Documentary Screening

To mark the final week of their occupancy of the Phibsborough Towers as their artist studios, Richmond Road Studios has created a programme of events to celebrate their 4 years there and highlight the realities of working as an artist in Dublin today.

Richmond Road, along with many other artists and creative spaces, were featured in this documentary, following our eviction from our previous venue on Richmond Road.

"Filmed over four years across kitchen tables, protests, and public meetings, Displace: The Battle For Dublin tells the story of a city fighting for itself as a broken property market ruthlessly chews up its citizens for profit – pushing out communities of every kind and leaving a generation trapped in their parents’ box rooms.

From evicted tenants to artists without studios, from market traders to mothers living in overcrowded accommodation, the film follows an emerging movement demanding justice, housing, and dignity.

Though rooted in Dublin, the forces at work are global: a financialised property system reshaping cities everywhere, treating homes as assets and people as obstacles.

Weaving through the lives of artists, residents, musicians, renters, academics, and activists, this urgent city symphony reveals an urban landscape shifting beneath their feet – and a people rediscovering their collective power, refusing to be pushed out or displaced."

Please arrive on time to allow the event to be prompt.

Richmond Road Studios are located on the 4th Floor of the Phibsborough Towers, Dublin 7. Access via stairs beside the ATM at tesco.

*Please note the towers are wheelchair accessible however the toilets are not.