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What happens when a young filmmaker takes a chance on herself the day before applications close? For Shantel , it led to...
08/12/2025

What happens when a young filmmaker takes a chance on herself the day before applications close?

For Shantel , it led to her looking at her short film MICHAELA in a whole new light (which premiered last month) and a creative community she now calls home.

In our latest Close-Up Summer Residency alum interview, Shantel shares how the Wideshot and Close-Up Residency shaped her directing, editing and storytelling.

From ’s “jeopardy” lesson to late-night pitch prep and real talk on navigating Irish film as a young woman of colour, her insights show exactly why community and mentorship matter.

Read her full story and learn why she believes you should apply to GORM's Wideshot Programme /Close-Up Summer Residency 2026.










You know we had to do it!
04/12/2025

You know we had to do it!

Yesterday evening, we were angered to hear that in Smithfield has been ordered to close on 14 January.It feels like yet...
04/12/2025

Yesterday evening, we were angered to hear that in Smithfield has been ordered to close on 14 January.

It feels like yet another blow to Dublin’s already shrinking network of art spaces, places being pushed aside for more hotels and offices.

This brings us back to 2020, when the arts carried the country through COVID. We turned to live-streamed theatre, music and performance for solace and connection. The arts are a core part of Ireland’s fabric, and we’re losing the very spaces that make that possible.

The Complex has been home to our biggest annual event, the GORM Gathering for the past two years. Every year, hundreds of people from all cultures, backgrounds and walks of life come together there to celebrate creativity and diversity. That event is only possible because the space allows for imagination, freedom and community.

We also want to acknowledge the staff, who have always shown us care, flexibility and problem-solving when we needed it most. They deserve security just as much as the wider arts community.

The Complex has hosted everything from concerts to DJ sets to fashion shows and community gatherings. Dublin needs spaces like this. We need places where people can create, experiment and come together.

We’re joining the call to save The Complex. If you’ve had a positive experience there, speak up. Share it. And please add your name to the petition.

Here are some photos from our last two GORM Gathering events, a small glimpse of what spaces like The Complex make possible.

In today’s climate, even well-meaning conversations can go sideways. That’s not about bad intent, it’s about the gap bet...
17/11/2025

In today’s climate, even well-meaning conversations can go sideways. That’s not about bad intent, it’s about the gap between what we mean and how it lands.

Join for a free 60-minute masterclass on Intercultural Communications.

You’ll explore how culture shapes communication, how to bridge the “intent vs impact” gap, and how to build genuine connection in diverse workplaces.

📍 Online
📅 Thursday, 27th November 2025
🕒 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Includes a free Intercultural Starter Toolkit to keep learning long after the session.

✨ Sign up today via the link in our bio and learn the best way to communicate or DM us the word 'webinar' and we'll send you the link!

What happens when storytelling, protest, and joy all share the same stage?You get the GORM Gathering 2025 - a room full ...
22/10/2025

What happens when storytelling, protest, and joy all share the same stage?

You get the GORM Gathering 2025 - a room full of rhythm, laughter, and radical honesty the kind of energy that reminds us why community matters.

This year’s GORM Gathering was about more than discussion.

It was about disrupting DEI through art, conversation, and connection from the Go Home film screening to the Collective performance, and that unforgettable dabke that had everyone on their feet.

Here’s a glimpse of what we built together - and a full video recap and THANK YOUS to come 💗

📸 Photographer: .by.ro

See the full gallery → tap the Linktree in our bio 🔥 🔥

Proudly supported by .ie

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16/10/2025

Dublin, November 2023.
The city burns. Fear echoes through the streets.

GO HOME follows a migrant father’s race through the night after his daughter calls in panic — someone’s knocking at their door. As the line cuts, he’s left to choose between the long way home or the shortcut through darkness.

Set against the backdrop of the Dublin riots, the film weaves real archival footage with fiction to capture the haunting reality of belonging in a city divided by fear.

🎬 Written and directed by Marcello Fidelis (), GO HOME — born from The Close-Up Summer Residency 2025, part of GORM’s Enabling Communities pillar — screens exclusively at GORM Gathering: Disrupting DEI Through Storytelling.

Here’s the trailer.

📅 Saturday 18 October | 2–7 PM |

🎟️ Tickets → comment ‘Gathering’

Proudly supported by .ie

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Disrupting DEI takes more than voices - it takes allies who put weight behind the work.We’re proud to have RTE as Ally S...
11/09/2025

Disrupting DEI takes more than voices - it takes allies who put weight behind the work.

We’re proud to have RTE as Ally Sponsor of the GORM Gathering 2025. Their support helps us create a space where diverse voices can reclaim ownership of their stories, and narratives can change.

When the system won’t hand us the mic, we bring our own. And with allies beside us, we can make the room bigger, louder, and braver.

Want to be a part of the GORM Gathering 2025 as a Sponsor or Partner?

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Enough Said. Unity does not mean I agree with you. Unity does not mean I like you. Unity is I respect your human dignity...
11/09/2025

Enough Said.

Unity does not mean I agree with you. Unity does not mean I like you. Unity is I respect your human dignity.

The words of Ayesha Syeddah , Community Builder, Socially Engaged Artist and our Programme Manager
07/08/2025

The words of Ayesha Syeddah , Community Builder, Socially Engaged Artist and our Programme Manager

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