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OE-25076 No Beer Comes Near (Chieftains).mov_h264.mov.01_00_17_12.Still001-min
Guinness Adverts

Chieftains

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This cinematic advert, directed by Tiernan MacBride, shows The Chieftains playing in New York and enjoying a pint. Tiernan MacBride directed the complementary Elkie advert in The Guinness Adverts Project, and the short film Christmas Morning.  To see more of The Guinness Adverts Project click here. 
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OE-25056 You’re At Home With A Guinness (Island).mov_h264.mov.01_00_04_09.Still001-min
Guinness Adverts

Island

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The Irish-speaking customers of an isolated pub on a remote western island wait patiently for a delivery of Guinness, until finally the keg-filled currach is spotted. This well-known advert won a Clio award in New York for Arks Advertising in 1978, a Silver Cannes Lion and further awards from the Advertising Awards Festival, ICAD and […]
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Colin Hill

Dark Moon Hollow

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A documentary style film about an old man’s journey from his home in Roche’s Point to Whitebay, Whitegate, Rostellan, Cork City, Iniscarra, Carrigadrohid Castle, ending up in Gougan Barra where he contemplates the grave of Cork’s first Bishop (Saint Finbarr). The wanderer is played by Jim Valentine Dempsey, a gardener for 60 years,  and the […]
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Colin Hill

Duhallow Home

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In this unsettling short drama about childhood abuse, a young woman (Maggie Hill) returns from London to her home in Co. Cork.  Colin explains “This project aimed to explore the West Briton experience through the eyes of a young woman. Maggie was the protagonist, who was haunted by a traumatic experience compelling her to return […]
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Children on Film

An Rinceoir

Irene Falvey
A short film about a beautiful dance and a dancer of unexpected origins. At an Irish Feis, a talented young dancer (Vitalija Bondareva) waits nervously in the wings before taking to the stage and performing a perfectly executed Irish dance. The Irish-speaking MC is surprised when she corrects his pronunciation of her name and tells […]
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Songs of the Emerald Isle
The St. Patrick's Day Collection

Songs of the Emerald Isle

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This short film presents five much-loved Irish airs and ballads against a backdrop of the Irish landscape. Bing Crosby sings How Can you Buy Killarney? (from his St Patrick’s Day Parade album), John Feeney sings The Connemara Shore and Connie Foley sings Lovely Leitrim. These songs of yearning and nostalgia are illustrated with images of Irish Travellers, fishermen, foresters and farmers, ancient monuments, rich […]
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Documentary

Cot, Coracle and Currach – Hidden Treasures

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Hidden Treasures is a four-part documentary series examining the history of Irish folklife. The series combines restored 16mm field recordings (produced by the National Museum of Ireland from the 1950s to the 1970s) with contemporary recordings of traditional rural crafts and rituals. These images emphasise the self-sufficiency of rural householders and craft specialists, as they […]
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Documentary

Living in the Landscape – Hidden Treasures

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Hidden Treasures is a highly acclaimed four-part documentary series examining the history of Irish folklife. The series combines restored 16mm field recordings (produced by the National Museum of Ireland from the 1950s to the 1970s) with contemporary recordings of traditional rural crafts and rituals. These images emphasise the self-sufficiency of rural householders and craft specialists, […]
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Rod, Rhyme and Spinning Wheel – Hidden Treasures

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Hidden Treasures is a highly acclaimed four-part documentary series examining the history of Irish folklife. The series combines restored 16mm field recordings (produced by the National Museum of Ireland from the 1950s to the 1970s) with contemporary recordings of traditional rural crafts and rituals. These images emphasise the self-sufficiency of rural householders and craft specialists, […]
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Documentary

Beara

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An exploration of the wild desolation of West Cork, Beara is a landscape film featuring the unique flora and fauna of the Beara Peninsula off the coast of Cork. The film begins with a slow zoom in on the Beara Peninsula on a map of Ireland. What follows is a breathtaking depiction of nature. Raging […]
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