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Belfast actor Ian McElhinney is internationally recognised for playing Ser Barristan Selmy in the HBO series Game of Thrones & Granda Joe McCool in Derry Girls. His screen credits also include The Fall, The Tudors, Hornblower, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Krypton and Doctor Who. McElhinney has worked extensively in theatre as both an actor and director, earning a Tony Award nomination for directing Stones in His Pockets.

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Review: The Lost Children of Tuam

Orla Murphy looks at this powerful, deeply moving film about Catherine Corless and the fight to uncover Tuam’s darkest secret.

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Review: The Ulysses Project

Rachel Walshe looks at this lockdown-era adaptation that reimagines Joyce's masterpiece through the isolation, ingenuity and resilience of pandemic filmmaking.

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Review: The Last Rifleman

In this review, Mick Jordan takes aim at 'The Last Rifleman'.

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Review: Cellar Door

Loretta Goff slips through time.

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Podcast: Colin McIvor, Director of 'Zoo'

John Collins spoke to Colin McIvor, whose film 'Zoo' opened this year's Capital Irish Film Festival in Washington D.C.

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Article: In Conversation with Nick Hamm, Director of 'The Journey'

Shane Hennessy caught up with director Nick Hamm to explore the journey behind his fictional account of the extraordinary story of two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland.