Hugh O'Conor

Centres on the sisters as they initially use the machine to discover music from future and place bets, before realising it will best be used to help fight the Nazis. But when the sisters clash, the consequences are catastrophic.

"And then the bliss came, as though in being suspended in this cosmic movement and losing the motility that comes from taking a stand and taking hold, I had found what I went down in the sea to find.” - Alphonso Lingis, The Rapture of the Deep. A marine biologist meditates on the enigmatic figure of Libris Solar, an alchemical blend of human, non-human and neoprene.

A ballad of extinction, biodiversity loss and ecological collapse, Dust is a quiet lament from a near future.

A meditation on the love of a father for his estranged daughter. A last meeting, a reparation, a benign waiting to tell her goodbye.

A solitary man and woman become increasingly aware that their separate worlds consist of uniquely enclosed environments. Are they listening to their surroundings? Can they survive without listening? They discover that the sounds of five words are their only means of communication and perhaps their only means of escape.

Nothing is safe at the moment but then, nothing is ever ‘safe’ in matters of love. From the digital world of online dating, to meeting face to face for the first time; is finding true romance a dream or can Sam and Andi find a way to be together? A journey of love for our times, an encounter full of trepidation where distance is just as vital as those soaring feelings of attraction. When romance is at stake, yet circumstances prevail… just how close would you get?

We sit and watch as white swans sail serenely by. Yet once in a while, along comes a black swan, and our world turns upside down. A horse drowns. Next door. We all observe. But who is the horse and who is the watcher? And will we be next? Wait and see.

Drawing on the tragic, true story of a wartime shipwreck of a boat carrying Nazi German soldiers and a group of captive French sex workers, La Corbière highlights the dehumanising power of fear—in particular fear of the Other.

When Marty breaks Jackie's heart, her sister takes matters into her own hands, and calls him out as explosively as she can. A comic short which shows what happens when Belfast girls lose their temper in a very, very public way!

Fail me not, doc. You’re all I’ve got, doc. Join the dots, doc. A three act tragicomedy where a woman finds the strength to embrace her doctor’s failure.

In seven sad, funny, and absurd vignettes, two people navigate the changes within their world and within themselves in a time of pandemic. As they jump from one situation to another, we see how they adapt to new rituals and new vocabulary.

A response to a terrifying walk through a Covid hot zone in a Birmingham hospital in April as seen through the lens of a medieval English poem.

A woman sits awake in a screen-lit room, awaiting news about her mother’s imminent passing. Tuning into the tides of electrical hum around her, she wonders about the parallels between this power and the force that gives life to the body.

A traditional ballad is reimagined as modern-day fairytale in three dreamlike scenes. A noblewoman murders her lover, is taunted by a magical talking bird (who has witnessed the crime) and, ultimately, is accused of witchcraft and burned at the stake.

At a boarding school in Dublin City, a young boy secretly mourns the loss of his mother.

At a boarding school in Dublin City, a young boy secretly mourns the loss of his mother.

A Garda is coached on how to answer awkward questions. It's awkward. Awkward question for you: what's the difference between answering truthfully and telling the truth? Another one: what's the difference between self-defence and pre-emptive offence? Last one, promise: do you trust Gardaí always know the difference?

Mark Boyle, having given up technology for a life in rural Galway, meditates upon his daily rituals; of writing by hand and the ease to which sleep finds him.

When conversations occur through screens, our eyes can't meet. Our connection falters, then breaks. In these times of rift and rupture, who haunts the glitch?

When conversations occur through screens, our eyes can't meet. Our connection falters, then breaks. In these times of rift and rupture, who haunts the glitch?

Alone in her lab, a scientist studying the 1.26 million square kilometre mass of floating plastic known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch looks for patterns, and some kind of meaning. By looking at the phenomena of ghost apples, and seabird corpses loaded with plastics, she starts to uncover the disastrous and indelible imprint humankind is making on our planet.

A setting of letters Beethoven wrote to Nannette Streicher about struggles with his laundry, servants and mental state. He whips himself into a frenzy of paranoia and compares his maid’s laziness with Christ’s suffering on Golgotha.

Sometimes we are our own worst enemy... We fall victim to a conscience poisoned by society's repressing landscape. A rupture occurs within ourselves – the timeless fight between good and evil.

The true story of Sonja Henie, one of the world's greatest athletes and the inventor of modern figure skating, who decides to go to Hollywood in 1936 to become a movie star.

