April 25 to 27 2025
Arts Court Theatre
2 Daly Ave, Ottawa ON
2023 program
In-person screenings only:
Individual tickets: $10
Festival 3-pack: $25
Festival bundle (5 films): $40
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Films, trailers, and more!
The Quiet Girl - Drama
Director: Colm Bairéad
Sponsored by Brent Conley
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
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In Irish with English subtitles
Friday, April 14th @ 7pm - Alma Duncan Salon
The Sparrow - Drama
Director: Michael Kinirons
When troubled West Cork teen Kevin Coyle (Ollie West) is involved in a tragic accident, he does something seemingly unforgivable; he keeps it a secret. Kevin must watch in horror as the consequences of his lie unfolds before his eyes. Will he be forced to confront the truth as events inevitably escalate out of his control?
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Saturday, April 15th @ 5pm - Alma Duncan Salon
An Irish Goodbye - Short Film
Directors: Tom Berkeley & Ross White
In rural Northern Ireland, a pair of estranged brothers (James Martin and Seamus O'Hara) reunite following their mother's (Michelle Fairley) untimely death.
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2023 Oscar winner for Best Live Action Short film
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With English Subtitles
Sunday, April 16th @ 2pm - Arts Court Theatre*
Róise & Frank- Drama
Directors: Rachael Moriarty & Peter Murphy
Sponsored by The Irish Seniors Group
A widow who has given up on life becomes convinced that a stray dog is the reincarnation of her Hurling-loving husband.
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In Irish with English subtitles
Saturday, April 15th @ 8pm - Alma Duncan Salon
Wolfwalkers - Family adventure/fantasy
Directors: Tomm Moore & Ross Stewart
Sponsored by The Ottawa Gaels
A young apprentice hunter and her father journey to Ireland to help wipe out the last wolf pack. But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.​
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Saturday, April 15th @ 2pm - Alma Duncan Salon
Tarrac - Drama
Director: Declan Recks
A contemporary drama set on the coastlines of Kerry in the tough world of Naomhóg racing.
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"Tarrac puts a new set of oars into an old-fashioned sporting underdog story: the ‘naomhog’, or ‘currach’, is not something widely known outside Ireland and even there, an all-women racing team, in this rowing boat made from wood, tar and canvas, is niche. Yet it’s the star of Declan Recks’ entertaining drama – alongside the four ladies determined to win the regional (Munster) finals for their small Irish-speaking Kerry village for the first time in 22 years. Using familiar building blocks, Tarrac confidently builds to an emotional finale amid a nicely-etched father-daughter relationship" - Fionnuala Halligan, Screen Daily
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In Irish with English subtitles
Sunday, April 16th @ 2pm - Arts Court Theatre
*An Irish Goodbye will be the preshow to this film