Connolly made his feature film directorial debut with '' Flick '' in 2000 in conjunction with producer Fiona Bergin . The film starred David Murray , Isabelle Menke , David Wilmot ( actor ) , Gerard Mannix Flynn , Catherine Punch and Alan Devlin . The plot focuses on two small-time drug dealers going about their business in Dublin . Connolly wrote the film 's script with little expectation of it being made . He shot the film in 18 days with no budget . The movie had its world premiere at the 44th Murphy 's Cork Film Festival in October 1999 . The Sunday Independent said " In many ways , Fintan Connolly 's first film , '' Flick '' is a breath of fresh air . We get to see Dublin on the screen – a very contemporary Dublin , too . It 's about time . In '' Flick '' , there are no horses in lifts . You wo n't spot the Chieftains playing trad on Moore Street . This is real Dublin – and what first strikes you about the film is that '' Flick '' is a love letter to Connolly 's native city . " This was followed in 2005 by '' Trouble with Sex '' , starring Aidan Gillen and Renée Weldon , for which he received two Irish Film and Television Awards nominations . The film was premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in February 2005 . The film tells the story of a young career woman who quarrels with her boyfriend at a party . She leaves the party and wanders into a local pub , where she falls for the bartender . The movie follows the early days of the relationship that follows . '' Trouble with Sex '' was the second feature created through a director/producer partnership between Fintan Connolly and Fiona Bergin . Connolly told Jennifer Hough " only 20 per cent of directors get to make a second feature , so I 've been really lucky . " In 2012 Connolly made '' Eliot & Me '' , a children 's adventure drama , co-written with Fiona Bergin and featuring his daughter Ella Connolly . The movie had its world premiere as the opening film at the Film Festival Zlin in May 2012 . He also completed a documentary about Aosdána , an affiliation of Irish artists , called '' The Art Tribe '' . This film explores the position of artists in Irish society , public funding for the arts , as well as broader issues of creativity and culture . More recently he has made observational documentaries for RTE ’s children ’s channel RTEjr , including '' Zara World '' ( 2014 ) , '' Circus World '' ( TV series ) , ( 2016 ) and '' All Aboard '' ( TV series ) ( 2018 )
Cork Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
Fintan Connolly