Irish masculinity comes under the microscope in Jimmy Smallhorne’s uncompromising look at Irish manhood abroad. As actor, director, and co-writer, Smallhorne tackles the immigrant experience of an Irish construction worker living in New York with a vivid, almost documentary realism. Eschewing the Father O’Malley and Reilly the Cop stereotypes, 2x4 examines an altogether different Irish male—violent, repressed, sexually ambiguous, drug-addicted. Yet despite its rawness, the film paints a moving portrait. Photographed by Declan Quinn (Leaving Las Vegas), 2x4 was a hit at last year’s Sundance Festival, where it won the award for Best Cinematography.

Reception with live music to follow.