IRISH FICTION 4
Fri 10 July | 11:45 | Town Hall Theatre | 103′
This selection offers a poignant look at the quiet battles, acts of rebellion, and unexpected moments of fortitude that define everyday life.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.
Éist
An ailing grandfather goes unheard by all, except his grandson. They hatch a plan to escape from his nursing home and return to the island of his birth.
Director/Writer: Róisín Kearney
Producers: Caroline Grace-Cassidy, Kevin Cassidy
The Last Anchor
On the verge of an unprecedented storm, a news anchor tries to fulfil her obligations to report while contacting her family.
Director: Paudie Baggott
Producers: Pete Moles, Johanna O’Brien
Writer: Johanna O’Brien
Fat
When a weight-loss injection triggers a buried memory of CSA, Maeve spirals into shame and isolation. She must confront her past and face her abuser.
Director/Writer: Dolores Rice
Producers: Liam Beatty, Dolores Rice, Ashley Dyson, Conor Smyth
Reprisal
This is NOT your average revenge story. A sniper’s scope searches Bray Promenade – settling on a man in his 30s. Then a call from her husband threatens to upend this housewife’s plan for revenge.
Director: Jonathan Shaw
Producers: Neil Guerin, Lisa Kelly, Jonathan C. Creasy
Writer: Jonathan Hughes
A Good Funeral
Linda’s world is grief-stricken after her mother’s death. She rediscovers joy in her newfound obsession: strangers’ funerals.
Director: Katie O’Halloran
Producer: Steve Sheehy
Writer: Aoife Martyn
The Galley
After being made redundant, Helen finds herself short on cash at the local chippy, spurring her to commit a victimless crime to pay for dinner.
Director: Thomas Bennett
Producer: Niall McCloskey
Writers: Thomas Bennett, Niall McCloskey
Genie
Children’s entertainer Genie attends a birthday party where a brief encounter with a loving mother and child stirs a longing for maternal warmth in her own life.
Director: Anthony Moriarty
Producer: Ciaran Grace
Writer: Grace Collender
Shush, Now
A seven-year-old girl discovers her mum is having an affair. Burdened by this knowledge, she is forced to take sides and consider the realities of adulthood.
Director/Writer: Craig Austin Reynolds
Producers: Hana Mohamed, Arianna Owens