Schedule:

February 27, 2025

Dead Man's Money - Opening Night 82 mins 6:30 p.m
When Young Henry’s wealthy uncle starts courting "the Widow" Tweed, he starts to fear that he’ll be written out of Old Henry’s will. Conspiring with his wife, Pauline, and a chauffeur with a checkered past, Young Henry resolves the Widow Tweed never sees a penny of the inheritance he thinks is rightfully his, but their plan has dire consequences.

Tickets: $75.00

February 28, 2025

Shorts Program 1: Decisions 98 mins 5:30 p.m
Turnaround
All That’s Carried
The Carer
Remote Strutting
Eldritch Karaoke
Dead on Arrival
Mír
Two Mothers
I Found a Place

Fidil Ghorm: Blue Fiddle 84 mins 6:00 p.m
Molly is a ten-year-old girl who believes that if she learns to play the fiddle like her dad and wins the All-Ireland Music championship, her father will wake from his coma. Still in a coma, her dad is moved to a rehab centre, where Molly befriends Malachy, a grumpy old man who plays the fiddle beautifully and is told he has magic in his hands. They connect as she coaxes him to teach her to play and together they go in search of the magic that only music can bring. Special guest actor/musician Edith Lawlor.

Kathleen Is Here 95 mins 7:30 p.m
18-year-old Kathleen is fresh out of foster care. Her departure coincides with the death of her biological mother, so she returns to her hometown to take ownership of her mother’s house. She gets a job and even a friend; but the emptiness of Kathleen’s life cannot be filled by social media and reality shows. Alone and desperate for a mother figure, she sets out on a destructive path to find one. Special guest director Eva Birthistle.

David Keenan - Words on Canvas 60 mins 8:15 p.m
Four years after the breakthrough success of his debut album Beginner's Guide to Bravery, Dundalk songwriter, musician, and composer, David Keenan, is at a crossroads. After touring extensively and building a reputation as one of Ireland’s leading live performers, he returns to the studio to record new music. “Anger is easy to portray, it’s the hurt that’s hard”, he says, as we explore David's wordsmithing over the course of 500 days. This is a portrait of one artist as a young man, which in turn is a portrait of every musical artist as they endeavor to stand out in a world of “algorithm and blues” and remain authentically and powerfully true to themselves. Special guests director Paddy Hayes and musician/artist David Keenan.

Tickets: Adult $12,Senior $10, Student $8

March 1, 2025

Shorts Program 2: What Others Think 99 mins 1:30 p.m
She Said Rejoyce
Letter
Next
We’re Blood
Worried, Sick
Vinny
Polished
Bog
The Wilde Sisters

Billy Caldwell + The Great Lakes Treaty Making 40 mins 2:00 p.m
As one of the Illinois treaty signers in 1829 and 1833, Billy Caldwell negotiated the sale of 5,000,000 acres of land in northwest Illinois, resulting in the removal of all Native American tribes in the state. Billy Caldwell Jr., son Rising Sun (Mohawk) and British Army Captain, William Caldwell (born in Co. Fermanagh, Ireland), was a leader in early Chicago. Although he was not a blood relative of the Great Lakes tribes, Caldwell worked to negotiate the safe passage of the United Nations of Chippawa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi out of the state of Illinois and west to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Special guests Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Sharon Hoogstraten and director Susan Kelsey.

Mrs. Robinson - Special Event  94 mins 3:00 p.m
Mrs. Robinson tells Mary’s story, in her own words, for the very first time – illuminating battles for justice and equality over half a century, on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box and in backroom corridors of power. A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy, fearlessly challenging perpetrators of human rights abuses all over the world. To this day, she exerts power and leadership as the Chair of The Elders: the independent group of global leaders (founded by Nelson Mandela) who work for peace, justice and human rights. Screening will be followed by a Q&A with former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson.

Mrs. Robinson: $20.00

Shorts Program 3: Voices 96 mins 3:30 p.m
Dublin Short
Breakfast Roll
Packrat
A Lady Of Paris
Kiki
The Big City
Settle Yourself
The Last Of The Handweavers

Laoch: Defy the Odds 60 mins 4:00 p.m
Hailing from Drogheda, Ireland’s only powerlifter with dwarfism, Thomas “Tommy” McCague proves that strength comes in many forms. Dwarfism is a rare condition and Laoch offers a look at Tommy’s daily life as he begins a quest for transformation battling depression, major illness and obesity. The film follows Tommy to Limerick and Manchester, where he competes against average-statured lifters. In Germany, he competes in the 2023 World Dwarf Games with other LP athletes. shattering societal expectations and breaking world records. A true celebration of courage, perseverance and living your best life. Special guests Tommy McCague and director Stephan Mazurek

Shorts Program 4: Beginnings 100 mins 5:30 p.m
Peat
Beyond The System
Tough Love
Shawdow Fable
Cat & Mouse
Homebird
A Simple Killing
An Ode To Tony Macmahon’s Den
Room Taken

The Outcasts 95 mins 7:30 p.m
A darkly beautiful tale drawing on the folklore of pre-Famine Ireland and the writings of Blake and Yeats, this is a scary, frank and extraordinary film about a young woman who’s considered 'odd’, who becomes fascinated by the shaman Scarf Michael, a man the villagers fear. He shows her how to use her power and the villager's fear to her advantage playing on their superstitious, barely Christian beliefs.

The Spin 92 mins 8:00 p.m
A heartwarming tale of friendship and self-discovery set against the stunning backdrop of the Irish countryside. The film follows Elvis and Dermott, two friends who run a small record shop in Omagh. When their scheming landlord, Sadie threatens to evict them, they embark on a desperate road trip to Cork in search of a priceless record that could save their shop – if everything goes according to plan.

Tickets: Adult $12,Senior $10, Student $8

March 2, 2025

Housewife of the Year 81 mins 12:00 p.m
It was a different time! The female contestants on an Irish TV show with an iconic gentleman host look back on a beige-coloured chapter in TV history. More than entertaining kitsch, and with some delightfully quick-witted ladies in the winning role.

The Irish Question - Closing Film 93 mins 2:30 p.m
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 island of Ireland? Or are we stumbling into some possible future as Britain once sleep-walked into Brexit? With unique contributions from the likes of Leo Varadker, Bill Clinton, Mary-Lou McDonald, Mike Nesbitt, Monica McWilliams, John Major, Susan McKay, Bertie Ahern, Fintan O’Toole, Gerry Adams, Linda Ervine and Peter Mandelson amongst many others, The Irish Question takes a fresh and sometimes surprising look at the dark trauma of the past and the unique possibilities of the future. Special guest director Alan Gilsenan.

Tickets: Adult $12, Senior $10, Student $8

Date: February 27 - March 2, 2025

Location:

AMC New City Theater
1500 N Clybourn Avenue, Suite C301
Chicago, IL 60610

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