From the Bloomsday Film Festival
4 February 2026 — Present
In 1909, James Joyce, with the backing of Italian investors from Trieste, set up the Cinematograph Volta on Mary Street, Dublin — Ireland’s first cinema. It showed mostly European films, much to the displeasure of the locals. Joyce managed the cinema for a few months before returning to Trieste. The Volta would remain open until 1919. In honour of Joyce’s introducing film to Ireland, the film room on the top floor of the James Joyce Centre is called “the Volta.”
We are pleased to announce that the 3rd Edition of the Volta Exhibition is now live. Refreshed with new Joycean work from the most recent Bloomsday Film Festival, the exhibition is now on permanent display in the Volta Room of the James Joyce Centre for visitors to view.
Volta Exhibition – 3rd Edition
- Silently (2022) Tadeusz Kabicz, 5 min, Poland
- A Book, a Bible and a Beach (2023) Liz Roche, José Miguel Jiménez, 21 min, Ireland
- Lucia Joyce: Full Capacity (2019) Deirdre Mulrooney, 7 mins, Ireland
- Universal City (2025) Luke De Brún, Stephen James Smith, 7 min, Ireland (new addition)
- Nowthen… (2024) Luke Brabazon, 11 min, Ireland
- Penelope (2019) Caitríona Ní Threasaigh, 29 min, Ireland
- Paris ReJoyce (2025) Godfrez Jordan, 17 min, Canada (new addition)
- If You Call Me Eveline (2025) Fernando Oikawa Garcia, 14 min, Brazil (new addition)
- Tilly (2024) Matthew Thompson, 3 min, Ireland
- Luteofluvous Ebullition (2022) Jonathan C. Creasy, 10 min, Ireland (new addition)
- XXXIV from Chamber Music (2025) Matthew Thompson, 3 min, Ireland (new addition)
- Lucia’s Room (2026) Mariam Aleksidze, David Maziashvili, 30 min, Georgia (new addition)
The Bloomsday Film Festival is an annual film festival that celebrates cinema inspired by Joyce’s work. It is held during the Bloomsday Festival. The Bloomsday Festival 2026 will be held on June 11-16.
The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.
