I, Dolours
Directed by Maurice Sweeney
A former IRA member’s story comes to vivid, brutal life in Maurice Sweeney’s hybrid documentary.
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£6/£3
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The Lonely Battle Of Thomas Reid
Directed by Feargal Ward
Despite pressure from the authorities,a gentle Irish farmer refuses to sell the property he inherited from his ancestors. The power of the American company trying to buy his land is great, but the main character’s resolve is even greater.
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£6/£3
The Silver Branch
Directed by Katrina Costello
The Silver Branch is a cinematic eulogy to nature, landscape and agrarian culture, which invites the viewer to follow in a hypnotic journey into the self, exploring the relationship between man and landscape, between tradition and spirit, between body and soul.
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£6/£3
The Camino Voyage
Directed by Dónal Ó'Céilleachair
A crew including a writer, two musicians, an artist and a stonemason take to the Camino by sea. In a traditional boat that they built themselves they embark on an inspiring, and dangerous, 2,500 km modern day Celtic odyssey all the way from Ireland to Northern Spain.
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£6/£3
Unquiet Graves
Directed by Seán Murray
The story of the Glenanne Gang details how members of the RUC and UDR, were centrally involved in the murder of over 120 innocent civilians.
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£6/£3
While you Live, Shine
Directed by Paul Duane
While You Live, Shine is the story of how an American record collector’s obsession with the oldest music in Western Europe changed his life.
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£6/£3
Dusty Bluebells
Directed by David Hammond
Traditional songs and hand games performed by pupils in 1971.
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£2
Dust On The Bible
Directed by John T. Davis
On the street corners, in the tabernacles, at the cattle fairs, the people of Ulster are warned by pastors and preachers about the end of days. Encounter Belfast’s very own manic street preachers in this powerful documentary.
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£3
The Eyes Of Orson Welles
Directed by Mark Cousins
Filmmaker Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he’s never been seen before – through his own eyes, sketched with his own hand, painted with his own brush.
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£6/£3
The Image You Missed
Directed by Donal Foreman
“An American in Paris making films about Ireland” – this is how Donal Foreman describes his father, Arthur MacCaig, in Foreman’s fascinating film essay about his father.
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£6/£3
Under The Health Surface
Directed by Marilynn Hyndman
One of the first films produced by Northern Visions in 1986, Under the Health Surface; as told by Belfast Women examines the terrible conditions women experience in Northern Ireland.
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£3
Belfast Experience
Directed by Manfred Hattendorf
A lyrical documentary on contemporary Belfast City life. Architecture, design, landscape - a contemporary view of the changing face of Belfast in 1984.
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£2
Mother Ireland
Directed by Anne Crilly, Margo Harkin
Documentary on the historical allegorical representation of Ireland as a woman.
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£3
BFF Short Documentary Programme
This is your chance to see 17 of the best short documentaries made in Ireland over the last year.
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£4
Wonderful Losers
Directed by Arunas Matelis
The film reveals the unseen world of Sancho Panzas of professional cycling. For most people, the cyclists at the back of the race are simply losers. They call them water carriers, domestics, optimists.
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£6/£3
Pass Thru
Directed by Neil Breen
Thanks to the handful of misguided derelicts who paid to see our last run of depressing non entertainment we have finally raised sufficient funds to present to Belfast the real deal.
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£3
Uninvited
Directed by Greydon Clark
Undoubtedly the greatest example of the ever popular late 80s 'poisonous-mutant-cat-living-inside-another-cat' genre, UNINVITED boasts a cast of not one, but TWO cats.
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£3
Rocky IV at S13 Belfast
Directed by Slyvester Stallone
Join us for a unique celebration of all things Rocky! Featuring Cold War Propaganda! James Brown! Montage montage! Punching machines! Boxing Rings!
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£10
Runaway Nightmare
Directed by Mike Cartel
After discovering a woman buried alive, two Death Valley worm farmers are kidnapped by an all-female cult of gun runners who, after making the men into their sex slaves, force them to assist in a plan to steal a suitcase full of platinum from the mafia.
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£3
Toy Story
Directed by John Lasseter
Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present Toy Story as part of our outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall on Sunday 22nd July at midday. This is a classic landmark of huge advance and innovation in animation.
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£FREE
The Greatest Showman
Directed by Michael Gracey
As part of our outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall, Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present The Greatest Showman. Come and join us as we welcome P.T. Barnum and his unforgettable circus back to our screen for this Sing-Along screening!
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£FREE
Grease
Directed by Randal Kleiser
As part of our outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall, Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present a 40th Anniversary screening of Grease - an energetic musical with infectiously catchy songs and an ode to young love that never gets old.
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£FREE
The Goonies
Directed by Richard Donner
As part of our outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall, Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present The Goonies - a hyperactive peril-packed movie young audiences can't resist.
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£FREE
Back To The Future
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
As part of our outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall, Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present Back To The Future. Inventive, funny, and breathlessly constructed, Back to the Future is a rousing time-travel adventure with an unforgettable spirit.
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£FREE
Ghostbusters
Directed by Ivan Reitman
As part of the outdoor Summer Cinema at City Hall, Belfast One in association with Belfast Film Festival present Ghostbusters. Watch Bill Murray's hilarious deadpan performance as he leads a cast of great comic turns in this infectiously fun blend of special effects and comedy.
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£FREE