https://www.gambitpictures.com/news daily 0.75 2024-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/e4cc292f-e8ee-4908-ab3f-ee0768a84e7f/MEDIA-Logo_2015.svg.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/fe0d2e14-83be-444d-9251-184adff4d18a/MEDIA-Logo_2015.svg.png News - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gambitpictures.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-06-23 https://www.gambitpictures.com/films-1 daily 1.0 2026-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/0ba5aca7-5cb1-4317-9107-ddb7f96bfa44/KJZPU2BZKZAHRNNTBPOYSYIX74.jpg Films - An Irish Atlantic Rainforest In 2009, Dublin sculptor Eoghan Daltun abandoned city life for a derelict 73-acre farm on the Beara Peninsula. The land is ecologically damaged: overgrazed and choking with invasive species. His radical solution? To step back and let nature heal itself. This immersive environmental documentary chronicles ecological resurrection as native woodlands surge from barren ground, rare species return, and biodiversity explodes. The film poses urgent questions about humanity's place in nature in an age of climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Festival Screenings Saturday, February 28, 2026 Dublin International Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/88b78614-72ff-4e06-9e4a-07cb5ee7893a/Cathal+McNaughton_1.jpg Films - I Dream in Photos I Dream in Photos is a feature length documentary that explores the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Cathal McNaughton, who quit “the best job in the world” at the peak of his career aged just 40. Through this intimate narrative film, we learn of his courageous work in the field in some of the world’s most harrowing trouble spots. We find Cathal at a time of deep reflection. His obsession, his art, drove him away from his family and son. As he rebuilds personal relationships in his now almost monastic life, far from the adrenaline filled front line, he is challenged by the demons of his past. Directed by Gary Lennon, this documentary explores through Cathal’s breathtaking 25-year body of work the importance of photojournalism in a world saturated by social media and fake news. >> Find out more >> Watch the trailer Festival Screenings Wednesday, May 28, 2025 Krakow Film Festival, Poland Saturday, April 6, 2023 IrishFilmFesta, Rome Monday, October 15, 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), California North American Premiere Friday, October 20, 2023 New Haven Film Festival, Connecticut Sunday, November 19, 2023 Cork Film Festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/e9ed2af8-6548-419c-b9c8-1d2b9095dadb/Piano+Dreams+Poster-Burgandy.jpg Films - Piano Dreams There are currently 40 million piano students in China. With many practising up to ten hours a day, pianomania has truly gripped the nation. We follow three young hopefuls and their dedicated families as they chase their dreams in the ultra-competitive world of piano education. This is both an intimate portrait of remarkably talented young musicians and a glimpse into the lives of the new Chinese middle class: their aspirations, their sacrifices and their sheer drive to succeed. Find out more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/280c5d63-9dbe-408f-ae4f-0358b63520b5/fod.jpeg Films - The Reserve A film by Michael J. Whelan A journey to a remote corner of Ireland where an invisible border delineates a reserve that is both a refuge for life, and a beacon of environmental responsibility. A place where pre-Christian beliefs share the magical landscape with traditional Catholic ceremonies. Where Ireland’s rare indigenous lizards walk across ancient fossils made by the first ever life to walk out of the sea. But mostly, this is a place of refuge: From the first peoples that landed on its shore’s millennia ago, to the Ukrainian refugees escaping the war. Whether physically through experiences of blindness, or metaphysically through our relationships to death. This is a film about exploring what’s on the edge of our perception - what lies in the darkness. Weaving together experiences of zoology, spirituality, astronomy, music and dance, THE RESERVE joins together a diverse tapestry of animals and people that call this place home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1654013762233-V1PCW3ZMVHJQ9757WUFA/Castro%27s+Spies+new+poster+concept.png Films - Castro’s Spies “As thrilling as any espionage movie” The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. REVIEWS WATCH FIND OUT MORE TRAILER ROTTEN TOMATOES 90% https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592903448841-EGKYEB0ESESIG9G53C7J/ADS+quad+small.png Films - A Doctor’s Sword A young Irish doctor survived the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki and was given a Samurai sword for the lives he saved. 70 years later his family searches for the origin of their father's sword. Find out more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592828372809-11NO0ED3TDJ24NLR5LQD/In+League+poster.png Films - In League with Gaddafi Beef deals, arms deals and a football match that officially never happened. Find out more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592816726149-042RFC5I04KHAXZ46EJ4/KK_Insta2+just+poster.jpg Films - Kerr’s Kids The story of Irish football’s golden generation and how they achieved unprecedented success at underage level in the late 1990s. Find out more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592843202537-KLPOZIR4M5FW6P4C0Z1F/Broken+Rings.png Films - Broken Rings A two-part documentary series telling the story of the chaos and heartbreak experienced by the Irish Boxing Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Find out more https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592825978248-R6N1X19FOF4B6W9WDWEM/After+Words+Poster+Final_Web.jpg