Digital Film Archive

DescriptionDate
thumbnailAfter '68

The story of Frieda, a young girl growing up in strife-torn late 1960's Derry, and her attempts to have a normal adolescence despite the violence which surrounds her.
1993
thumbnailHomunculus

Low budget science fiction spoof. A trip to rural Northern Ireland in search of Viking remains leads to contact with alien invaders.
1977
thumbnailBrady's Bargain

Horror fantasy spoof. When greedy villager Brady captures a leprechaun in the hills, he clinches a bargain that can only lead to his own downfall.
1983
thumbnail81

Drama, in which a French documentary crew follow a Catholic family and their Protestant counterparts in Belfast during the days leading up to the death of Bobby Sands.
1995
thumbnailDah Dit Dah

Twelve year old Kay Flannagan learns morse code from her widowed father, a lonely radio ham. In 1970s Belfast their house is a cosy world of soldering irons, messages over the ether and faulty televisions. One day a rival for Dad's affections shatters their symbiosis.
1996
thumbnailDance, Lexie, Dance

Lexie lives with his daughter, Laura, who wants to learn how to dance. He has just about managed as a one-parent family so far. The story of one man's lonely life is transformed by the simple wisdom of his daughter.
1996
thumbnailHanky

Do you remember when you were young and the skies were always blue and mars bars were only 8p and you didn't have a care in the world except where your next ice-cream was coming from? Hanky happens on one of those days.
1996
thumbnailFlying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

A toe-tappin' rock 'n' roll rebel meets terror from beyond our dimension! Set in Northern Ireland, 1958, Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll looks at what happens when a space ship lands in a rural community.
1997
thumbnailBaby Doll

1973, Heather is a 14-year old girl who is impatient to be a woman. She has one eye on her mother's baby doll nightie and the other on her best friend's dad. However, on a holiday weekend, she discovers the difference between dressing up and growing up and is forced to make a choice about what she really wants.
1998
thumbnailElsewhere

The chance sighting of a woman awakens in Belfast boy, Ritchie, the latent memories of a past life which hold very real consequences for the present.
1998
thumbnailFatal Extraction

Fatal Extraction is a stylish black comedy based on a true story.
1998
thumbnailGetting Close

It's been two weeks. Jane can't get Philip out of her head. There would be fewer problems with a single man, but she's getting close.
1998
thumbnailThe Good Son

The Good Son is the story of Gabriel Doyle, a middle aged man feeling trapped by his responsibility for his elderly father Mick. While Mick lies critically ill in hospital, Gabriel recalls the events that finally led him to turn away from his sense of duty.
1998
thumbnailAbout Five Minutes

It takes five minutes to have a cigarette, brush your teeth or have a cup of tea. What else can you do with five minutes? Watch a five minute film?
1999
thumbnailComm-Raid on the Potemkin

A video game based on Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin.
1999
thumbnailMortice

The tale of a young couple whose search for a suitable flat takes an unexpected turn. They unwittingly find themselves trapped in a world of terror, suspense and wall mounted ceramic ducks. The story is a potent cocktail of horror and black comedy that should entertain and alarm in equal measure.
1999
thumbnailRed

A cautionary tale of wine tasting, sexual politics and murder.
1999
thumbnailThe Engagement

Adam Davidson plans to propose to his girlfriend Sarah. However, there are some people intent on stopping him.
1999
thumbnailThe Pitch

A would-be scriptwriter dreams of success in the movie world. When he is faced with making the 'pitch', however, things don't turn out quite as he'd initially expected.
1999
thumbnailThe Rules of Golf

The Rules of Golf is about the 'code of the street' and of a young boy trying to live within that code.
1999
thumbnailJohnny Baxter's Head

The story of John the Baptist up-dated to 21st century Belfast.
2000
thumbnailSnooker

A short comedy set within the Chinese community in Belfast.
2000
thumbnailStainless Steal

What happens when two former alter boys decide to take revenge on their priest?
2000
thumbnailPoster for Baby Doll

Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen
2005
thumbnailPoster for Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen
2005
thumbnailPoster for Gort na gCnamh (Field of Bones)

Courtesy of the NIFC
2005
thumbnailPoster for Mortice

Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen
2005
thumbnailPoster for The Good Son

Poster advertising The Good Son, showing Peter Vaughan (Mick Doyle) and Gary Lewis (Gabriel Doyle). The Good Son was part of Premiere Series Two. (Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen)
2005
thumbnailPoster for The Rules of Golf

Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen
2005
thumbnailPremiere Short Film Series

Background information on the Premiere Short Film Scheme, which has been running since 1997. (Courtesy of the NIFTC)
2005
thumbnailProduction Notes for Red

Courtesy of Verity Peet
2005
thumbnailProduction still from Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll

Enda Hughes, Ardal O'Hanlon and Tim Loane on the set of Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll. (Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen)
2005
thumbnailProduction still from Gort na gCnamh (Field of Bones)

A scene between father (John Keegan) and daughter (Rosemary McAuley) in Gort na gCnamh (Field of Bones). (Courtesy of the NIFC)
2005
thumbnailPublicity still from The Good Son

Glynn Harrison (Grip), Peter Vaughan (Mick Doyle) and Enda Hughes (1st Assistant Director) on the set of The Good Son. (Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen)
2005
thumbnailRobert Andrew McGladdery execution. Belfast Telegraph 20th Dec 1961

Belfast Telegraph reports on the hanging of Robert Andrew McGladdery on 20th December, 1961. McGladdery was the last man to be hanged in Northern Ireland. A column below, published on the same day, shows that already the case had come under discussion within the Cabinet. (Courtesy of Belfast Newspaper Library and the Belfast Telegraph). The short film Fatal Extraction is based on events surrounding his execution.
2005
thumbnailScript for Fatal Extraction

Shooting script for the Northern Lights short, Fatal Extraction, by Malachy Martin.
2005
thumbnailScript for The Good Son

Script of The Good Son, written by Stephen McAnena. The Good Son was part of Premiere Series Two. (Courtesy of Northern Ireland Screen)
2005

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