GOIN’ OUT WEST

Wed 8 July | 09:45 | Town Hall Theatre | 92′

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Rooted in the communities, landscapes, and traditions of the west of Ireland, this collection highlights the region’s vibrant filmmaking scene. Diverse in style and subject, these films offer a unique perspective on life along Ireland’s Atlantic edge.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.

Where do we all belong?

When a community art project invites strangers to speak honestly about loneliness, hidden stories surface.
Directors: Peter Martin, Ronan Dillon
Producer: Noel Feeney

Na Bulláin (The Bullocks)

As a daughter records her father’s life story, unresolved tensions rise to the surface during an increasingly personal documentary shoot.
Director/Producer: Áine Ní Laoghaire
Writers: Áine Ní Laoghaire, Mícheál Ó Laoghaire

Anomaly

An unsettling encounter in a maternity hospital waiting room leads mother-to-be, Nuala, to reconsider what it is she really wants.
Director: Bonnie Boyle
Producers: Bonnie Boyle, Siobhan Donnellan, Jacinta Sheerin
Writer: Siobhan Donnellan

The Curse

Rural Kildare, 1972. 14-year-old Charlie is “mad to be a jockey”, and enters into a Faustian pact with a local trainer.
Director: Johnny Gogan
Producers: Johnny Gogan, Deirdre O’Meara
Writers: Dermot Healy, Johnny Gogan

Little B*tch

Amy swindles a well-meaning substitute teacher to confront her parents after her Christmas and birthday wishes are ignored.

Director: Sinead O’Brien
Producer: Kira Fitzpatrick
Writer: Niamh O’Connor

Roomies

Ruadhán and Laura’s candlelit dinner is upended by the arrival of their live-in landlord, Mark. Tensions boil until Mark gives the couple a dramatic ultimatum.
Directors: Gerard Howard, David McCall
Producers: Gerard Howard, Lucy May McManus
Writers: Gerard Howard, Joe Collins, David McCall

Matecrime

A vulnerable young man enjoys his newfound freedom. An unexpected encounter while shopping leads to an unravelling of his world.
Director/Writer: Petal Pilley
Producer: Hillary Kavanagh

Blackrock

An atmospheric observational documentary that follows a late summer’s day at the Blackrock tower in Galway Bay.
Directors: Normagh Heaney, Jessie Green
Producer: Normagh Heaney