Films - After Words When old friends meet of an evening, a rising tension mounts until a word on the Scrabble board finally forces the great unsaid out into the open. Find out more https://www.gambitpictures.com/castros-spies-1 daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1654013824695-3A6CGKPNPQQ2L3QCA4X7/Castro%27s+Spies+new+poster+concept.png Castro's Spies - Castro’s Spies (2020) The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death. Directed & Produced by Gary Lennon and Ollie Aslin. Finance: Screen Ireland, Section 481 tax credit & private finance. Twitter | Facebook World Sales | Submarine Entertainment https://www.gambitpictures.com/in-league-with-gaddafi daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592828417285-YE8N5FW37CK2PLO3FVXZ/In+League+poster.png In League with Gaddafi - In League with Gaddafi (2019) In February, 1989, Brian Kerr (who later became the Irish football manager) was invited to bring a team of Irish footballers to Libya for reasons that are still not clear to this day. The trip started off under a cloud of controversy, with politicians arguing against a team going to Libya; a country ruled by “Public Enemy number one”, Colonel Gaddafi. This story tells the interweaving of the football craze sweeping the country, Libyan Arms going to the IRA and Beef Deals, which ultimately ended up in scandal. We hear from the Irish Team that travelled and the Libyan players they played. All set against a backdrop of archive and music of the era. Broadcast on RTE December, 2019. Director Kevin Brannigan, Producer, Gary Lennon. https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2019/1206/1097535-in-league-with-gaddafi/ https://www.gambitpictures.com/kerrs-kids daily 0.75 2020-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592816761329-KNJ6Z0RIUEUHJI0ER99W/KK_Insta2+just+poster.jpg Kerr's Kids - Kerr’s Kids (2018) The story of Irish football’s golden generation and how they achieved unprecedented success at underage level in the late 1990s. Kerr’s Kids tells the story of these heady times, two decades on, through the eyes of those who were there. Hosted by Kerr himself, there are heartfelt contributions from Damien Duff, Robbie Keane, Richard Dunne, Stephen McPhail, John O’Shea and many more, all of whom are quick to praise the pivotal role that Kerr played in their success. Director Kevin Brannigan, Producer, Gary Lennon. Commissioned by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) Sound and Vision Scheme, Broadcaster Eir Sport. https://www.gambitpictures.com/broken-rings daily 0.75 2020-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592843306986-0NYBV8Q9IZMBYRQME1SO/Broken+Rings.png Broken Rings - Broken Rings (2017) A two-part documentary series that tells the story of the chaos and heartbreak experienced by the Irish Boxing Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. They expected to become the top nation in amateur Boxing. They left without winning a single medal in a perfect storm of failed drug tests, gambling, Olympic corruption and ticket scandals; culminating in the Irish President of the Olympic Council in a Brazilian prison. Commissioned by: Eir sport & The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). Co-produced with JK Media https://www.gambitpictures.com/a-doctors-sword daily 0.75 2020-06-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592903480580-CCOG4D5QLPKEMRR4TLMV/ADS+quad+small.png A Doctor's Sword - A Doctor’s Sword (2015) A young Irish doctor survived the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki and was given a Samurai sword for the lives he saved. 70 years later his family searches for the origin of their father's sword. A Doctor's Sword uses animation and an orchestral score to tell the incredible story of how Aidan MacCarthy, a young doctor from a small fishing village on the west of Ireland survived some of the most harrowing episodes of World War II. Finance: Screen Ireland / Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) / Cork County Council / Cork City Council / UCC. World Sales: Network Ireland Television Contact Derry O’Brien derry@network-irl-tv.com https://www.gambitpictures.com/after-words daily 0.75 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592826060244-D4RTEY0VRT2BCCP7VY0N/After+Words+Poster+Final_Web.jpg After Word's - After Words When old friends meet of an evening, a rising tension mounts until a word on the Scrabble board finally forces the great unsaid out into the open. Director Gary Lennon, Producer James Kelly, Writer Ailbhe Keoghan, DOP Michael Kelly. https://www.gambitpictures.com/four-kings daily 0.75 2020-11-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1592663392263-W4TWYOH97LKHW5KXFYHP/Four+Kings+book+cover.jpg Four Kings - Four Kings A four-part documentary series based on George Kimball’s best-selling book Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing. Four Kings charts the highs, the lows and ultimate legacy of four of the greatest boxing heroes the world has ever seen; all set to the backdrop of the glorious and gregarious sights and sounds of the 1980s. Author George Kimball’s final interview in 2010 will be used to narrate this incredible story. (option held by production company) https://www.gambitpictures.com/piano-dreams daily 0.75 2022-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/e9ed2af8-6548-419c-b9c8-1d2b9095dadb/Piano+Dreams+Poster-Burgandy.jpg Piano Dreams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/e1122b13-635b-4306-97c7-c0bdfda564f5/screen-ireland-black.png Piano Dreams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/12f0f257-c2da-4a71-87d5-b93bcede2b70/eu-flag-crea-eu%2B+media-en.png Piano