Shorts Programme 2: Irish Shorts

Sat 7th Nov| 15:30 | Pálás 1

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This is a selection of shorts from a broad range of young filmmakers, the next batch of up-and-coming Irish talent.

Piseog

Irish/English | 12′
Irish folk tales come to life in terrifying ways when horrors from Naoise’s traumatic family past come back to haunt him after he damages a powerful fairy tree.
Dir: Peadar McNelis

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Scissors

11′
The Hairdresser is closing his salon when a veiled apparition appears before him, transporting him on a beautifully terrifying journey through mind-bending dreams and nightmares.
Dir: Zach Ní Maonagrian

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Music In Nature

Documentary | 5′
Musical expression and learning combine in this documentary, as music educators deliver a creative environmental project in Galway primary schools, showcasing the overlap of expression and biodiversity.
Dir: Alison McDonnell White

Flattened

8′
After a freak car accident, two best friends take starkly different approaches to fixing the disaster at hand, leading to a darkly comedic tale of fender-benders and friendship.
Dir: Keelan Gallagher

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Conversations With Myself

14′
Struggling to balance his love for a secret boyfriend and protecting the safety of his false marriage to an asexual-aromantic woman, James cracks under the pressure at his 40th birthday party.
Dir: John Francis Brady

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Brian

8′
A school is plunged into chaos when it is discovered that Brian is missing. Two detectives gather as much information as possible to solve the mystery before it’s too late.
Dir: Kyla O’Hanlon

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Departure

15′
A workaholic’s commute transforms into a spiralling labyrinth, filled with surreal memory flashes and mysterious passengers interrogating him about his past, as he tries to understand the dark truths of his own mind.
Dir: Adam Flannelly

Filíocht na Corcaí (Poetry of Cork)

12′
The incredible talents of Cork’s expressive poetry scene are brought to life in this wonderfully intimate documentary, capturing the community and care created by a love for creative expression.
Dir: Kyra Owers

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Christmas Dinner

7′
A young girl tries to capture her family’s Christmas by vlogging the festivities, when the utter chaos of her extended family turns her wholesome video into a hilarious drama .
Dir: Madeline Biggs

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To Be Loved

14′
Damaged by the absence of love and affection, Esme tries boosting her confidence with a friendship ritual that sets her on a surreal journey of desire unlike anything she ever imagined.
Dir: Elizabeth Ibiyemi

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