Film Club Spring/Summer 2026 in Droichead Arts Centre

Cost: See all 8 amazing films for only €48 or each individual film for €8.

Film Club is back for Spring/Summer 2026 in partnership with Access Cinema with a season of eight engaging and beautiful films from around the world, once again curated by Sinead Brassil and Niall O'Brien of LMFM's film review segment 'Reel Reviews'. Each film is followed by a short post screening discussion. 

See all 8 amazing films for only €48 or each individual film for €8.

BETTER DAYS

FRANCE, BELGIUM | Comedy/Drama | DIR: Elsa Bennett, Hippolyte Dard

TUE 27 JAN | 8PM | 

Following a car accident, Suzanne loses custody of her three children. She has no choice but to seek treatment at a center for alcoholics. As soon as she arrives, she meets Alice and Diane, two women with strong personalities. Denis, a sports instructor, will try to bring them together around the same goal: to participate in the Dune Rally in the Moroccan desert.

DRAGONFLY

UK | Drama | DIR: Paul Andrew Williams

TUE 3 FEB | 8PM | 

Neglected pensioner Elsie finds an unexpected ally in her younger neighbour Colleen. Over time, a friendship grows but Elsie's resentful, guilt-ridden son stirs up tensions, bringing shocking consequences.

DREAMERS

UK | Romane/Drama | DIR: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor

TUE 17 FEB | 8PM | 

After living illegally in the UK for two years, Nigerian migrant ISIO is caught and sent to Hatchworth Removal Centre, where she hopes her plea for asylum will be given a fair hearing. Isio is convinced that the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic new roommate, FARAH, warns her otherwise.

KONTINENTAL ‘25

ROMANIA | Comedy/Drama | DIR: Radu Jude

TUE 24 FEB | 8PM |

Orsolya is a bailiff in Cluj, Transylvania. One day she has to evict a homeless man who lives in the basement of a downtown building transformed into a luxury hotel. An unexpected event suddenly confronts her with her contradictions.

PALESTINE 36

FRANCE | Historical Drama | DIR: Annemarie Jacir

TUE 3 MAR | 8PM |

1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But with rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting in the largest and longest uprising against Britain's 30-year dominion, all sides spiral towards the inevitable.

SPILT MILK

IRELAND/UK | Drama | DIR: Brian Durnin

TUE 14 APR | 8PM |

Eleven-year-old Bobby O'Brien dreams of becoming a great detective like his TV hero Kojak. Bobby sets up a private investigation enterprise with his best friend Nell Casey, but the disappearance of his older brother sets them off on a quest that stumbles down a dark path.

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

IRAN | Drama | DIR:Jafar Panahi

TUE 21 APR | 8PM |

In Iran, a man bumps into the man he believes to be his former torturer. However, faced with this person who fiercely denies having been his tormentor, doubt sets in.

NO OTHER CHOICE

SOUTH KOREA | Black Comedy | DIR: Park Chan-wook

TUE 28 APR | 8PM | 

After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition and murder his way back into a job.

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