The Spin

Two music-loving friends take a road trip across Ireland to save their record shop in Michael Head’s delightful comedy

“Easy-going fun”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

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This sweet and uplifting Irish road movie from filmmaker Michael Head packs in the laughs as it follows Dermot (Brenock O’Connor) and Elvis (Owen Colgan), two music lovers who run a struggling record shop in Omagh, Northern Ireland.

Facing an unpaid rent bill and their vicious landlord Sadie (Derry Girls’ Tara Lynne O’Neill), who’s eager to get them out of her building, the pair stumble across a deal too good to be true: rare, vintage records of blues legend Robert Johnson for sale in Cork at a knock-down price. If they can make it to the other end of Ireland in time, then maybe they could get the rare vinyl, and save the shop….

With just two days to get there the pair head off in a rusty Vauxhall as old as the hills. As they navigate their picturesque journey, they meet locals and make new friends along the way.

A fun and off-the-wall buddy movie, The Spin is based upon a semi-autobiographical short story by Omagh music star Mark McCausland (The Lost Brothers, The Basement, McKowski), who also provides the film’s beautiful folk soundtrack.

Released in the UK and Ireland from Friday 27th February 2026

  • Director: Michael Head
  • Country: UK
  • Language: English
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 92 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Production company: Foxsake Films
  • Cert: 15

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March

Saffron Walden – Saffron Screen  |  Friday 13th March

Hexham – Forum Cinema  |  From Saturday 14th March

Haverhill – Haverhill Arts Centre  |  From Sunday 15th March

London – Lexi Cinema  |  Tuesday 17th March + Q&A with director Michael Head

Fishguard – Theatr Gwaun  |  Tuesday 17th & Monday 23rd March

St. Leonards-on-Sea – Kino-Teatr  |  Thursday 19th March

Newbury – Corn Exchange  |  From Friday 20th March

Penistone – Paramount Cinema  |  Monday 23rd March

Honiton – The Beehive  |  Thursday 26th March

Tewkesbury – Roses Theatre  |  From Thursday 26th March

Milton Keynes – MK Gallery  |  From Friday 27th March

Plymouth  – Plymouth Arts Cinema  |  From Friday 27th March

 

April

Bracknell – South Hill Park  |  From Friday 10th April

Wareham – Rex Cinema   |  From Friday 10th April

Hull – Hull Independent Cinema @ Reel Cinemas  |  Friday 10th April

Chichester – Cinema at New Park  | From Friday 17th April

Ely – Ely Community Cinema  |   Wednesday 22nd April

Buxton – Buxton Film  |  Monday 27th April

 

 

 

PAST SCREENINGS

PREVIEW: Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  Tuesday 17th February
Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  From Friday 27th February
Dumfries – Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre  |  From Friday 27th February
Ilkley – Ilkley Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
Lynton – Lynton Cinema  | From Friday 27th February
Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
Sale – Northern Light Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
Welwyn Garden City – Campus West Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
Wirksworth – Northern Light Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
IRELAND: Cork – Arc Cinema Gate  |  From Friday 27th February
IRELAND: Ennis – Arc Cinema  |  From Friday 27th February
Lewes – Depot  |  Saturday 28th February
Belper – Ritz Cinema  |  From Monday 2nd March
Wetherby – Wetherby Cinema  |  From Monday 2nd March
Woodhall Spa – Kinema In The Woods   |  From Monday 2nd March
Dartford – Showcase Cinema Bluewater  |  Wednesday 4th March
Bristol – Showcase Cinema Avonmeads  |  Wednesday 4th March
Cardiff – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Coventry – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Derby – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Dudley – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Glasgow – Showcase Cinema Coatbridge  |  Wednesday 4th March
Glasgow – Showcase Cinema Paisley  |  Wednesday 4th March
Leeds – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Leicester – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Liverpool – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Nottingham – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Peterborough – Showcase Cinema |  Wednesday 4th March
Reading – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Southampton – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
Teesside – Showcase Cinema  |  Wednesday 4th March
CONTINUING Bradford – Pictureville Cinema, National Science and Media Museum  |  From Friday 6th March
CONTINUING Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyneside Cinema  |  From Friday 6th March
CONTINUING IRELAND: Cork – Arc Cinema Gate  |  From Friday 6th March
CONTINUING IRELAND: Ennis – Arc Cinema  |  From Friday 6th March
Tavistock – Tavistock Wharf  |  From Friday 6th March
Totnes – Totnes Cinema  |  Friday 6th & Saturday 7th March

 

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“It’s hard to beat a good road movie.”

David Roy
The Irish News

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