Bishop Michael Cox is the ultimate outsider.

He belongs to the Orthodox Tridentine Catholic Church – unrecognised by Rome, his ordination deemed “valid, but illegal” by the Vatican.

Often described as a rebel, he’s never shied away from controversy, and is perhaps most famous for ordaining Sinead O’Connor to the priesthood in 1999.

But behind this larger-than-life persona, lies a deep faith and a life of service.

Now he wants to tell his side of the story…

A heart-warming documentary that celebrates the rich tapestry of life in Offaly, Ireland. Through intimate conversations, this film takes you on a journey across generations, exploring the treasured memories and life lessons from communities across Offaly. In partnership with Offaly Local Development Company.

In 1849, a young girl grows suspicious about how her father has been providing for them as famine tears through their community. Faced with the grim reality of eviction and starvation, the father has teamed up with a group of ‘wreckers’ – men who destroy the homes of evicted tenants on behalf of a landlord.

This film highlights the often overlooked and familiar as well as exploring the overlap of traditional and contemporary cultures in a midlands town. It is a slower, slightly non narrative reflection that seeks to give a sense of Edenderry as a place in its own right. Commissioned by Creative Places Edenderry.

A young woman on the road to escape her past is hit by a car and descends into a chaotic musical after-life.

In the middle of an Irish peat bog, the inexplicable remains of a humpback whale are discovered by two rural women. Drawn into the mystery of how and why it has appeared, they soon realise the whale is exerting its own magnetic force; summoning the ghosts of lifeforms and ecosystems obliterated in the name of ‘progress’.

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While trying to take her own life, Mai is interrupted when a young, pregnant woman in distress calls to her door in desperate need of help.