An animated adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story about an office worker who saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand.

An animated adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic short story about an office worker who saves all his money to buy a new coat in time for Christmas, only to have fate take a ghostly hand.

Twin sisters Emma and Chantal couldn't be more unalike. When their parents leave them alone for the summer, their simmering sibling rivalry threatens to boil over and change their relationship and lives forever.

Será siempre recordada por ser la escritora que creó a Frankenstein. Criada por un filósofo de renombre (Stephen Dillane) en el Londres del siglo XVIII, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (Elle Fanning) es una adolescente soñadora decidida a dejar huella en el mundo. Un día conoce al brillante poeta Percy Shelley (Douglas Booth) con el que empezara una aventura amorosa marcada por la pasión y la tragedia, algo que transformará a Mary y la impulsará a escribir su obra maestra gótica.

Una pequeña banda de monjes católicos mantiene una rutina solemne en una remota costa irlandesa. Entonces llega un extraño. Viene vestido con las ropas blancas de la orden cisterciense, con papeles y exigiendo lo impensable. Los irlandeses no tienen cabida para discutir. "Roma ha hablado", dice el cisterciense. "No hay debate". Viajando por un campo irlandés del siglo XIII lleno de clanes en guerra y conquistadores normandos, los monjes llevan la reliquia más sagrada de su tierra a Roma. La peregrinación ofrece al joven miembro del grupo una lección profunda, de fervor religioso y salvajismo de hombres que se ven a sí mismos como soldados con una causa, que centran su ambición en un objeto único y poderoso.

Los jóvenes Ned y Conor se ven obligados a compartir dormitorio en su internado. Uno es un chico solitario, el otro una estrella en la escuela de rugby. Ambos comenzarán pronto a trabar una buena amistad hasta que ésta es puesta a prueba por las autoridades.

A woman must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.

The young Irish film makers in Kilkenny get help from a mentor with their short film...

The young Irish film makers in Kilkenny get help from a mentor with their short film...

La historia de un grupo de amigos en una despedida de soltero y los hilarantes problemas que tendrán que afrontar.

A Terrible Beauty is the story of the men and women of the Easter Rising in Dublin in 1916, Irish and British, caught up in a conflict many did not understand and of the innocent men and boys, executed because of what transpired in The Battle of Mount Street Bridge. The British soldiers were the last of the Great War volunteers, who joined up together to fight the Germans. They knew that there was a strong chance they would die in France, but to die in Dublin would never have crossed their minds. The Irish Volunteers were weekend warriors many of whom had no idea they were about to take part in large scale battles on the streets of Dublin.

La historia de los ingenieros que trabajaron sin descanso para mantener la energía eléctrica hasta que el Titanic se hundió. Sus acciones altruistas mantienen las luces encendidas y los sistemas eléctricos de los botes salvavidas operativos para facilitar la supervivencia de los demás.

A priest stationed in Tipperary, Ireland, is eager to return to Rome. Told he cannot do so until he has raised enough money for the building of a new church, he decides to open a cinema in the local town.

Película basada en el libro autobiográfico de Neil McCormick "Killing Bono: I was Bono’s doppelganger", narra como Neil y su hermano Ivan lucharon por abrirse camino en el mundo de la música en los años ochenta, mientras asistieron a la meteórica ascensión de sus antiguos compañeros de colegio, los U2. (FILMAFFINITY)

After a young girl witnesses her father having an affair, she declares she will never love anybody ever again. As a result, her guardian angel is forced to abandon her. Later, when she grows to be a miserable woman, her angel is given a second chance to save her from a life of sadness. To accomplish his goal, he travels through time to recruit the woman's past and future selves to help her reconcile with her father and change her direction in life.

The film, based on the novel of the same title by Edna O'Brien, is a dark story about love and land set in County Clare in the West of Ireland.

A story about the healing power of the sea, seen through the eyes of a young autistic woman who really shouldn't be there...

A story about the healing power of the sea, seen through the eyes of a young autistic woman who really shouldn't be there...

