We’re bursting with pride to add a second screening of Ballywalter to bookend the Film Hub NI COLLECTIVE tour . If you missed out first time then join this January for a rich, blackly humorous drama from director Prasanna Puwanarajah starring Dundrum’s very own Patrick Kielty…

As is customary, we love to finish a Full Moon with a music movie, and this time we’ve got a real zinger of a doc for you to conclude things - the story of the greatest music studio of the 80s: George Martin’s legendary AIR studios in beautiful Montserrat.

Gloriously gag-filled clowning caper starring NCC favourite David Earl of “Brian & Charles” fame. Set in a post-apocalypse Ireland where a mysterious technological blackout has plunged Ireland into anarchy and chaos, a band of wash-up clowns traverse the country in a wind-up car picking up journalist Jenny (Amy De Bhrún) on a mission to prove her theory of the cause of the blackout. Add in a gang of ravers, some living statues and a big top’s worth of gags, and you get the idea of this mayhem madness of an absurdist farce

The landscape of Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry provides the breathtaking backdrop to this Irish-language drama about a grieving woman drawn back to her old rowing team.

In this workshop, children learn how to make a full 2D animated film, using iPads with digital styluses. The workshop also comprises advice on how to draw better, more defined characters, and how to achieve convincing movements - all taught by a professional animator. An ideal session for those who want to experience the wonderful and rewarding world of cartoon animation for the very first time. Booking essential.

Bring out your dead! Join us for a rare Big Screen, quote-friendly screening of one of the best comedies ever made. The Python troupe’s silly take on Arthurian legend is held in extremely high esteem amongst the comedy connoisseurs, and it’s easy to see why; script, performances, setpieces - all are Python performing at the very height of their comedic powers. So come along and shout at the screen with us all - no fear of quotophobia here.

Oscar nominated back in 2021, the dazzling & beguiling Wolfwalkers is an animated film from the embarrassingly talented Kilkenny-based Cartoon Saloon that also gave us The Secret Of Kells and Song Of The Sea. The third in their “Irish Folklore Trilogy,” this richly textured and beautifully drawn, at times Ghibli-inspired animation is hauntingly good. 

This mini animation master class by Can Do Academy is a great introduction for anyone aged 6 and above to the colourful world of lego animation. Using Lego to animate is a big hit with young participants as it delivers quick results and allows their imagination to run wild as they construct and animate worlds using an iPad. Each participant will receive a copy of their film at the end of the workshop. Also suitable for teens and adults with an interest in filmmaking. Booking essential.

From the famous TV series, we follow young puffin Oona, baby brother Baba, and their animal pals, as they explore and learn more about their wild Irish island home.

This screening is in English

Serious “Bridesmaids” vibes going on here, but in a very fun, and funny way. Adele Lim’s directorial debut sees four Asian-American friends undertake a once-in-a-lifetime trip through China in a quest to find one of their birth mothers. Throw into the mix some super gross-out gags, very raunchy humour, and a wealth of hyper-cringe setpieces, and you have a high-octane comedy full of heart that has won audiences over worldwide.

Utterly intoxicating visually, this epic journey of friendship and self-discovery, set in the Italian Alps is a cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental. Through adaptation of an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, filmmakers Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray, through observant detail & eye-watering landscape photography, the profound relationship between Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi), who first meet as children in an Alpine village.

Directors Neasa Ní Chianáin & Declan McGrath bring us this bright, inspiring & captivating doc, focussing purely on the ethos & enigma of one Kevin McArevey, a school principal at Holy Cross Boys School in Belfast.

75 years young! Hitchcock’s psychological crime thriller starring Joan Chandler & James Stewart is based on the 1929 Patrick Hamilton play & is one of Hitch’s most innovative & visually arresting pictures, as well as being the first in Technicolour. Notable for taking place in “real time” & edited so as to appear as four long shots by stitching together long takes, this film was utterly revolutionary at the time, helping to earn Hitch his deserved reputation.

"No Bears," directed by Jafar Panah, delves into the intricate layers of a seemingly straightforward narrative. The film explores two parallel love stories, where the partners are confronted with insurmountable barriers, such as hidden obstacles, the influence of superstition, and the workings of power. Through its exploration of these themes, the movie sheds light on the plight of a man who is oppressed and silenced by his own country.

ver wanted to try your hand at special effects (SFX) make-up?

Learn to use scar wax and bruising techniques commonly used in TV, music videos, film production and theatre. There’ll even be some fake blood thrown in - not literally! All materials and protective clothing supplied

Cowabunga, dudes! Yes - the Ninja Turtles are back!! And frankly, it’s like they never left us. In the last decade, the pizza-loving heroes-in-half-shells have enjoyed two live-action films, two animated series, tons of toy lines, comic books, theme-park rides, even a straight-to-DVD movie in which the turtles team up with Batman for some reason. Do we really need more? It’s a testament to Mutant Mayhem that the seventh feature-length turtle outing feels as fresh as ever. 

This fascinating documentary set amongst the stunning mountains of Sichuan follows the work of scientists at the Chengdu Research Base for Giant Panda Breeding (aka Chengdu Panda Base) in China, who have taken their work to the next level by preparing captive-born cubs for release in the wild…

ver wanted to try your hand at special effects (SFX) make-up?

Learn to use scar wax and bruising techniques commonly used in TV, music videos, film production and theatre. There’ll even be some fake blood thrown in - not literally! All materials and protective clothing supplied

From the bewilderingly knowledgeable Mark Cousins - the cinephile’s cinephile - comes this extraordinary, high-concept, playful guide to the works & techniques of the lugubrious Master of Suspense, as presented by none other than the man himself.

A chance to re-examine the wealth of cine-tricks & processes Hitch used throughout his oeuvre, not to mention his legacy, narrated engagingly by the auteur himself, as he rewatches his films through a critical lens, delivering quips & critiques that flesh out the influential processes behind his masterpieces. Immersive, enriching documentary, lovingly stitched together by Cousins.

From the famous TV series, we follow young puffin Oona, baby brother Baba, and their animal pals, as they explore and learn more about their wild Irish island home.

This screening is in Irish with English Subtitles

Based on the incredible true story, director Elizabeth Banks’ crazy ursine romp through a forest in Georgia is an insane ride, and a ton of grizzly, grisly fun. Also the last film of the wonderful Ray Liotta, this highly unstable horror-comedy follows the titular American black bear who, having ingested the full load of an airborne drug-runner’s dumped stash, runs utterly, beserkly amok, chasing down the multiple oddball inhabitants of an idyllic forest park, whilst supremely charged on 75lb of uncut narcotics!

Entirely his own creation, Quentin Dupieux presents us with a madly surreal superhero world, where The Tobacco Five, feisty superhero vigilantes, are sent on a week-long retreat having successfully fought a demon turtle (as you do). Their ultimate commander, however, senses that their team spirit is waning, but before teambuilding can commence, their sojourn is disrupted when the Emperor of Evil, Lézardin, reveals his vile plot to destroy the planet Earth. Join us down the rabbit hole for this zany Gallic adventure.

The early 80s comedy powerhouse of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker were responsible for both Airplane! movies, and a whole slew of high-octane, fast-paced, intensely silly & very funny films, but for our dollars, Top Secret! is up there with the very best

Renowned skipper Matt Knight and world-class big wave surfer Andrew Cotton embark on a captivating journey to find and surf a mythical, never-ridden wave in the remote and dangerous waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

The directorial debut of Bhutanese filmmaker Pawo Choyning Dorji, this gentle, wry comedy drama is a simple story with a big heart, set in the Bhutanese capital, Thimphu. Sherab Dorji plays Ugyen, a teacher whose dreams of making it big as a singer are thwarted, when he is assigned to work for a season in the most remote school in the world. But after his never ending journey to reach his new place of work, a disappointed Ugyen finds a mini-paradise in the village; friendly, happy people, and a very receptive audience to his singing, and love of music.

BFI is celebrating the incredibly influential feats of filmmakers Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger in their Cinema Unbound season, affording us the rare opportunity to screen arguably their most famous work.

We’re bursting with pride to have a Film Hub NI COLLECTIVE tour screening to launch FMFF2023. This time we present a rich, blackly humorous drama from director Prasanna Puwanarajah starring Dundrum’s very own Patrick Kielty