Current Work
Instigator Films is a company that focuses on two strands of production: ambitious, compelling documentaries and striking, daring contemporary stories. Our work is never bland, never safe, and often unforgettable.
Instigator Films is currently developing several new feature documentary projects, one of which has received funding from Screen Ireland.
Other work in development includes several short drama productions and new feature film projects.
Past Work
To date, Instigator Films has produced two feature films, both of which got nationwide cinema releases in Ireland, one of which got a television broadcast on RTE, and several short productions, one of which also got a television broadcast on RTE. We have also produced a very wide range of corporate media.
Some reviews of our films:
Feature documentary: "The Curious Works of Roger Doyle (2018/2021)"
A young Roger Doyle plays the Fairlight CMI synthesiser/sampler in 1983
★★★★★ "Moving and brilliant... mesmerically beautiful" - RTE
★★★★ "Triumphant homage to a musical genius" - Sunday Independent
"Impressive documentary" - Film Ireland
Ensemble drama/thriller: "8.5 Hours" (2009)
A tense moment from "8.5 Hours" featuring actors Lynette Callaghan and Victor Burke
"The best Irish film in years." - Irish Connections Magazine
"Strong performances throughout... sprawling... epic... evocative... and disarmingly dark" - Eye For Film
"8.5 Hours is an ambitious idea on a tiny budget. Writer/director Brian Lally does a good job." - Sunday Independent
Corporate Work
Via our corporate division; Instigator Media, we have produced a wide range of corporate video and digital media projects, mainly for Irish businesses but also for clients in the United States. Since 2005, we have produced over 300 corporate video productions.
The main services offered are:
Corporate and industrial video productions
Live event filming
Motion graphics presentations for trade shows and board rooms
3D animated backgrounds for large screen events
Written corporate communications
Filming Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the National Enterprise Awards (May 2017) in the Mansion House Dublin. We did the live video camera work on the night and produced a bespoke 3D animated backdrop for the ultra-wide video screen used through the event (actually two high-definition projected screens joined together).
Irish business man Bill Cullen offers some advice to young entrepreneurs
Example trade show presentation: Premium Power for Energy Show RDS, Dublin
Clips from our film productions
Roger Doyle talks about studying electronic music ("The Curious Works of Roger Doyle")
Olwen Fouere talks about forming Operating Theatre("The Curious Works of Roger Doyle")
Cinema trailer for feature "8.5 Hours" (2010)
Trailer for short documentary "Alternative Model"(2013)
Imagery from a range of our productions
About
Instigator Films was founded by award-winning filmmaker and writer Brian Lally to make ground-breaking innovative independent films, often outside of the mainstream. He works with a range of different collaborators on each project. Brian is based in Dublin, Ireland but works internationally. He has given talks at film festivals around the world, and universities about his work. He has also conducted public interviews with other filmmakers at venues such as the Irish Film Institute (IFI).
For updates on new film projects and speaking events, you can follow Brian on Twitter: @BrianLally
Contact
For all enquiries relating to distribution, collaborations, corporate work, press, festival screenings, interviewing work, and educational talks, see details below.
mail@instigatorfilms.com
Social Media
Our Facebook movie pages:
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YouTube channels:
www.YouTube.com/InstigatorFilmswww.YouTube.com/InstigatorMedia