16th Annual Irish Film Festival - Day Pass
The Day Pass gives you access to all films as well as exclusive access to the reception and entertainment.
A day at the Manship Theatre as we start off the festival day with Documentaries, Shorts, a reception with food, music and Irish Dancers, a cash bar and closing with a feature film. Tickets will be available for all-inclusive or separately for each showing.
10:00am - 12 pm: Veteran Appreciation Feature Film and Reception (Light Refreshments)
Free to Veterans and all Day Pass Holders. Capacity limited, please reserve a ticket through the link to ensure a seat.
12:30pm - Feature Film - “Horseshoe” (2025)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Synopsis: All families are mad. Four estranged siblings must reunite to settle their late father's will. Things get even more complicated when he shows u
2:00pm-5:00pm - Wee Irish Shorts
Retirement Plan (2024)
In the throes of his overstimulated, energy-poor midlife, Ray fantasizes about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.”
Genre: Animation/Comey
Mary Is Missing (2025)
When care worker Mary vanishes without a trace, Detective Foley arrives at the Yellow Tree Day Service, and investigations begin. As reports from the eyewitnesses become more and more confounding, we are asked to explore the reliability of truth, the strangeness of fiction, and the people we choose to believe.
Genre: Drama
Ciorcal Kitty (2026)
A bored young woman, stuck in a crap job and living back at home with her parents, sharing a bedroom with her younger sister gets caught up in some unhealthy obsessions including and addiction to attending the Irish Conversation Circles (Ciorcals), and her life is changed forever.
Genre: Dark Comedy
James & Dolores (2025)
James & Dolores is a touching short film about loneliness, friendship and the unexpected moments that change us.
When James meets Dolores on a bench outside his local shop, a chance encounter becomes a conversation neither of them will forget. Through laughter, honesty and shared memories, James begins to rediscover the courage to embrace life once more.
A gentle and deeply moving story about human connection and the people who find us when we need them most.
Genre: Comedy
5:00pm-7:00pm - Reception:
Only available to Sponsors and All-Day pass holders.
7:00pm - Feature Film - “Once Upon a Time in Cinema” (2026)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Gleeson
Writer: David Gleeson
Stars: Colin Morgan, Calam Lynch, Clara Crichton
Synopsis: A beleaguered cinema owner's worst Friday night becomes his crowning moment of glory when a packed show descends into chaos and unites the community. Told in real-time during the movie playing ('Breathless' starring Richard Gere).
