IRISH FICTION 2 – TILTED
Fri 11 July | 09:30 | Town Hall Theatre | 93’
This collection of dark Irish fiction shorts twists the familiar into the absurd. Between haunting pasts and speculative futures, this collection of films delve into alienation, resilience, and the search for meaning when the world feels off-kilter.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Welfare
After her dole is cut off, Niamh is summoned to her local social welfare office. There, she is forced to become what she’s always dreaded: fully employed, pushing her to re-evaluate her life choices.
Director/Writer: Arann Blake
Producers: Abreain Blake, Andy Killian, Zoe Greenway
For the Cure
A man inexplicably loses the ability to speak on the day of his father’s funeral.
Director/Writer: Conor McCormick
Producer: Lorcan O’Hanlon
The Assassination of Michael D Higgins
Frankie, a burnt-out hospital orderly, decides to go out with a bang. On his final shift, he indulges a long-term patient’s fantasy – treating him as if he truly is the President of Ireland.
Director: Dave Minogue
Writer: John Doran
Producers: Natalie Britton, Julie Ryan
Prints
A lino print artist pours all of herself into her work, sometimes literally, but finds her art meeting an impassive public that are equally as self-involved as she is. Feeling lost and invisible, she snaps, creating a piece that no one can ignore.
Directors: Edel McCormick, Erin O’Rawe
Writer: Will Reade
Producers: Margaret McGoldrick, Paul Moran
The Axe Forgets
In 1888, James S. Jameson returns to Ireland after a year-long expedition to the Congo. Things start to unravel as he attempts a return to normality. What did he see in Africa? Will he face it, or choose the axe once more?
Director/Write/Producer: John Christopher
The Generators
In a time when energy credits are the new currency, an empty bank balance leaves one man with no option but to physically power his ailing husband’s treatment. A story of love and humanity, set against a future we can change.
Director/Writer: Georgie Cowan-Turner
Producers: Susan Simnett, Cameron Richards