Frank Kelly

The Boys & Girl from County Clare -- Jimmy McMahon and his group of Liverpudlians plot to win the annual Ceili music competition in Ireland.

Cowboys & Angels -- This charming Irish coming-of-age tale follows two best friends one straight, one gay) from their youthful career ambitions to their entanglements with the law.

The All-Ireland Traditional Music Competition attracts the best musicians from all over the country -- and a few from beyond the shores of the Emerald Isle as well. As John Joe and his band prepare to capture the band trophy with their County Clare jigs and reels, Irishman Jimmy bends his Liverpudlians away from jazz toward the time-honored strains of Celtic music. As the musicians make their way towards the competition, trouble rears its head for both sets of challengers: the Liverpool Shamrock Ceilidh Band and the defending champions from Clare, and at the heart of this adversity lie the vengeful interventions of two estranged brothers, Jimmy and John Joe.

An award-winning, exhilaratingly funny coming-of-age film, Cowboys & Angels tells the witty story of two Irish lads - one straight and one gay - from their youthful career ambitions, to romance, to entanglements with the law. Shane is a shy civil servant striking out on his own. Vincent is a gay fashion design student looking for a roommate. When they cross paths, a friendship begins with Vincent helping pull Shane from his shell and sending him on the road to fabulousness. However, Shane becomes involved in drug running and falls for Vincent's best friend Gemma. First time director David Gleeson has created an energetic and captivating tale.