Sundance boost for Irish films

IRELAND’S filmmakers are set to shine at next year’s Sundance Film Festival after two Irish feature films were selected from more than 9,000 international submissions.

Irish comedy thriller The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson, and Irish documentary Knuckle, directed by Ian Palmer, will both have their world premieres at the world-famous festival which takes place from January 20.

The Guard is a comedy about a small-town cop with a confrontational personality, a subversive sense of humour and a fondness for prostitutes; while Knuckle tells the story of a 12-year journey into the world of an Irish Traveller community.