GENERATION Shorts

Sat 26 Oct | 10:30 | Pálás Screen 1

2024 | Ireland | 92′ | Shorts

A selection of shorts by young people programmed by young people.

LAND OF THE PHILISTINES
Reunited in grief, torn by faith, Oisín’s journey home unfolds a tale of acceptance, self-discovery, and fractured connections.
Director/ Writer: Molly Qualter

THREE MUMS
The filmmaker’s search to recover lost memories and create an imaginary portrayal of her biological mother weaves a poignant narrative alongside her adoptive mother and sister.
Director/ Writer: Beruh Pietx Prat

THE THINGS I COULD’VE SAID
Made by the Foroige Galway AV Club. A teenage girl at a party is faced with difficult decisions on how to manage the conflicts in her life.
Directors: Mykala Myers and Erin Geraghty

BLUELIGHT
Young Kazuno awakens to an ominous blue evening, only to find her room haunted by creeping shadows. As the eerie night intensifies, she becomes increasingly frightened desperately searching for a way out.
Director/ Writer: Jean-Ellis Gbessia

MIRROR
A mother’s body conscious insecurities begin to rub off on her impressionable teenage daughter in the runup to her first disco.
Director: Aoibheann Kelly

LIFE
Synopsis: In the year 3000, a young boy explores an enchanting forest, but his peaceful journey is interrupted by a stark reality: a desolate, war-torn landscape.
Director: Adam Flannelly

VAMPIRES IN THE SCHOOL
When sisters Eloise and Kyla get to school on October 31st, they start to feel like things are not right. Vampires have taken over the school, but is all as it seems?
Director/Writers: Róise Ní Cheallaigh & Ellen Tomas

PRICKED
After The Debs, a group of friends piece together the events of the night after Chloe wakes up having been spiked.
Director: Jack Reardon

LOWS OF THE HIGHLIFE
Creative documentary short featuring artist and performer Tobi Balogun and music producer Fehdah. This work seeks to convey the lived experience of those who struggle with disability and chronic pain through the medium of spoken word, sound scape and bodily movement.
Director/Writer: Susannah Appleby

NO ONE SLEPT ON THE BEACH THIS YEAR
Three girls clean up the ruins of a deserted beach party in the early morning. In the dreamy landscape they ponder the fate of their friendship and what they mean to each other, if anything, anymore.
Director/Writer: Baby the Man

WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE?
A group of young learner’s challenge assumptions of what they like to do or can do according to societal stereotypes.
Directors/Writers: Comfort Boseah, Hannah Cusack, Elva Fray, Noah Ruiz, Tara Shannon

LIFE RUINER
Laura puts her friendship in jeopardy when she tries to take revenge on an old classmate who is now an influencer.
Director/Writer: Gabrielle Deeny

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