trish McAdam Filmmaker Playlist

IFI Archive Player
Our second IFI Filmmaker Playlist is curated by filmmaker and visual artist Trish McAdam. Since the production of her early shorts in the 1980s, Trish has created a vibrant and varied body of work, embracing a range of forms and subjects and retaining a singular, independent voice. We’re delighted to welcome Trish to the Irish […]
View
The Shore
Drama

The Shore

IFI Archive Player
The Shore is the inspiring story of two boyhood best friends – Joe (Ciarán Hinds) and Paddy (Conleth Hill) – divided by 25 years of misunderstanding. When the world and their friendship is shattered by the conflict escalating in Northern Ireland, the two boys’ lives take very different paths until, 25 years later, Joe returns […]
View
Three Kisses_06
1930s-1960s

Three Kisses

IFI Archive Player
In this short drama, a promising young hurler from the fictional village of Ballykilly is invited to play for his county. A fictional young hurler (Colm Gallagher) embarks on a courtship with a lively camogie player with whom he shares three chaste but charming kisses. When his hurling prowess catches the eye of the local […]
View
Boogaloo and Graham
2000s-present

Boogaloo and Graham

IFI Archive Player
In 1970s Belfast, two boys discover the facts of life with help from their two pet chickens. James and Malachy are over the moon when their father brings home two baby chicks which they name Boogaloo and Graham. The chicks grow and the boys proudly carry them wherever they go. They declare themselves vegetarian and […]
View
The Crush_01
Drama

The Crush

IFI Archive Player
Michael Creagh’s quirky drama about an 8-year-old boy and his infatuation with his teacher. Eight-year-old Ardal has a romantic heart and a passionate crush on his second-class teacher, Ms Purdy. But his dreams of marrying his love are dashed when she becomes engaged to her boyfriend, who Ardal deems entirely unacceptable. Inspired by his favourite […]
View
Granny O Grimm_03
2000s-present

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty

IFI Archive Player
This short animated film offers a bedtime story told with a very modern twist on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty. Granny O’Grimm begins to tell the story of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to her sleepy granddaughter but there is a twist. The classic fairy–tale is told with a 21st century sensibility as Granny reimagines the story […]
View
Close