Film Hub NI is to show a special screening of ‘No Ordinary Heist’ in Portaferry at the Ferry Film Club on Thursday, May 7th 2026
Audiences in Portaferry can look forward to enjoying an exclusive screening of No Ordinary Heist, as part of Film Hub NI’s (FHNI) Collective programme, now delivered in partnership with Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT) which brings local films to local places via its network of community cinemas.
Inspired by the extraordinary true story of the Northern Bank robbery, No Ordinary Heist was directed by acclaimed Belfast filmmaker Conor McIvor starring Eddie Marsan and Éanna Hardwicke alongside Coleraine’s Michelle Fairley and Eva Birthistle with supporting roles by Belfast actors Patrick O’Kane, Andrea Irvine and Paddy Jenkins and Enniskillen’s Aislín McGuckin.
Curtis McClements, Chair of Ferry Film Club said: “No Ordinary Heist is a wonderful film featuring so many talented actors from Northern Ireland. We are delighted to be able to show it at
Ferry Film Club on Thursday May 7th as part of Film Hub Ni’s first Collective Tour in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast.
“It is sure to be a winner with our community audience.”
Sara Gunn-Smith, Marketing and Audiences Officer, Film Hub NI said: “Our new partnership with Queens Film Theatre secures the future of our pioneering Collective programme.
“It is fitting that No Ordinary Heist is our first film tour with QFT as an official partner, as Collective has always been about connecting people and growing audiences for independent film from across the island and ensuring underserved communities continue to access culturally significant cinema.
“Filmed on location in Belfast and Dublin, this film is a gripping account of the largest cash heist in UK and Irish history.”
Joan Parsons, Head of Arts and Culture, QFT added: “By embedding the highly successful Collective initiative within QFT, we are reinforcing our commitment to supporting independent film and ensuring local audiences can continue to access diverse and meaningful cinema.
“By prioritising rural audiences, the Collective also supports QFT’s wider community engagement goals, cementing its role as a cultural hub for the creative industries.”
Colin McIvor, Director, No Ordinary Heist also commented saying:“While living in Belfast, I found myself in the midst of a real-life event that captured my imagination: the largest cash heist in Irish and British history where the robbers never once set foot in the bank.
“A few years later, as a filmmaker, I couldn’t shake the story. I was convinced it had cinematic and global appeal, with the potential to achieve a real permanence in the mind.
“With the story still fresh in my own mind, I quickly wrote a first draft before reaching out to Dublin-based writer Aisling Corristine, to collaborate.
“Together, we were drawn to the human story behind this complex and terrifying event. And so, having been inspired, we set out to use this event as the basis for our own fictionalised drama.
‘No Ordinary Heist’ became a story, which at its core is one of the strength of the human spirit in a terrifying, real life-or-death situation.”
No Ordinary Heist is a Picture Locked production, presented by Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland in association with Screen Ireland, Next Wednesday Films, RTÉ, Epic Pictures Group, Wildcard and Northern Ireland Screen.
Film Hub NI is part of the BFI Film Audience Network supported through National Lottery funding, distributed by the British Film Institute.
No Ordinary Heist will be shown by Ferry Film Club on Thursday May 7th at 7pm. Tickets cost £7 plus booking fee ( which includes tea/coffee after the screening) and can be booked online via :
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