Girls & Boys (film)

Girls & Boys
Directed byDonncha Gilmore
Written byDonncha Gilmore
Produced byGearóid Gilmore
StarringLiath Hannon
Adam Lunnon-Collery
Francis O’Mahony
Oisin Flynn
CinematographyFionnuala McCormack[1]
Edited byDonncha Gilmore[1]
Colin Campbell[1]
PJ Moloney[1]
Music byJosh Reichental[1]
Production
company
Gander Video[1]
Distributed byBreak Out Pictures[2]
Sentioar[2]
Release dates
  • 12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) (Galway Film Fleadh)
  • 19 September 2025 (2025-09-19) (Ireland)
Running time
85 minutes[2]
CountryIreland[1]
LanguageEnglish

Girls & Boys is a 2025 Irish romantic drama film directed, written, and edited by Donncha Gilmore, in his feature directorial debut.[1] The films plot follows a rugby player Jace who meets filmmaker Charlie at a college party on Halloween night in Dublin.

The film premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 12 July 2025.

Cast

  • Liath Hannon as Charlie, an aspiring filmmaker
  • Adam Lunnon-Collery as Jace, a rugby player
  • Francis O'Mahony as Alice
  • Oisin Flynn as Mark

Release

Girls & Boys premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh on 12 July 2025.[3] The film was released in Ireland on 19 September.[2]

Reception

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily stated in the review "Donncha Gilmore makes good on the promise shown in past shorts".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hunter, Allan (12 July 2025). "'Girls & Boys' review: A Dublin meet-cute takes a darker turn in promising Irish debut". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Girls & Boys (2025)". Irish Film Classification Office. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. ^ "JULY 2025" (PDF). Galway Film Fleadh. p. 9. Retrieved 18 July 2025.