It’s the uplifting story of Belfast music legend Terri Hooley, the man responsible for discovering The Undertones and recording Teenage Kicks, giving alternative music a chance to flourish in 1970s Belfast. The film is a perennial favourite with local audiences and is one of the most evocative, iconic representations of the city on screen.

Terri Hooley (Richard Dormer) is a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast when the Troubles shuts down his city. As all his friends take sides and take up arms, Terri opens a record shop on the most bombed half-mile in Europe and calls it Good Vibrations. Through it he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s nascent underground punk scene. Galvanising the young musicians into action, he becomes the unlikely leader of a motley band of kids and punks who join him in his mission to create a new community, an alternative Ulster, to bring his city back to life.

Good Vibrations was recently adapted for the stage by the same writing team behind the film – Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson – for which the pair were nominated for Outstanding Debut at the 2014 BAFTA Film awards.

"An absolute humdinger with real heart and soul." - Mark Kermode

Available to watch on QFT Player for free on Sat 1 May for one day only.

Use the Promo Code GOODVIBES At Checkout.

Screening as part of Belfast May Day Weekender (1-3 May 2021)

This May Day bank holiday, there is a chance to discover your city online through an online programme of events you can enjoy from the comfort of your home. Over the three days we'll share just some of the stories of Belfast from when it became a capital city to the present day, as we look back at our city’s past 100 years through art, architecture, film, food, song, and more.

For more information and to access these events and activities go to www.belfastmayday.org.