Declan Conlon – MRQE

Learning to Breathe Under Water

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Leo is 8. His best friend is a giant shark that his dad, an artist, built in their roof. Leo escapes to fantasy worlds to process his peculiar reality until a spirited au pair challenges him to embrace the wild, wonderful mess of real life.

God’s Creatures

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000

In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.

Trouble with Sex

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

A sexy romantic drama in which, at the outset, the characters are leading their own lives in very different worlds, though each is beset by niggling discontentment. Michelle (Renée Weldon – IFTA Best Actress) is a fast-rising young Dublin lawyer with a smart apartment overlooking the Liffey, but dissatisfied in her relationship with a doctor (Declan Conlon). Conor (Aidan Gillen) is lonely and unattached, dutifully running the traditional Dublin pub owned by his hard drinking father (Eamon Morrissey). Late one night, Michelle bursts into the bar and orders a triple vodka. The consequences are explored and developed with an honesty and credibility as these disparate characters tentatively draw closer to each other. They become lovers. There is a strong sexual attraction. But there are complications along the way and the path to love can be rocky. Something’s got to give. And what’s the trouble with sex? You’ll see…

Love Eternal

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Based on the Japanese novel ‘Loving the Dead’ from acclaimed author Kei Oishi, the film centres on a damaged young man who, after shutting himself away for ten years, is forced to venture out into a world that he no longer understands.