Dreams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/66600910-8639-4874-b8ec-3586f8440b4f/rialtas-na-heireann.png Piano Dreams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.gambitpictures.com/about daily 0.75 2026-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/23099d5b-1051-4d50-830e-0ac4c6e14e6b/Lennon_Gary.jpg About - Gary Lennon Founder, director, producer Gary began his career as a writer and then publisher in Shanghai. Returning to Ireland in 2006, he worked in television for 7 years before opening Gambit Pictures. He has produced and directed films in Cuba, China, Japan, Europe, America and Brazil. He has an MA in Asian Studies from Durham university, a BA (Hons) in History & Politics from University College Dublin and is a graduate of ESoDoc (2013). https://www.gambitpictures.com/i-dream-in-photos daily 0.75 2023-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1606912304581-LZGEZUBZDP59MJZCY139/Cathal+McNaughton_1.jpg I Dream in Photos - I DREAM IN PHOTOS 2022/ Ireland (80 minutes) A feature length documentary that explores the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Cathal McNaughton, who quit “the best job in the world” at the peak of his career aged just 40. Through this intimate narrative film, we learn of his courageous work in the field in some of the world’s most harrowing trouble spots. We find Cathal at a time of deep reflection. His obsession, his art, drove him away from his family and son. As he rebuilds personal relationships in his now almost monastic life, far from the adrenaline filled front line, he is challenged by the demons of his past. Directed by Gary Lennon and Ollie Aislin, this documentary explores through Cathal’s breathtaking 25 year-body of work the importance of photojournalism in a world saturated by social media and fake news. Upcoming Screenings Monday, October 15, 2023 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), California North American Premiere Friday, October 20, 2023 New Haven Film Festival, Connecticut Sunday, November 19, 2023 Cork Film Festival https://www.gambitpictures.com/castrosspiesreviews daily 0.75 2022-06-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617734602754-23D2ZRMAE0JMPBRZF4WB/Screen+daily.jpg castrosspiesreviews - “All spies are not James Bond. That laconic comment delivered during Castro’s Spies may be the key to this forensic-level insight into the workings of the ‘Cuban 5’… “All spies are not James Bond. That laconic comment delivered during Castro’s Spies may be the key to this forensic-level insight into the workings of the ‘Cuban 5’… Compelling as a tale of Cold War intrigue, equally gripping on a human level.” Allan Hunter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617735368763-RR894YJSU50C3A141DMR/Busness+Doc+Europe.jpg castrosspiesreviews “As thrilling as any espionage movie… The real-life story of the Cuban Five is told in analytical detail in this enthralling, exciting and at times moving new documentary.” Mark Adams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617735258923-20AFHNFSF48U39C8R6D7/Irish+times+-+Copy.jpg castrosspiesreviews Best of the new Irish films was, however, the fascinating Castro’s Spies. Doing what it says on the cigar box… A fascinating piece of work.” Donald Clarke https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617736130176-W0W0V6V5GIRBVVKEVOVR/cineuropa-480x200.png castrosspiesreviews “The editing, taken care of by Aslin, is smooth and intriguing and accompanied by a striking score (courtesy of Damien Lynch), well fit to depicting the Cold War tension caused by the highly fraught US-Cuba diplomatic relations.” Davide Abbatescianni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1627318607317-ZOHJTK54IEHJSP36XLJG/Screen+Shot+2021-07-26+at+17.54.57.png castrosspiesreviews - Make it stand out “This entirely Irish production offers a distinctly neutral standpoint to the heated political tensions between the U.S. and Cuba regarding the arrests of the Cuban Five.” Patrick Scott https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617736775766-TSMMYHUS5XBX1XBRDJ7J/Eye+for+film.png castrosspiesreviews ★★★★½ “A remarkable piece of work… Inventively illustrated with a mixture of archive news footage, still photography and clips from Cuban television series about espionage, the film is constantly engaging and entertaining.” Jennie Kermode https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617786597571-80AHPO6RVV618LFP4M08/Glasgow+guardian.jpg castrosspiesreviews “As thrilling as a John le Carré novel and as epic and insightful as a Ken Burns historical film… Ollie Aslin and Gary Lennon investigate the activities of those who lingered in the shadows of Cuba and America’s plagued relationship.” Ethan Brodie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1627319153153-0JVQ11IG7NAILT8FDEZA/Screen+Shot+2021-07-26+at+18.04.49.png castrosspiesreviews - Make it stand out “Compelling and fascinating, it's definitely worth a watch.” Jen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617787675833-5N44099SX7E7VBXKBU6X/Nedgeist.jpg castrosspiesreviews “This is truly a documentary like no other...this film is utterly engrossing and really worth a watch." David Cromie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617789806302-UNUKS4CFG5GZ62NBIU4X/Loud+and+Clear.jpg castrosspiesreviews “Castro’s Spies benefits from an indulgent treatment of the details and minutiae of Cuban spycraft in the United States… crisp, compelling viewing.” Bernard Ozarowski https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ee9d704cd54f44fd7919cbe/1617737884597-A5Q66EYXVLQTE9RS9BMY/The+Skinny.jpg castrosspiesreviews ★★★★ “Castro’s Spies succeeds because of how well it ties these threads, both the political and the personal.” Ross McIndoe https://www.gambitpictures.com/watch-castros-spies daily 0.75 2022-05-31