House Samyan

Now in its seventh year, the Irish Film Festival has become a quiet staple of Thailand’s cultural circuit – the kind of event that reminds you cinema still has the power to connect people across oceans. This edition celebrates the scope of Irish cinema, featuring titles like Kneecap, The Banshees of Inisherin and Four Mothers, each revealing a different rhythm of life on the island. From biting humour to tender heartbreak, the films show how storytelling can feel both intimate and expansive. Beyond the screen, the festival doubles as a nod to fifty years of friendship between Ireland and Thailand, marking the milestone with stories that feel both local and universal. It’s less about fanfare and more about shared emotion – that moment in the dark when laughter, silence and subtitles briefly erase the distance between two very different places. October 30-November 2. Free. House Samyan Cinema.