Droichead's Film Club is back for Autumn 2025 in partnership with Access Cinema with a season of eight engaging and beautiful films from around the world, once again curated by Sinead Brassil and Niall O'Brien of LMFM's film review segment 'Reel Reviews'. Each film is introduced by the curators and followed by a short post screening discussion.

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE

FRANCE | Romantic Comedy | DIR: Laura Piani

TUE 9 SEP | 8PM | €8

Desperately single and plagued by writer's block, Agathe gets invited to the Jane Austen Writers' Residency in England. Caught in an unexpected romantic triangle, she must let go of her insecurities to decide what she really wants for herself.

BORGO

FRANCE | Thriller | DIR: Stéphane Demoustier

TUE 30 SEP | 8PM | €8

Melissa, 32, a seasoned prison guard, moves to Corsica with her 2 young children & her husband, for a fresh start. She joins a penitentiary center like no other. Here it is said that “it is the prisoners who watch over the guards.” Pietri, a young inmate recognizes her.

CHRISTY

IRELAND | Drama | DIR: Brendan Canty

TUE 21 OCT | 8PM | €8

Two estranged brothers with chequered childhoods in the care system suddenly find themselves living under the same roof. They must now reconcile with their pasts and make decisions about the future.

HIDDEN

FRANCE | Thriller | DIR: Michael Haneke

TUE 11 Nov | 8PM | €8

Without warning, Parisian couple Georges (Daniel Auteuil) and Anne Laurent (Juliette Binoche) receive anonymous videos suggesting they’re being stalked. The tapes are soon joined by disturbing, childish drawings. Georges, a literary talk show host, dismisses the messages, but Anne grows fearful for their teenage son and suspects a dark incident from Georges’ past is behind the torment.

MAGIC FARM

USA | Comedy | DIR: Amalia Ulman

TUE 18 NOV | 8PM | €8

A bumbling American documentary crew—led by a frustrated host and her inept producer travel to South America to profile a rabbit-suited subculture musician, only to accidentally land in the wrong country. With no real story to tell, they collaborate with local villagers to fabricate a sensational “cult” narrative, all while remaining oblivious to an emerging health crisis afflicting the community.

LATE SHIFT

GERMANY | Drama | DIR: Petra Biondina Volpe

TUE 25 NOV | 8PM | €8

Gravesend, England. 12-year-old Bailey lives in a dilapidated apartment with her caring but immature father Bug. When Bug abruptly announces he’s marrying his girlfriend, a furious Bailey runs away. She meets a mysterious stranger named Bird who is searching for his own parents. It’s a chance encounter that sets off a series of strange and life-changing events...

A SAMURAI IN TIME

JAPAN | Comedy/Sci-Fi | DIR: Jun'ichi Yasuda

TUE 2 DEC | 8PM | €8

After lightning strikes during an Edo-era duel, samurai Kosaka Shinzaemon wakes on a modern jidaigeki TV set, mistaken for an actor. His true sword skills land him work as a kirareyaku—an extra “killed” on camera—giving him purpose as he mourns his old life. What begins as light comedy becomes a poignant exploration of identity, cultural legacy, and belonging in a new era.

THE MARCHING BAND

France | Drama | DIR: Emmanuel Courcol

TUE 16 DEC | 8PM | €8

Diagnosed with leukemia, a famed orchestra conductor learns he was adopted and that his brother is a small-town trombonist. To save Thibaut’s life and connect, Jimmy donates bone marrow, and the two bond when Thibaut helps lead Jimmy’s struggling band to a regional competition. What starts as a feel-good reunion crescendos into a heartfelt story of family, class, identity, and music’s power to bridge divides.

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