Docs Ireland 2024

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I See A Darkness and The Alexander Complex
The Alexander Complex (Country: Ireland, UK; Year: 2024; Director: Neasa Ní Chianáin; Writer: Etienne Essery, Neasa Ní Chianáin; Stars: Jiji Defallah, Omar Aissaoui, Luc Detré, Valerio Manfredi)
An international group of 'gentlemanly explorers', all with pseudonyms to protect their identities, come together in a quest to solve the mystery of the missing tomb of Alexander the Great.
Burkitt (Country: Ireland; Year: 2024; Director: Éanna Mac Cana)
A personal story about the experience of living with Burkitt’s Lymphoma and the life and work of Irish surgeon Dr Denis Burkitt
The Days Of Trees (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Alan Gilsenan)
The final part of a trilogy.
Don't Forget To Remember (Country: Ireland; Year: 2024; Director: Ross Killeen)
A documentary which explores the fragility of memory and the lived experience of Alzheimer's whilst also celebrating a family's life lived together.
I See A Darkness (Country: Ireland; Year: 2023; Director: Fergus Daly, Katherine Waugh; Writer: Katherine Waugh)
Shot in Paris, Death Valley, and the Nevada nuclear test site, this film essay examines the complex historical relationship between photography, cinema and science.
My Friend Lanre (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Leo Regan)
A portrait of photographer Lanre Fehintola.
One Night In Millstreet (Country: Ireland; Year: 2024; Director: Andrew Gallimore; Writer: Lydia Monin; Stars: Chris Eubank, Steve Collins, Barry McGuigan, Barry Hearn)
A prizefight between underdog Steve 'The Celtic Warrior' Collins and champion Chris 'Simply the Best' Eubank grips and encapsulates an entire nation as it emerges from depression towards previously unimagined prosperity.
Ransom 79 (Country: Ireland; Year: 2024; Director: Colm Quinn; Writer: Charlie Bird, Colin Murphy, Colm Quinn; Stars: Morgan C Jones, Ray Weafer, Dave Rowe, Rob McCarthy, Paul Murphy, Colin Murphy, Bertie Ahern, Charlie Bird, Katie Mac Court)
A feature documentary that follows veteran journalist Charlie Bird as he battles the debilitating effects of MND while trying to break one final story in the time he has left.
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