IRISH FICTION 4 – BETWEEN US
Sat 12 July | 09:30 | Town Hall Theatre | 93’
This intimate collection of Irish fiction shorts explores personal crises and fragile connections. From fertility loss, refugee struggles, addiction, trans love, and missed bonds, these films confront isolation, identity, and unspoken truths, revealing the courage it takes to face ourselves, each other, and our uncertain futures.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Babaí Brain
Sarah’s quest for motherhood becomes an obsession after a failed IVF treatment. Struggling with isolation and perfectionism, she makes increasingly desperate choices that blur the lines between aspiration and delusion.
Director: Nikolaj Feifer
Writer: Brídín Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh
Producers: Ciarán Charles, Darach O’Tuairisg
Internal Bleeding
Megan feels numb and adrift in a world that doesn’t care. When a quiet stranger simply listens, she unravels – gently stirred into the painful, uncertain work of facing herself.
Director/Writer: Zoë Nolan
Producers: Ber Drennan, Peter Keating, Zoë Nolan
Refuge
Set against the backdrop of rural Britain, two cousins Assem and Nadim, navigate their precarious existence in a makeshift campsite as they try to come to grips with a new country, and a society that does not fully welcome them.
Directors/Writers: David Winn, Sami Assahli
Producer: Alice Raymond
The Things We Do
As gambling consumes Paul’s life, his family is torn apart – losing their home and sense of stability. Years later, on his deathbed, a nurse urges him to face the damage and seek redemption.
Director/Writer: Shane O’Connor
Producers: Steve Sheehy, Colin Brady
PUREBRED
During a heatwave in Belfast, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover, Seán, after taking a pregnancy test. Assuming pregnancy wasn’t a possibility, the nature of their relationship is called into question.
Director/Writer: Caleb J. Roberts
Producers: Jon Beer, Callum Harrison
Parting
Katie’s departure day for Australia brings unspoken feelings to the surface. Older sister Laura wrestles with guilt over missed connections, and the weight of being left behind, as they navigate their final morning together.
Director/Writer: Olivia McLaughlin
Producers: Olivia McLaughlin, Conor Hayes