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22 Oct 2025

‘Kiki’ Filmmaker Naomi Sheridan On Tackling The Plights Of Immigrants In Irish Short Film

The 14-minute short film focuses on a young girl named Adamma (Saoirse Azwihangwisi O’Connor) and her father, Jide (Derek Ugochukwu), both Nigerian asylum seekers living in a special complex for immigrants in Ireland.

22 Aug 2025

PEDIMENT is now available on Screen Ireland Shorts Player.

Identity, belonging, and finding your place between worlds🌎🇮🇪. Our Screen Ireland FOCUS short, PEDIMENT, is now online. Watch Here!

21 May 2025

Black & Irish, BNI Media and NTA Film & TV Mentorship Programme: Open Call for Mentees

Black & Irish (B&I), BNI Media, and the NTA for Film & TV Drama (NTAFT) are curating a new mentorship programme for emerging writers, directors, and producers.

1 Mar 2025

Albert Hooi, Cinematographer, wins Discovery Award at Dublin International Film Festival.

The Discovery Awards at the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF) 2025 recognized Cara Loftus (writer of Spilt Milk), Clare Monnelly (writer of Cat & Mouse), and Albert Hooi (cinematographer on Bunker Baby + Nay Day).

17 Feb 2025

Actor Florence Adebambo discusses 'Nay Day' ahead of DIFF and her Discovery Award Nomination.

We chatted with lead actor Florence Adebambo who plays Naomi, about her experience on the short, her nomination for the DIFF Discovery Award.

4 Jan 2025

The Irish Times lists Derek Ugochukwu as one of the '50 people to watch in 2025'.

The Irish Times reveals the 50 people to watch in 2025: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more.

25 Jun 2024

'Nay Day' set to World premiere at the 36th Galway Film Fleadh

'Nay Day' a DLR First Frames short produced by Samson Films premieres at the 36th Oscar-qualifying Galway Film Fleadh

20 Apr 2024

'Pediment' wins Spirit of the Festival Award at Catalyst International Film Festival.

Catalyst International Film Festival Awards 2024. Pictured left to right: Dr Susan Liddy, Derek Ugochukwu & Celine Roustan.

2 Feb 2024

'DIFF 2024 Podcast: Filmmakers’ Roundtable'

In this podcast, Gemma Creagh talks DIFF short films with Tania Notaro, Derek Ugochukwu, Jessica Patterson and Dennis Harvey.

21 Nov 2023

Sean Rocks talks 'Nay Day' with director, Derek Ugochukwu, on RTÉ Radio.

Sean chats to this year’s recipients of the dlr First Frames scheme, Gemma Creagh and Derek Ugochukwu.