Docs Ireland 2023

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Atomic Hope Atomic Hope
Atomic Hope and The Artist And The Wall Of Death
Afghanistan (Country: Afghanistan, UK, Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Martin Stalker, James Glancy; Stars: James Glancy)
A filmmaker and former British Royal Marine commando, who was decorated for his actions in combat, returns to Afghanistan with a small team to help him answer the question that has haunted him for ten years. Was it worth it?
The Artist And The Wall Of Death (Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Maurice O'Brien; Stars: Stephen Skrynka)
The unlikely story of a Glaswegian visual artist, Stephen Skrynka, and his dangerous life-long obsession with riding the 'Wall of Death', the traditional fairground motorbike attraction.
Atomic Hope (Country: Ireland; Year: 2022; Director: Frankie Fenton; Writer: Frankie Fenton; Stars: Madison Czerwinski, Ben Heard, Moto-Yasu Kinoshita, John Kutsch, Eric Glen Meyer, Iida Ruishalme)
Is nuclear energy the solution to the climate crisis? Whether it is the only carbon-neutral technology capable of tackling the crisis or a fatally convenient stopgap, time is running out.
The Future Tense (Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2022; Director: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy)
A meditation on being Irish in England.
In The Shadow Of Beirut (Country: Lebanon, UK, Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Garry Keane, Stephen Gerard Kelly)
A portrait of the city of Beirut as it rests on the brink of financial crisis, told through four intersecting stories.
Notes From Sheepland Notes From Sheepland
Notes From Sheepland and I Dream In Photos
I Dream In Photos (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Ollie Aslin, Gary Lennon; Stars: Cathal McNaughton)
A documentary about the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-Winning photographer Cathal McNaughton.
I Must Away (Year: 2023; Director: Dennis Harvey)
Floating between Ireland, Spain, Chile, Sweden, France and Bangladesh over seven years, this documentary follows four migrants who have each left home to rebuild their lives abroad.
The Lost Boys: Belfast’s Missing Children (Gone: The Lost Boys Of Belfast) (Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Des Henderson; Writer: Des Henderson)
In November 1974, as civil unrest took hold in Northern Ireland, two young boys on their way to school disappeared from a busy street in Belfast. They were never seen again.
Notes From Sheepland (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Cara Holmes; Stars: Orla Barry)
A portrait of artist Orla Barry, who returned to Ireland after many years working in Brussels, planning to do a bit of sheep farming on the side, and fell in love with the sheep.
O Bheéal (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Ciara Nic Chormaic)
A cinematic exploration of the rise of hip hop and electronic artists in Ireland embracing oral traditions of folklore, ancient poetry and sean nós singing to create a new fusion sound.
Stolen Stolen
Stolen and The Future Tense
Stolen (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Margo Harkin)
An investigation of the horrific discovery of the bodies of 796 mothers and babies in Tuam, seeking to establish exactly what happened and why.
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