Opening with Alessandra Celesia's intimate Belfast-set story The Flats, this year's Docs Ireland explores a wide range of topics including feminism, colonialism, music and health. It includes a special In Conversation approach with Asif Kapadia, and a Solstice event celebrating the often overlooked contribution of women in traditional Irish music.

The festival runs from 18 to 23 June.

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Agent Of Happiness
Agent Of Happiness
Amber is one of the many agents working for the Bhutanese government to measure people’s happiness levels among the remote Himalayan mountains. But will he find his own along the way?
The Alexander Complex
The Alexander Complex
An international group of 'gentlemanly explorers', all with pseudonyms to protect their identities, come together in a quest to solve the mystery of the missing tomb of Alexander the Great.
Home Invasion
Home Invasion
A nightmarish essay film on the history of the doorbell, tracing its invention and constant reinventions through 19th century labour struggles, the nascent years of narrative cinema, and contemporary surveillance cultures.
Once Upon A Time In A Forest
Once Upon A Time In A Forest
Biodiversity and generation gaps collide in a politically urgent and thoughtful film about two young activists' fight to save the vast Finnish forests.
I See A Darkness
I See A Darkness
Shot in Paris, Death Valley, and the Nevada nuclear test site, this film essay examines the complex historical relationship between photography, cinema and science.
The Flats
The Flats
Joe and his Belfast neighbors reenact childhood memories from the violent Troubles era in their Catholic district, exploring the collective experiences that shaped their lives and community.
The Taste Of Mango
The Taste Of Mango
Three generations, spanning London to Sri Lanka, weave together in this documentary considering a history of abuse.
Homecoming
Homecoming
A personal story about the return of Sámi artefacts — long held in a museum — to their homeland.
Pina
Pina
3D dance documentary.
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
Cave Of Forgotten Dreams
An exploration of the Chauvet caves in Southern France where the oldest known human paintings can be found.
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Docs Ireland Features

Light and shadow
Katherine Waugh on science, philosophy and cinema in I See A Darkness
Life in New Lodge
Alessandra Celesia on capturing the stories of The Flats
The land remembers
Simon Aeppli on the folk horror landscape of 1970s Northern Ireland
All aboard
Nicolas Philibert on the art of documentary, psychiatry and On The Adamant
Bringing the stories home
Suvi West and Anssi Kömi on the repatriation of artefacts from museums and making Homecoming

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