Digital Film Archive

DescriptionDate
thumbnailAscendancy

Set in Belfast in 1920. The story of a young Protestant woman, distressed by the death of her brother in World War One, who becomes involved in the rebellion against British rule.
1983
thumbnailA Letter From Ulster

American GI's stationed in Northern Ireland during World War Two became known as 'doughboys'.
1944
thumbnailExtract from Ourselves Alone

War of Independence drama directed by Northern Ireland born Brian Desmond Hurst. Hurst studied under the renowned Irish-American director, John Ford, in the US.
1936
thumbnailThe Luck of the Irish

The story of an Irishman's attempts to save his ancestral home through the fortunes of his racehorse.
1936
thumbnailMaeve

A woman returns to Belfast after a long absence. Her arrival stimulates a series of memories of childhood and adolescence both in herself and in other people.
1981
thumbnailAscendancy Publicity Poster

Courtesy of the BFI
2005
thumbnailAscendancy Publicity Still

The heroine's wealthy Unionist father leads an Orange march in Ascendancy. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailAscendancy Publicity Still

An Orange march from Ascendancy. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailAscendancy Publicity Still

Ascendancy (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailChallenges and Problems in Contemporary Irish Cinema by Brian McIlroy

This article on Irish Cinema was first published in Cineaste, Special Irish Supplement (Vol XXIV, Nos 2-3). (Courtesy of Cineaste, ed. Martin Crowdus)
2005
thumbnailDiscussion on Irish cinema

Film Directions was the first film periodical to be published in Northern Ireland (Courtesy of Michael Open)
2005
thumbnailDocumenting Ireland by Harvey O'Brien

This article on Irish non-fiction production was first published in Cineaste, Special Irish Supplement (Vol XXIV, Nos 2-3). (Courtesy of Cineaste, ed. Martin Crowdus)
2005
thumbnailFilm Directions front cover

Film Directions was the first film periodical to be published in Northern Ireland. (Courtesy of Michael Open)
2005
thumbnailFilm Directions front cover

Film Directions was the first film periodical to be published in Northern Ireland. (Courtesy of Michael Open)
2005
thumbnailFilm Directions front cover

Film Directions was the first film periodical to be published in Northern Ireland. (Courtesy of Michael Open)
2005
thumbnailFilm Review of Ascendancy

Ascendancy Monthly Film Bulletin Review. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailFilm review of Maeve

Monthly Film Bulletin review of Maeve. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailFilm Review of Odd Man Out

Monthly Film Bulletin review of Odd Man Out. (Courtesy of the BFI) Odd Man Out was directed by British director Carol Reed in 1946 and is still perhaps the best-known fictional film about the IRA made from a mainland point-of-view.
2005
thumbnailFilm Review of Ourselves Alone

Monthly Film Bulletin Review. (Courtesy of the BFI) Ourselves Alone was a British drama set during the Irish War of Independence. It was directed by Northern Ireland born Brian Desmond Hurst in 1936.
2005
thumbnailFilm Review of The Luck of the Irish

Monthly Film Bulletin review of The Luck of the Irish. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailFilming in the North by John Hill

This article on filmmaking in Northern Ireland first appeared in the US film periodical Cineaste, Special Irish Supplement (Vol XXIV, Nos 2-3). (Courtesy of Cineaste, ed. Martin Crowdus)
2005
thumbnailIrish Film Bibliography

This bibliography of Irish cinema was first published in Cineaste, Special Irish Supplement (Vol XXIV, Nos 2-3). (Courtesy of Cineaste, ed. Martin Crowdus)
2005
thumbnailLetter from Ulster Publicity Still

American GIs (or 'Dough Boys') gather for a communal song in Brian Desmond Hurst's Letter from Ulster. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailLetter from Ulster Publicity Still

American GIs (or 'Dough Boys') undergo dental treatment in Brian Desmond Hurst's Letter from Ulster. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailLuck of the Irish Publicity Still

Richard Hayward as Sam Mulhern in The Luck of the Irish. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailMaeve Publicity Still

Pat Murphy's feminist drama, Maeve. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailMaeve Publicity Still

Pat Murphy's feminist drama, Maeve. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailMaeve Publicity Still

Pat Murphy's feminist drama, Maeve. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailMaeve Publicity Still

Pat Murphy's feminist drama, Maeve. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005
thumbnailRe-Imagining the Nation by Martin McLoone

This article on filmmaking in Ireland first appeared in the US film periodical Special Irish Supplement (Vol XXIV, Nos 2-3). (Courtesy of Cineaste, ed. Martin Crowdus)
2005
thumbnailRichard Hayward Portrait

Comedian, singer, and director Richard Hayward.
2005
thumbnailThe Irish Are Coming. Article on Ascendancy and Irish cinema

Article on Irish cinema from the Monthly Film Bulletin (May, 1983) by John Pym. (Courtesy of the BFI)
2005

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