Films

On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One Benefit Concert, a rollicking, dazzling performance from him and Yoko Ono. Director Kevin Macdonald’s riveting documentary ONE…

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Four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks)—find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre,…

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Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back...

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Joshua Oppenheimer, known for his groundbreaking documentary The Act of Killing (TIFF ’12), makes his fiction debut with this sombre musical about a family in denial at the end of the world, starring Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, and…

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Edward (James McArdle), a talented novelist on the cusp of literary success, is juggling his work with the responsibility of caring for his elderly mother, Alma (Fionnula Flanagan). As the excitement of a US book tour builds, he is suddenly…

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Wunderkind director Gints Zilbalodis has taken the animation world by storm with his beautifully crafted sophomore feature Flow, which has received a multitude of awards and nominations to date, including two nominations for both BAFTA and the Academy Awards. The…

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18-year-old Totone spends most of his time drinking beer and partying in the Jura region with his group of friends until reality catches up with him when he has to take care of his 7-year-old sister and find a way…

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When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager, Fran Costello (Darragh Humpreys), finds himself way out of his league. Competing in the FAI Cup for the first time is a dream come…

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Fearing an outstretching bleakness, stuck in the house with her cruel and loveless husband, recently retired Marian takes a part-time job as census enumerator. The job is no picnic – on her tough inner-city route, she faces dismissive and abusive…

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British progressive rock band Pink Floyd perform at the ancient Roman Amphitheater in the ruins of Pompeii, Italy in 1971. Although the band perform a typical live set from the era, there is no audience beyond the basic film crew...

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Mathieu Kassovitz’s sensational second feature as a director changed the cultural landscape of French cinema when it landed at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995, winning the Best Director prize. It went on to become one of the defining films…

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Fearing an outstretching bleakness, stuck in the house with her cruel and loveless husband, recently retired Marian takes a part-time job as census enumerator. The job is no picnic – on her tough inner-city route, she faces dismissive and abusive…

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From the Academy Award-winning writer/director of “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho, comes his next groundbreaking cinematic experience, “Mickey 17.” The unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes (Robert Pattinson) has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the…

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Follow a student of nursing palliative care, who is plagued by a trauma from her past that has a disorienting effect on her present, her relationship, her career and her ability to function...

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Nina (Ia Sukhitashvili) is a skilled obstetrician at a maternity hospital in Eastern Georgia. After a tragedy strikes in the delivery room, the grief-stricken father demands an inquiry into her methods. The resulting scrutiny threatens to bring to light Nina’s…

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New Jersey. 2003. They’re discussing 9/11 memorials on the radio, Valentine’s Day is coming to a close, and Ponyboi, an intersex sex worker, is lonely in love. His john won’t let him talk during sex. His laundromat job is absolutely…

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Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy...

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Follows Elvira as she battles against her gorgeous stepsister in a realm where beauty reigns supreme. She resorts to extreme measures to captivate the prince, amidst a ruthless competition for physical perfection...

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Pushing trans film images beyond simple representation, this programme combines visual splendour with an experimental edge to explore art, performance, transformation, and the dangerous but alluring ways they often bleed together… Features a post-screening Q&A with filmmakers. This screening features…

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Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?..

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Sharing a space with other people can be as comforting as it is frustrating. But in the thick of the Irish housing crisis, the vast majority of trans people find themselves crammed together with friends and family, for better… or…

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Toronto’s queer nightlife is all sweat, clubs and glitter — but Julian, Otis and Tony are stuck on the fringes. Exuberant and rambunctious queer kids, the trio spend their summer break making mayhem together and not talking about the underlying…

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Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast led by American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever…

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How close can two people get before disappearing into each other? When does pain turn into pleasure? Is it better to have loved and lost, or should we just give up on dating cishet men? A little bit of heartbreak…

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In the greatest midnight movie of the year, sisters Sydney and Ingrid have their world upended after a malevolent cosmic entity throws them to opposite sides of America — forcing them to run for their lives, discover the supernatural powers…

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With a focus on dramatic storytelling, palpable chemistry, and tangible production, this programme has everything from heart-wrenching dramas to pulse-pounding thrills. Whether by bringing you comfort, making you sweat, or frying your circuits, these short films can’t just be watched…

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Thatcherite Britain, 1989 and transexuals are fighting back. Cabaret star Adele Anderson is facing a transphobic backlash after being cruelly outed by the press. Meanwhile in Manchester, Stephanie Anne Lloyd is a successful trans business woman selling gender affirming products…

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Documentaries about trans subjects have a long and heated history, reaching a boiling point in the era of exploitative talk shows and reality TV. But with nostalgic electro beats and Y2K visuals, TOPS bursts into the trans documentary canon as…

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Having cut ties with her family and moved to bustling Seoul, Myung has risen to the top of the city’s dance scene through flawless waacking. Winning her next competition will validate her commitment to her art, her estrangement from her…

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In the twilight of his twinkhood, Terry Goon is keeping strict quarantine in his ex-husband’s party house while caring for his bedridden nephew Bahlul, a 19-year-old model from Morocco. Unfortunately for Terry, everyone in his life wants to meet the…

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From director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front) CONCLAVE follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected…

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Action sci-fi satire Starship Troopers is a hell of a good time on the big screen. Dutch filmmaker, Paul Verhoeven, is never one to shy away from controversial territory so his decision to turn Robert A Heinlen's notoriously pro-military book,…

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Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast led by American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever…

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Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back...

