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KNEECAP to open Sundance London

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Fresh from its success at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah in January, rambunctious Irish-language film KNEECAP will open the 11th edition of Sundance Film Festival London. The documentary won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: NEXT in January and is the real-life story of how an anarchic Belfast rap trio became the unlikely figureheads of a civil rights movement to save and reinvigorate their mother tongue. The infectious documentary’s UK Premiere takes place on 6 June. 

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ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET trailer

ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET

ONE NIGHT IN MILLSTREET is the story of Ireland in 1995, a snapshot of a country told through a high stakes prize fight in Millstreet, Cork between the then unknown underdog Steve ‘The Celtic Warrior’ Collins and the larger-than-life champion Chris ‘Simply The Best’ Eubank – an against-all-odds sporting event that had an entire nation gripped and on the edge of its seat. Wildcard Distribution have released the official trailer for the award-winning documentary which will be released in Irish cinemas on April 5.

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KNEECAP makes history at Sundance

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Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP has won an Audience Award at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah. It marks the first Irish language feature film to win at the festival. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award® nominated Michael Fassbender (THE KILLER, NEXT GOAL WINS), Jessica Reynolds (OUTLANDER) and Josie Walker (BELFAST, THE WONDER). Set in west Belfast in 2019, it chronicles how fate brings the trio together and how they then go on to “change the sound of Irish music forever”.

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KNEECAP makes Sundance history

Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month and will become the first ever Irish language film to premiere at the prestigious film festival. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, the film stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside Academy Award nominated Michael Fassbender (THE KILLER, NEXT GOAL WINS) and Josie Walker (BELFAST, THE WONDER).

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Watch THE ROAD TO LE MANS from home

Michael Fassbender

Fans of F1: DRIVE TO SURVIVE will love the new Michael Fassbender documentary THE ROAD TO LE MANS. The film follows THE KILLER star Fassbender as he prepares for the grueling 24-hr road race. On his journey with Porsche to the 100th anniversary of the endurance classic, the German-Irish actor experiences a rollercoaster of emotions – from the highest highs to the deepest lows. THE ROAD TO LE MANS is now available to stream from home via the link below.

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HOW TO TELL A SECRET on Netflix

How To Tell A Secret

To mark World Aids Day, award winning Irish feature documentary film, HOW TO TELL A SECRET, will land on Netflix on December 1st. Directors Anna Rodgers and Shaun Dunne find creative ways to tell the stories of people in Ireland living with HIV, while shining a light on the transformative power of sharing your story. The film has had a worldwide tour of over 35 film festivals including San Francisco, Tokyo, Sydney and Milan. It won Best Documentary Film at the London Irish Film Festival and Best Documentary at the LGBT+ Film Festival Poland in 2023. It was also nominated for two IFTAS (Best Documentary and Best Cinematography).

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STOLEN in theatres now

Stolen

Margo Harkin’s STOLEN documentary uncovers the horrors of Ireland’s mother-and-baby institutions – essentially state- and church-run factories churning out children for adoption, shame and misery. Harkin interviews journalists, politicians, legal scholars and historians, but also poets such as Jessica Traynor, who read pieces about the pain of such places in the ruins that remain. We hear from sons and daughters who lived with mothers that survived these homes and are still searching for siblings who remain unaccounted for, and of course many survivors themselves. STOLEN is in theatres Nov 3rd 2023.

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THE DEEPEST BREATH: global Netflix hit

The Deepest Breath

Irish director Laura McGann has told RTÉ Entertainment that the reaction to her freediving documentary THE DEEPEST BREATH is “just incredible”, with the film currently the fifth most-watched movie on Netflix around the world. A word-of-mouth hit and also critically acclaimed, THE DEEPEST BREATH tells the story of the Irish expert safety diver Stephen Keenan and the Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini and their love for one of the most dangerous sports in the world, where devotees travel to the deep on a single breath.

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