Learning to Breathe Under Water

Fri 10 July | 18:00 | Town Hall Theatre

2026 | Ireland, UK, Netherlands | 95′ | Irish Premiere

Language: English

Filmed on location in Galway, the Fleadh will host the Irish premiere of Learning To Breathe Under Water. After the death of his mother, eight-year-old Leo’s (Ezra Carlisle) best friend is a massive shark that his dad (Rory Kinnear), an artist, built into the roof of their home. Leo confides in the shark to process his peculiar new reality until a spirited au pair (Academy Award nominee Maria Baklava) challenges him and his grieving dad to step out of their heads, and open themselves up to the wild, wonderful mess of real life.