Inis Oírr Screenings 2026
Scannáin Chumann Scannán na Gaillimhe ar Inis Oírr
A single day of new Irish cinema on the smallest of the Aran Islands. Two features, an animated short, two filmmaker Q&As, and a session at Tigh Ruairí after.
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When
Dé Domhnaigh · Sunday 14 June 2026
4pm & 8pm -
Where
Áras Éanna Arts Centre, Inis Oírr
Inis Oírr, Aran Islands
Cinema, conversation, and a session.
- 16:00 ANAM Animated short (4 min)
- 16:05 The Song Cycle 85 min · Q&A to follow
- 17:30 Q&A, Nick Kelly Writer / director
- 17:50 Interval A breath of sea air
- 20:00 ANAM Animated short (4 min)
- 20:05 TRAD 90 min · Q&A to follow
- 21:35 Q&A, Lance Daly Producer / director
- 22:00 Ceol agus craic Tigh Ruairí, on until late
3 films, one day.
ANAM
As Fionn patiently awaits his inevitable end on a lonely island, an innocent voice disrupts his peace and leads him back to the beginning, a four-minute Irish-language animation inspired by the island of Inis Oírr.
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The Song Cycle
In 2022, musician and filmmaker Nick Kelly and his friend and collaborator Sean Millar decided to make the trip from Ireland to the Glastonbury Festival, Nick cycling the whole way from Dublin, while Sean took public…
TRAD
Shóna McAnally is a talented young fiddle player who has grown increasingly frustrated with her mother's insistence on adhering to the traditions of Irish music and performance. When she meets a group of free-spirited, nomadic musicians,…
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