HORSESHOE
Saturday, February 28 • 7:30 PM • T1
Dramatic Feature | East Coast Premiere | Feature Directorial Debut | Award Winner
Screening generously sponsored by WASHINGTON D.C. GAELS
Blending razor-sharp dialogue with raw emotional depth, this comedy-drama follows four estranged siblings as they return to their crumbling family home in the West of Ireland after the death of their father. Once reunited, the family attempts to navigate inheritance, grief, and long-buried grudges. Their time together unearths far more than expected—including secrets that just might shatter what little bond remains between them.
DIR Edwin Mullane, Adam O’Keeffe; SCR Adam O’Keeffe; PROD Edwin Mullane, Adam O’Keeffe, Maureen O'Connell; CAST Carolyn Bracken, Lalor Roddy, John Connors, Mary Murray, Jed Murray, Neill Fleming, Eric O’Brien and Caroline Harvey; DOP Jass Foley; SCORE Anna Mullarkey. Ireland, 2025, color, 88 min. In English. RATED 15A
AWARDS: Best Irish First Feature - Galway Film Fleadh 2025
“Darkly funny and deeply melancholic, the film turns the family estate into a pressure cooker of grief, grudges and reluctant affection.” – The Hollywood Reporter
“A tonally well-balanced and well-acted crowdpleaser…Edwin Mullane and Adam O’Keeffe bring a healthy amount of humour and warmth to this tale of family secrets and reconciliation.” – Screen Daily
“Balancing oddball charm with psychological insight, Horseshoe stands as a tribute to rural Ireland and a promising introduction to these two emerging voices in Irish cinema.” – Film Ireland
Funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland.
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Adam O’Keeffe is an award-winning writer, director and producer based in Kerry whose work spans across film, radio, theatre, and literature. He is a co-founder of WaveWalker Films.as well as co-founder & CCO of WaveWalker Films. He has just been selected as one Screen Ireland's Advanced Producers for 2025/26 and a Phase One Perspectives candidate for his horror project, Watchtower.
Adam's debut feature film (as writer, co-director and co-producer) HORSESHOE was shot on an indie-budget in January 2024 in North County Sligo, was recently awarded Completion Funding by Screen Ireland, and which premiered in July 2025 at the Galway Film Fleadh where it won Best Irish First Feature also picking up the Best Irish Feature gong at UDCIFF 2025.
Edwin Mullane is an award-winning Irish director based in Sligo and co-founder & CEO of WaveWalker Films. He began his career in theatre, developing an extensive body of work as both actor and director before moving into film. His grounding in performance and storytelling has shaped a distinctive cinematic style — intimate, human, and rooted in authenticity.
Edwin’s His award-winning shorts films Cleaner, A Day in the Sun, and A Christmas Matter have screened at festivals around the world and been praised for their sensitivity, humour, and understated power. His debut feature, Horseshoe, premiered to critical acclaim and went on to win Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh. The film will receive its Irish theatrical release in December 2025, followed by a North American release in February 2026. Edwin is a co-founder and CEO of WaveWalker Films.
DINNER AND A MOVIE DEAL
Our festival partner, McGinty's Public House, has generously offered an ongoing discount from February 27 through March 2 for all CIFF ticket holders! When you dine at the restaurant, show your CIFF ticket or pass for a 10% off discount on your bill. Located just around the corner from AFI Silver Theatre, McGinty's (911 Ellsworth Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910) is the perfect place to grab a bite to eat between screenings.
The Capital Irish Film Festival is supported by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, Culture Ireland, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Embassy of Ireland, Northern Ireland Bureau, Northern Ireland Screen, and the Irish Film Institute’s IFI International Programme supported by Culture Ireland. Solas Nua is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
