McSweeney Films

Sketch comedy and independent filmmaking from brothers Graham & David McSweeney. You can find all of our films on our YouTube channel linked below!

[The People's Picturehouse Cork @picturecork]

The Picturehouse Live Comedy Special returns in May!

Hosted by the Picturehouse Committee's resident stand up David McSweeney and featuring familiar faces from Cork's vibrant comedy scene!

7pm, Tuesday May 12th at The Roundy

Tickets: https://t.co/YI0uOPouU7

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Blood & Wine | #Vampire #ShortFilm | Produced by @McSweeneyFilms

Nadia, a decades old vampire, wants nothing more than to live a normal life. Things are going pretty well with the human Lucy, but will Nadia be able to keep her secret?

https://t.co/AKUBxjglXS

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Show your love for Ireland by participating in our Seachtain na Gaeilge challenge! 🇮🇪

"Shot for Seachtain" ☘️

Recreate / Parody a scene from one of your favourite films as Gaeilge! 🎬

Submission deadline is the 23rd of February 🗓️

#filmincork

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Get ready for a showcase that creeps from the shadows and leaves you quietly unsettled! 👻

Join us at The Pavillion on Wednesday, October 29th at 7:00 PM if you dare! 😱

Tickets: https://t.co/YI0uOPp2JF

#filmincork

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The extended cut of our new short film 'Blood & Wine' is out now on YouTube!

A fun little vampire flick if you're looking for something to watch this Halloween!

https://t.co/TLVL1epJME

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Our new short film "What the Pintman Covets" is out now on YouTube! - https://t.co/9WQU5KZKyS

The long awaited sequel to our 2023 short "Plight of the Pintman" 🍻

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Our new short film "What the Pintman Covets" is out now on YouTube! - https://t.co/9WQU5KZKyS

The long awaited sequel to our 2023 short "Plight of the Pintman" 🍻

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A doubly special Picturehouse showcase for us this month!

The premiere of our new short film "What the Pintman Covets" and Graham's first showcase as the Picturehouse's new chairperson!

Such a wonderful night 🍻

[The People's Picturehouse Cork @picturecork]

What a fantastic kick-off for Year 3 at The People's Picturehouse Cork! 🏃‍♂️

Thanks to our amazing audience, Pavillion, and our new committee! ❤️

Congrats to Graham McSweeney as our new chair! 👏

Excited for more filmmaking magic to come!🇮🇪

#filmincork

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We’ve got a couple of big new releases coming to YouTube over the next month!

On Sep 26th, “What the Pintman Covets” releases after it premieres at the People’s Picturehouse!

On Oct 17th, we’ll finally be releasing an extended cut of “Blood & Wine” just in time for Halloween!

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So excited to be having our new short film “What the Pintman Covets” premiering at the Picturehouse next Wednesday!

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We're back folks! We've an excellent array of films by local filmmakers on display this month at the lovely Pavilion 🍿

Book your tickets now on Eventbrite, or at the door! 🍸

7:00pm, Wednesday, 24th of September
at the Pavilion

Tickets: https://t.co/YI0uOPp2JF

#filmincork

[The People's Picturehouse Cork @picturecork]

Huge thanks to everyone who celebrated 2 years of The People's Picturehouse Cork with us last night! 🎉

We've showcased 14 events, 3 film challenges, and screened 189 films! 🎥

Congrats to all the award recipients and a massive shoutout to all the talented filmmakers! 🌟

[The People's Picturehouse Cork @picturecork]

Join us at the Picturehouse's second birthday party! 🎂

Celebrating over 200 submissions with the Pictures of the Year Awards! 📽️

Get your fancy clothes ready for a black tie event on August 27th at The Pavillion! 🥂

Tickets available at https://t.co/YI0uOPouU7

#filmincork

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Nominations for The People’s Pictures of the Year are now open & free! Any work screened at Picturehouse from Aug '24 to July '25 can be nominated. 🎥

Closes Aug 30! Vote as part of our community! 🌟

https://t.co/Syzz7KMvFM

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We’re delighted to announce Blood & Wine’s first festival selection and it’s for this year’s PRISMA Queer Film Festival. It will be part of an incredible lineup in the Cork Shorts programme at the Arc Cinema at 2pm, August 31st. Hope to see you there!

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Ding ding! It’s the cinema showdown of the year!

Big Shots Limerick vs. The People’s Picturehouse Cork featuring top films & exciting new shorts!

Don’t miss it on July 23rd, doors open at 6:30.

Get tickets at https://t.co/2TYt12FCrz!

#FilmShowdown

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It's a hot day in 2006

https://t.co/2rPRRN2PuS

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Road to Portmagee (2025) - https://t.co/Ze0A8faThE

Two filmmakers hangout on a trip to the May the 4th Sci-Fi Film Festival.

#uk #featurefilm #ireland

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You’ve just got to ask yourself, “Do I feel thirsty?”

Check out the first trailer for our new short film “What the Pintman Covets” right now over on our YouTube channel!

https://t.co/tIQguAn6B6

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You’ve just got to ask yourself, “Do I feel thirsty?”

Check out the first trailer for our new short film “What the Pintman Covets” right now over on our YouTube channel!

https://t.co/tIQguAn6B6

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Watch here - https://t.co/Q5ujoqKPxt

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Last weekend we headed down to Portmagee for the May the 4th Sci-fi Film Festival.
We decided to document the trip for fun and accidentally made an 88 minute hangout movie. It’s called “Road to Portmagee” and you can watch it right now on our YouTube channel!