Alan Gilsenan

Eloquent and unafraid to challenge authority, former President Michael D. Higgins emerges as a moral compass in our dark and turbulent times,...

In the 1970s the legendary Clannad emerged from a small home in the townland of Dore, Gweedore, County Donegal. Together this extraordinary family...

Irish emigrants in London and New York are contrasted with life in Ireland where unemployment and deprivation are said to be endemic. The experience,...

When Brazil won the war against Paraguay in 1870, they spared the life, but not the reputation of the woman they claimed was the chief villain in the...

When Brazil won the war against Paraguay in 1870, they spared the life, but not the reputation of the woman they claimed was the chief villain in the...

A trilingual feature documentary - An Buachaill Geal Gáireach/ The Laughing Boy is the remarkable and untold story of a song.

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.

The date was November 2nd, All Soul's Day, when Nicole's naked body was found on the beach. Seven years on, Nicole's mother Madie, obsessed with...

The United Irishmen is a documentary exploring the history of a radical group of revolutionaries whose seminal moment came during the Irish rebellion...

Directed by acclaimed Irish filmmaker, Alan Gilsenan, The Seven Ages of Noël Browne is a new documentary that draws on previously unseen and...

In this bi-lingual “documentary musical” from acclaimed director Alan Gilsenan, the poet Paul Muldoon explores life and language in a...

The raucous life of Liam Clancy, the last surviving member of iconic Irish band The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, who at their height, were...

An evocative film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin’s Baggot Street during the mid-20th...

An evocative film-poem exploring the literary and other ghosts of the bohemian quarter bordering Dublin’s Baggot Street during the mid-20th...

With the likelihood of a border poll becoming an increasing possibility, do we really understand what that could mean for all those living on the...

Ivor Browne has been a central figure in Irish mental health for many decades. Some people wish he wasn’t. Yet many people owe their lives to...

An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight, The Days of Trees, dare we say, surpasses all...

An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight, The Days of Trees, dare we say, surpasses all...

An intimate beautifully wrought and deftly handled meditation on trauma, offering hope and insight, The Days of Trees, dare we say, surpasses all...

Based upon a real-life meeting between a young sexual assault victim and her offender after his release from prison.

Based upon a real-life meeting between a young sexual assault victim and her offender after his release from prison.

A landmark documentary which tells the epic story of the remarkable pioneering individuals whose vision, passion, successes, and failures helped...

An Irish truck driver becomes concerned when he hears noises coming from the cargo container that he's hauling. He notifies the police via radio and...

Roger Casement was an Irish born diplomat who worked for the British government. He was knighted by the crown for his services but was convicted for...

An iconic presence in the landscape of Irish socialism and republicanism, the name of James Connolly looms large in the trade union movement, and...

An iconic presence in the landscape of Irish socialism and republicanism, the name of James Connolly looms large in the trade union movement, and...

A writer struggles with her daughter's decision to drop out of college and live on the streets.