Mark es un aspirante a actor que ha tocado fondo. No ha superado la última prueba, y su novia Sally está a punto de descubrir que no ha pagado el alquiler de varios meses. Porque Sally está decidida a hablar con el casero para hacerle ver que la casa, para ser habitable, necesita una serie de reparaciones ineludibles. Mark teme que, en cuanto Sally hable con Jack, todos, incluido su hermano paralítico y su perro acabarán en la calle. (FILMAFFINITY)

Memphis cop Lieutenant McKenzie is called in to investigate a series of strange deaths and wierd sightings following the resurrection of a murder victim from the 1950s(a local boy) who is brought back to life in modern times and tries to find his teenage sweetheart who is now aged 62 and also to seek revenge for his death.

It’s Ireland in 1967, when a flying saucer full of aliens lands on Dan’s farm. Dan falls in love with an alien girl and tries his best to make everybody believe that she and all the other aliens are humans.

Catherine Morland, la hija de un clérigo rural es invitada por el Sr. y la Sra. Allen a pasar el verano a Bath. Allí conocerá a la familia Thorpe, incluida Isabella, que se compromete con James, hermano de Catherine y a John, el hermano de Isabella que se siente atraído por Catherine...

Ritchie Donovan es un ladrón profesional cuya suerte lo ha abandonado. Ritchie es forzado a ir a Rusia a robar una antigüedad que esta salvaguardada en un penthouse en Moscú. Las cosas se salen de control y los cómplices psicópatas de Ritchie matan a una mujer en el robo y son forzados a tomar rehenes cuando la policía los rodea en el piso 13. Todo se vuelve peor cuando un rehén termina con la cabeza cortada y Ritchie se da cuenta que no es la policía con la que tiene que tratar sino con algo mucho más terrible.

The film tells the story of speed dating addict James Van Der Bexton as he approaches his 30th birthday.

On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns that he is cut off from the rest of the world with no way to rejoin the war and shoot down his fifth plane, which is the only way he can win the bet and save his own life. With nowhere to go, he eventually befriends the colorful villagers and meets a fiery red-head named Maggie who shows this pilot that combat can take place on the ground just as well as in the air. It doesn't take long for Mike and Maggie to grow close as she helps him figure out how to win his bet while winning her heart in the process

It's Ireland in the 1960s and showbands and ballrooms are big business. However, Tony is struggling to repay his bank loan and is in danger of losing his ballroom. In order to save it, he sets out to turn unknown female performer Denise into a superstar practically overnight.

Adapted from James Joyce's Ulysses, Bloom is the enthralling story of June 16th, 1904 and a gateway into the consiousness of its three main characters: Stephen Dedalus, Molly Bloom and the extraordinary Leopold Bloom.

Educado por los indios, Mike Blueberry, el sheriff de Palomito, intenta mantener el equilibrio entre las dos culturas a las que está vinculado, pero corre el riesgo de verse marginado tanto por los indios como por los blancos. Un día el asesino Wally Blount, que busca un tesoro indio, convierte la ciudad en un auténtico infierno, lo que trae a Blueberry dolorosos recuerdos del pasado. Con la ayuda del chamán Runi, el "hermano" con el que creció, Mike se enfrenta a Blount. Además, Blueberry deberá luchar contra sus propios demonios en el corazón de las Montañas Sagradas para poder liberar su espíritu.

1917. Primera Guerra Mundial. Frente Occidental. Más de un millón de soldados aliados y tropas alemanas se enfrentan en el páramo en que se han convertido las antaño floridas llanuras del norte de Europa, cubiertas ahora de barro y sangre, y envueltas de un aire fétido e irrespirable, que huele a gas y a muerte. Esta tierra maldita es ya la tumba de centenares de miles de jóvenes. El soldado Charles Shakespeare (Jamie Bell) y otros ocho soldados británicos buscan refugio en el complicado entramado de las trincheras alemanas. Charles tiembla de miedo. La muerte le rodea, los cadáveres ametrallados de los que hasta hacía poco habían sido sus mejores amigos cuelgan como polichinelas abandonados sobre el alambre de espino. Él y los últimos componentes de la Compañía Y están perdidos tras las líneas enemigas.(FILMAFFINITY)

After spending time in New York City, Billy Hayes returns to his Ireland hometown. He wants to get back together with his ex-girlfriend and take her to America in hopes of opening up a gas station. But everything isn't going Billy's way — the townspeople aren't happy to see him, and his ex-girlfriend is engaged and pregnant. Then, Billy runs into his old friends who are planning a scam.

Una cuenta momento a momento del hundimiento y rescate de la tripulación del submarino USS Squalus, que fue el primer rescate de la tripulación viva en un submarino.

