No matter how hard we try to ignore what others think there’s always that fear they could be right; or not.
Twelve women—among them artists, professors, scholars, a documentarian, novelist, dancer and a food critic—share their insight on the life, works and influence of James Joyce. 🎥 View Trailer
Molly has a letter to write but finds it easier to look for distractions and ignore the outside world. Ultimately, she puts pen to paper and finds a release for the past.
After a new customer exhibits worrying behavior, Frankie the barber aims to reach out and help. 🎥 View Trailer
Tommy is hoping to go to college. He is bright and ambitious enough to achieve his goal, but his world is thrown into disarray when his big brother JJ, whom he idolizes, gets arrested. 🎥 View Trailer
In the hospital car park, eleven-year-old Kevin McKendry tells his mum a joke to break the tension. His mum is upset and Kevin knows why.
Through the ups and downs of the music industry, Vinny struggles to remain relevant.
Classmates, Sophie and Zara, reconnect unexpectedly at Sophie’s family nail salon, sparking a friendship that challenges their perceptions of authenticity.
An Irish fairytale about two women and the all-consuming beauty of a Tipperary bog. 🎥 View Trailer
After dying in a tragic party fire, sisters Emily and Mary Wilde are trapped in purgatory, struggling with denial and painful truths about their lives as they seek a way to finally move on.
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