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| | | | It’s the first Friday of July! Time for the weekly newsletter.
Opening today at the IFI we have a very compelling pairing. Birds Of War is a deeply moving documentary that takes the intimate love story of a London-based Lebanese journalist and a Syrian activist and intertwines it with a vital record of revolution, conflict and displacement; whereas The Invite is an emotional rollercoaster of a comedy, starring Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen as an argumentative couple who are forced to confront a shocking revelation at their hilariously awkward dinner party.
There are also special events on the horizon. Archive At Lunchtime continues this month with its latest edition, Concrete Proof; the IFI and the Irish Modern Dance Theatre are partnering for Dancer from the Dance, featuring a musical programme of Irish dance shorts and the feature To This I Belong, which will be followed by a Q&A; IFI Family and The Ark are back with screenings of My Father’s Dragon; our Odysseys Season is in full swing with showings of O Brother Where Art Thou?, Paris, Texas, and Two-Lane Blacktop; and Untold Ukraine celebrates the powerful preservation of culture and identity through storytelling, with screenings of Yaremchuk: The Unmatched World Of Beauty and Forever-Forever.
Coming up next, keep an eye out for the melancholic pub-crawl comedy The Last One For The Road, opening July 10th; EAFFI Discoveries Jet Lag In Summer on July 11th, followed by a Q&A with director Kunao Yan; our From The Vaults digital restoration of 1996’s The Last of the High Kings on July 13th; Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited return, The Odyssey, screening in 70mm exclusively at the IFI from July 17th; and GAZE International LGBTQIA Film Festival 2026 from July 29th.
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| | | | | | | BIRDS OF WAR
Dirs. Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak
Opens Today
This moving documentary explores journalism, resilience and the enduring possibility of connection amid upheaval.
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| | | THE INVITE
Dir. Olivia Wilde
Opens Today
Joe arrives home only to be surprised with the unwelcome news that wife has invited new neighbours to dinner. But their guests arrive with an unexpected revelation. | | | | |
| | | UNTOLD UKRAINE: FOREVER-FOREVER
Dir. Anna Buryachkova
Sunday 5th (15.40)
A coming-of-age story set in Kyiv in the late 1990s, navigating friendship, first love, and the desire to belong.
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| | | NOW SHOWING
 A Private Life - A psychiatrist living in Paris is troubled by the suspicious death of her patient, and is convinced she was murdered.
 Archive At Lunchtime - Join us for free daily lunchtime screenings of films from the IFI Irish Film Archive.
 Boogie Nights - An idealistic adult film producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot, new talent.
 Disclosure Day - Steven Spielberg's latest entry in the sci-fi genre.
💘 Obsession - A wish goes awry in this sensational smash hit horror.
 The Last Viking - After 15 years in prison, Anker sets out to recover the loot he entrusted to his brother who believes he is John Lennon.
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| | | | | | | IFI & IMDT: DANCER FROM THE DANCE: NEW IRISH DANCE SHORTS
Monday 6th (18.30)
In collaboration with the Irish Modern Dance Theatre, we present a programme of new Irish dance films as part of the Dancer from the Dance Festival of Irish Choreography.
Curated by John Scott (Director, Irish Modern Dance Theatre), this programme gathers films by and about Irish and Irish-identifying choreographers from a range of practices, ethnicities, and generations. | | | | |
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| | | EAFFI DISCOVERIES: JET LAG IN SUMMER + Q&A
Saturday 11th (18.20)
Summertime in New York. Young Chinese couple Pingu and Jiaqi are striving to build a new life after finishing their studies. When Jiaqi accepts a job offer in China, a pandemic travel ban strands her in Los Angeles, leaving the couple suspended between two cities, two time zones, and uncertainty about whether to return or stay.
Followed by a Q&A with Kunao Yan hosted by Marie-Pierre Richard of EAFFI. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU?
Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
Sunday 5th (16.10)
Ulysses Everett McGill escapes from prison with fellow convicts Pete and Delmar on the pretext of finding buried treasure, but McGill’s aim is really to stop his wife remarrying. | | | | |
| | | TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
Dir. Monte Hellman
Tuesday 7th (18.30)
The Driver and The Mechanic tour America aimlessly, supporting themselves by racing random hotshots, but tensions arise when the two vie for the attentions of a hitchhiker. | | | | |
| | | PARIS, TEXAS
Dir. Wim Wenders
Thursday 9th (20:00)
Saturday 18th (15:30)
An aimless drifter who has been missing for four years wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life, and his family. | | | | |
| | | AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD
Dir. Werner Herzog
Saturday 11th (16.00)
In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
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| | | | | With our Odysseys Season now in full swing, and our exclusive 70mm presentations of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey just around the corner, there's no better time to check out our latest IFI@Home selection, By Land & Sea. In the mood for love? Try the romantic 1934 drama L'Atalante. Looking for an Irish-made documentary? Check out I Must Away. And if you want to get a head start on our Odysseys Season screenings, Wim Wenders's timeless classic Paris, Texas is also available to rent. |
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