Celebrating the Best of Ireland and the Irish on Screen
Since 1999, Irish Film Festival Boston has been bringing global Irish cinema to the forefront. As the largest celebration of Irish film outside Ireland, we showcase groundbreaking stories, honor visionary filmmakers and produce original documentaries. Discover the vibrant world of Irish cinema with us!
Upcoming Screenings
Friday, January 31, 2025 | 7:00–8:30 PM | Somerville Theatre
HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR - THIS SCREENING IS SOLD OUT
2024/Ireland (77 minutes)
Director: Ciaran Cassidy
Join us as we celebrate St Bridget’s Day (Lá Fhéile Bríde) with a screening of the acclaimed film HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR, in partnership with the Consulate General of Ireland Boston and Mná Mheiriceá.
A documentary about one of Ireland's most unique cultural events -- the housewife of the year competition which saw women from around Ireland compete on prime-time television for the title of Housewife of the Year and the prize of a luxury gas cooker. HOUSEWIFE OF THE YEAR tells the story of Ireland’s treatment of women through the prism of a unique, surreal, live televised competition, that has to be seen to be believed, where a generation of Irish women competed in front of a live audience for the title of ‘Housewife of the Year’. The former contestants share their direct experiences of marriage bars, lack of contraception, Magdalene laundries, financial vulnerability, boredom and shame and of course, of being contestants in the competition. It is a poignant, often hilarious, uplifting story of a resilient generation of women and how they changed a country.
