Films, TV & Radio

Ish, directed by Imran Perretta and co-written with Enda Walsh, tells the story of two friends Ish (Farhan Hasnat) and Maram (Yahya Kitana). At the beginning of their teenage years, their friendship is changed forever when Maram is traumatically snatched from the street in a stop and search. Set in Luton, the film is primarily about friendship, family, and coming of age. Juxtaposing the fathers ... Read More

The wonderful film: Cinema Paradiso is showing this Thursday, 30 July, at the Tim Hetherington Film Club at Farm Street in the Arrupe Hall at 6.30 for 7pm. Cost: no charge, free refreshments but donations are welcome Written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, Cinema Paradiso is a 1988 coming-of-age comedy drama that has been credited as revitalizing the Italian film industry. Set in a small Sicil... Read More

The Vatican Dicastery for Communication presents the documentary 'Leo from Chicago' with interviews, footage, and images that trace the history and explore the roots of Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, in his native United States, including in-depth interviews with his brothers Louis and John Prevost, friends, neighbours and colleagues. The film was produced by journalists Deborah Castell... Read More

Animal Farm, an animated film produced by Angel studios and directed by Andy Serkis of Lord of the Rings fame will be out in cinemas on 24th July. Animal Farm is one of the great literary allegories of the 20th century. A novella by George Orwell, a committed Socialist, Orwell was appalled by what he saw as the degeneration of the idealism of the Russian Revolution into totalitarianism at the hand... Read More

Bishop Kevin Doran, Bishop of Achonry and Elphin, has welcomed a new RTE One documentary, (narrated by Jonathan Roumie, from the Chosen) on the life of Fr Edward Flanagan - the Irish American priest who founded Boys Town. Bishop Doran, in whose diocese Father Flanagan was born on 13 July 1886 in Leabeg, Co Roscommon, said: "I am delighted to hear that RTÉ One television will broadcast the featur... Read More

This wonderful ongoing drama television series, produced by Angel Studios, depicts the life of Jesus Christ and his followers, based on the Gospels of the New Testament. Known for its unique approach, blending historical fiction with biblical storytelling. It aims to humanize the characters and provide a fresh perspective on well-known biblical events. Explore The Chosen. Saturday 30 May 2 - 5.30... Read More

There's a chance to see Werner Herzog's award-winning 'Fitzcarraldo' at the Tim Hetherington Film Club this Thursday, 28 May. The 1982 movie stars Klaus Kinski as an Irish would-be rubber baron, known in Peru as Fitzcarraldo, who is determined to transport a derelict steamship over a mountain in the Amazon rainforest and thereby access a rich rubber territory with the ultimate goal of … wait for... Read More

The heroic activity of Sophie and Hans Scholl, and other members of the White Rose, a network of Catholic university students from Munich, who initiated non violent resistance against the Nazi regime has been well documented in books and films. Truth and Treason, a film produced by Kaleidoscope Pictures portrays the lives of a less well known group of heroes, who were even younger, and were Mormon... Read More

'The Angels' Share' is this month's choice at Farm Street Church Film Club next Thursday, 30 April. This 2012 comedy-drama film, directed by Ken Loach and starring Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, and William Ruane has been described as 'an uplifting story of scoundrels who become rascals and end up finding redemption'. Set in Glasgow, it tells the story of a young father who narrowly avoids a prison... Read More

In this week's Culture Tuesday on Radio Maria England, Helena returns from her Easter break with a rich and reflective review of the new science fiction film Project Hail Mary, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, starring Ryan Gosling and based on the novel by Andy Weir. Blending cinema, faith and personal reflection, Project Hail Mary follows Ryland Grace, a reluctant astronaut who wak... Read More

Directed by Brian Cox in his directorial debut, Glenroathan is a heartwarming film about forgiveness and reconciliation set in highlands of Scotland. The film centres on the relationship of two brothers - Sandy Nairn played by Brian Cox and his younger brother, Donal, played with impish glee by Alan Cumming, who have been estranged for 40 years. The family owns a small but well respected whisky di... Read More

A crucial moment in the Haitian director Raoul Peck's new film Orwell: 2+2=5 has a clip of St Joan perishing in the flames from Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 classic The Passion of Joan of Arc.She was burned for heresy - because she 'refused to outrage her conscience'. The words are Orwell's own. And then comes the exhortation, 'Dare to be a Daniel', that is: speak truth to power, hold fast to truth ... Read More

'Wild Rose' is being screened at the Tim Hetherington Film Club at Farm Street Jesuit Centre, this Thursday. David Hurst writes: "Was I prescient in my choice of film for this month?! As the wonderful Irish actress, Jessie Buckley, won the Best Actress award for her performance in 'Hamnet' at both the OSCARS and the BAFTA awards, we will follow her zeitgeist and show the film that convinced me jus... Read More

Ahmet (Arif Jakup) - a 15 year old boy from a remote Yuruk village in North Macedonia copes with a dignity beyond his years in an oppressive situation in the opening scenes of this delightful debut feature film from writer/director Georgi M Unkovski. Ahmet's over-strict father has taken him out of school to look after the family sheep. He is also caring for his little brother Naim (Agush Agushev) ... Read More