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When an Irish football club becomes embroiled in an international match-fixing scandal, their hapless assistant manager, Fran Costello (Darragh Humpreys), finds himself way out of his league. Competing in the FAI Cup for the first time is a dream come…

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Amid the barren landscape of post-famine Ireland, a father and daughter struggle to survive the brutal winter as caretakers of a remote mansion, only to be driven to the edge of sanity by the horrors lurking within...

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Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?..

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Following the success of last year’s event, Bealtaine Festival once again invites DIFF’s Silver Screen Critics to programme a selection of shorts on the theme of Lust for Life, to be shown as part of Bealtaine 2025. The screening will…

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The long journey of Parthenope’s life, from her birth in 1950 till today. A feminine epic, devoid of heroism but brimming with an inexorable passion for freedom, Naples, and the faces of love—all those true, pointless, and unspeakable loves. The…

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First-time feature director Leonardo Van Dijl made an impact in Cannes with this very disturbing drama about abuse. Tessa Van den Broeck plays young tennis player Julie, who is poised to become a star. But she and all her contemporaries…

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Yoshii is determined to make his fortune ‘reselling’ in - demand goods such as electronics, anime figurines and video games. After a few successful deals, he quits his job to become a full - time reseller. He also starts making…

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Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?..

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Maona in collaboration with UMUTI:MA. Kumba is a dynamic African short film cinema program that serves as a bridge to home, transcending borders to connect African and Diaspora communities. It celebrates identity, culture, and heritage through the powerful medium of…

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The Irish premiere of Rouzbeh Rashidi’s latest experimental feature film, Dreaming Is Not Sleeping (2025), will take place at Light House Cinema in Dublin on Saturday, May 3rd, at 7 PM. The project was made possible through the support of…

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A Doc 'n Roll Films Presentation. Created to commemorate the 20 years that have passed since DC-based post-hardcore band Fugazi’s last live appearance (4th November 2002, at London's Forum), WE ARE FUGAZI FROM WASHINGTON D.C. comprises crowd-sourced, fan-recorded live shows…

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Björk: Cornucopia, the highly anticipated concert film recorded live in Lisbon, captures the celebrated artist’s groundbreaking tour that mesmerised audiences worldwide for five years. This unique cinematic experience immerses viewers in Björk’s spectacular stage production, featuring a setlist spanning her…

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OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH takes viewers on a breathtaking journey showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean. The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided…

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Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities...

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Explores Leni Riefenstahl's artistic legacy and her complex ties to the Nazi regime, juxtaposing her self-portrayal with evidence suggesting awareness of the regime's atrocities...

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This screening will be followed by an in person Q&A with director Lorcan Finnegan When a man returns to his beach side hometown in Australia, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local group of surfers…

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The neon-hued Motel Destino is a roadside sex hotel under the burning blue skies of the coast of Northern Brazil, run by the boorish Elias and his frustrated, beautiful wife Dayana. When 21 year-old Heraldo finds himself at the motel,…

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Meet Joe Bowers. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed. But when a government hibernation experiment goes awry, Bowers awakens in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed-down by mass commercialism and mindless TV programming that he's…

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We're excited to welcome Hundreds of Beavers star Ryland Brickson Cole Tews to Light House for a Q&A following a screening of this cult chaotic caper. He'll be joined by some friends for a celebration of one of the most…

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When a man returns to his beach side hometown in Australia, he is humiliated in front of his teenage son by a local group of surfers who claim ownership over the secluded beach of his childhood...

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Buaileann Brendan, atá ina chónaí i Mainistir Cheanannais, le maisitheoir draíochtúil a bhfuil leabhar neamhiomlán aige a bhfuil cumhachtaí draíochta aige. Tar éis ionsaí a dhéanamh ar an Mainistir, téann Brendan ar rompu chun an leabhar a chríochnú...

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The screening will be followed by Q&A with director Sarah Share This is the story of American singer songwriter John Murry who was on the cusp of greatness after the release of his highly acclaimed album The Graceless Age (2013)…

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Sung in German with subtitles On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his…

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It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights... It’s time for THE MUPPETS TAKE LIGHTHOUSE. The cinematic event of the summers sees the most iconic troupe of bears and pigs and chickens and things in the…

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Met Music Director Yannick NézetSéguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. Starring soprano Elza van…

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Met Music Director Yannick NézetSéguin takes the podium to conduct Strauss’s one-act tragedy. Leading the company’s first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. Starring soprano Elza van…

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The spectacular sculptures and paintings of Michelangelo seem so familiar to us, but what do we really know about this Renaissance giant? Michelangelo’s genius is evident in everything he touched. Beautiful and diverse works such as the towering statue of…

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FOOL’S PARADISE Luminescent and shimmering, Fool’s Paradise marked the first of Wheeldon’s many collaborations with composer Joby Talbot. It was created in 2007 for Wheeldon’s own company, Morphoses, and first performed in 2012 by The Royal Ballet. THE TWO OF…

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