IAHM’S IRISH FILM CLUB: Irish Short Films (2) Screenings/Discussion

The Irish American Heritage Museum thrilled to commence its 2026 IAHM Film Club Series with two Irish short film screening, followed by a discussion about the films with Writer/Director Cian O'Connor and Actor Katherine O'Sullivan. The Irish American Heritage Museum has convinced Cian to stay up late in Ireland and join the IAHM community for a conversation after the screenings. Katherine will join us at IAHM for the screenings and discussion.

Big City (An Chathair Mhór). New York's first Irish language film tells the story of Éanna O Connor, a lost twenty-something, who moves away from home in search of a new life in the big city. In need of money, Éanna takes a job minding his distant relative Brida. The two, distant at first, find themselves more alike than they realize. But how can they express this? An Chathair Mhór is a film about connection, the power of language and the city of New York.

Sit Down and Shut Up. 1980: Ireland is in the midst of recession, the world is locked in the Cold War and football royalty Real Madrid travel to play local football club Limerick City FC in world football’s premier competition, the European Cup. This is the David Vs Goliath tale about the opera of football, the city of Limerick, and a game that no one remembers that three men will never forget.

Cian O'Connor is a writer/director from the West of Ireland based in New York City. The Kerryman newspaper has described Cian's work as "stories from the West of Ireland, with echoes of the past and lessons for the present." Cian has won awards from the Irish Arts Council, Garden State Film Festival, Indie Cork Festival, Kerry Film Festival and many more. Cian's work has also screened at the Galway Film Fleadh, Cambridge Film Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival and DOC NYC. Cian's work has been covered by major news outlets such as The Irish Examiner, Irish Central and The Daily Star. Cian strives to tell unique stories and rural tales, with a distinctive visual flair.

Katherine O'Sullivan is Dublin born. Katherine's work includes The Artist (2025), Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014) and The Emperor's Club (2002).

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