A Lansquenet, un pueblo francés muy tradicional, donde nada ha cambiado en los últimos cien años, el Viento del Norte lleva consigo a dos forasteras: Vianne Rocher y su hija Anouk. Vianne inaugura una chocolatería repleta de dulces capaces de despertar los ocultos apetitos de los habitantes del pueblo. Posee, además, un don especial que le permite percibir los deseos de los demás y satisfacerlos con el dulce exacto.

The film tells the story of the Blanche family who run a dark and dismal health resort on a remote island which is only accessible by ferry. The spa program consists of feeding the guests seaweed and eel-based meals, then administering liberal colonic irrigation. The spa is run by the family matriarch Dame Blanche until her death. Things continue on with her children running the resort until Kath, the resort's former sous chef and love interest of one of the sons, comes back to the island unannounced. Stranded between monthly ferries, she is a catalyst for a series of events that turns life as it is known at Hotel Splendide on its ear.

In a futuristic dystopia, a teenager is medically aged 30 years to punish him for a crime he didn't commit.

Sawdust Tales is a whimsical and timeless parable on survival in hard times and the force of a first love against all odds. In a timeless no-mans land scarred by social decay and imminent war, a circus troupe awaits the arrival of the mysterious Rupert who is to deliver them from danger into a better world. The old and wise tightrope master keeps a watchful, loving eye on his young apprentice who, to his concern, could be drafted into the army at any moment. To make matters worse, the boy falls in love with a mermaid...

Set in 1960s Dublin, a fatherless eight-year-old boy who feels alienated by his family, escapes his reality by deciding he's been sent from Mercury to study life on Earth. His fantasies mirror the life of his hero, Flash Gordon, from the serial he watches each week at the local cinema. His escapades result in dilemmas that drive his mother to such distraction that she turns to the boy's strange uncle for help.

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

In 1928 Dublin, during séances concerning Jonathan Swift, the spirits of his former lovers, Stella and Vanessa, emerge to resume their ancient quarrel.

Un habilidoso espadachín de provincias, D´Artagnan, viaja a París con la intención de cumplir su sueño de seguir los pasos de su padre: unirse al cuerpo de mosqueteros de la guardia del Rey. Entretanto el diabólico consejero real, el Cardenal Richelieu, con la ayuda del Capitán Rochefort, ha desmantelado la guardia del Rey en un intento de facilitar sus aspiraciones de usurpar su poder y gobernar Francia.

En la década de 1950, el rock and roll se vuelve muy popular en todo el mundo. Pero en Rusia, ese tipo de música está prohibido. Solo, Alexi, un adolescente con gran talento musical, recibe de su tío viajero discos de rock y su amigo decide hacer copias para venderlas en el mercado negro. Alexi se enamora de la hija de un importante ministro del gobierno ruso. Los registros pronto se convierten en una amenaza nacional y la KGB no los aprecia.

Christy Brown es un enfermo de parálisis cerebral, nacido en el seno de una numerosa y mísera familia irlandesa. Su madre es la única que lo ve como un chico con talento y sensibilidad. Con el tiempo, Christy se revela como un irascible pero talentoso escritor y pintor, que utiliza su pie izquierdo -la única parte de su cuerpo que tiene motricidad- como instrumento.

A New York playwright is summoned to Ireland to bury his father (his "Da"). While at his boyhood home, he encounters his father's spirit and relives memories both pleasant and not.

Michael Lamb is a Father questioning his calling, in a Reform School in Ireland. When young epileptic runaway Eoin is sent to the school, the two recognise kindred spirits and escape to London together. With the police on their tail and the money running out however, Lamb is forced to make some terrible decisions.

Howard Hallenbeck es un antropólogo especializado en culturas precristianas que se encuentra de gira por Irlanda con su mujer y dos hijos realizando un importante estudio centrado en la presencia de indicios paganos en las antiguas iglesias rurales. No es fácil compaginar la exigente vida familiar con su pasión, pero en su momento optó con llevarlos consigo a modo de sugerentes vacaciones para ellos mientras él se dedicaba a su estudio. Lo que no sabía es que en uno de los muchos pueblos que iba a visitar, un semidios primigenio se iba a alzar en un sembrado para comenzar una antigua batalla contra la Cristiandad, y él y su familia, sin pretenderlo, iban a quedar atrapados en medio…