Two summers ago, 15 young creatives were brought together by the Dublin International Film Festival to take part in the Irish Film Curators programme – a project that aimed to unite aspiring filmmakers through curatorial practice. Over the course of 3 months, we worked closely alongside one another to craft a film festival that felt personal to us. Jazz was an integral part of making the Be Kind, Rewind festival what it became. Jazz was fun, outspoken & open. We really bonde

Have you ever wondered what would happen if Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” had a crossover with “Meet the Parents”? The result would be something similar to Zoe Pepper’s feature film debut “Birthright” that, after its world premiere at Tribeca, has now joined the shortlist for the Avolon World Cinema Award at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival edition. This Australian black comedy with satirical undertones puts us in the shoes of Cory (Travis Jeffery) whose situation

‘Everybody to Kenmure Street’ looks back on the morning a Glasgow neighbourhood found itself pulled into direct confrontation with immigration enforcement. The film revisits the infamous raid as deportation took place in full public view, focusing on the gathering that formed around the belligerent vehicles and the atmosphere that permeated the street as events stretched across the day. Built from civilian footage, interviews and reenactments, the tense situation plays out be

Dubliners will know this story all too well. It’s hard to find a place, and rents are insane. Then there is the threat of eviction. As you’re reading this, people across Dublin are fighting to stay in their homes. They have nowhere to go despite many vacant buildings across town. Displace: The Battle for Dublin captures Dublin as a city that is turning into a commodity. There is no place for community, just consumers. Urban ruins, like the Iveagh Market, remind us of a time