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IRISH SHORTS
IRISH SHORTS 5
IT’S NO LONGER A JOURNEY DOWN THE ROAD
Fri 15 Nov | 16:00 | Gate | 94 mins
LOVESTRUCK [C]
Eli Dolliver | Ireland | 2019 | 9 mins
A lady of a certain age is always unlucky in love. Producer: Ellen Whelan
KATHLEEN
Liam O’Neill | Ireland | 2019 | 18 mins
A writer waits for inspiration. It finally comes courtesy of a dispossessed woman who he invites into his home. Producers: Annabel König, Liam O’Neill
STREETS OF FURY
Aidan McAteer | Ireland | 2019 | 5 mins
Max Punchface is only interested in two things - beating the final boss of his video game and punching stuff. His life takes a strange twist when he opens a portal to the calm world of Sheepland...
Producer: Aidan McAteer
Best Animated Short, Galway Film Fleadh
LEAVE THE ROAD BEHIND YOU
Daniel Butler | Ireland | 2018 | 16 mins | Subtitled
As his life changes outside of his control a young man struggles to keep his car on the road.
Producer: Bob Gallagher
HALO
Michael-David McKernan | Ireland | 2018 | 16 mins
A lonely taxi driver takes drastic action to protect a passenger from heartbreak.
Producer: Mícheál Fleming
JOHN DON’T KNOW NOTHIN’!
Conor Kehelly | Ireland, UK | 2019 | 14 mins
John, the successful star of a family sitcom, has a heated conversation with his taxi driver on his way home from work. Producer: Rowan Thorp
THE DREAM REPORT
Jack O’Shea | Ireland | 2019 | 7 mins
A deadpan sci-fi interweaving moments of familiar routine with esoteric messages from deep space.
Producer: Jack O’Shea
SOMETHING DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT
Fergal Costello | Ireland | 2019 | 9 mins
A weary slasher villain puts in the hours and planning necessary to pull off perfect kills until he encounters victims that don’t behave like they should, dammit.
Producer: Fiona Kinsella
[C] means eligible for Best Cork Short Award. 92
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DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
Sat 16 Nov | 12:30 | Gate | 104 mins
BLANKETS OF HOPE: CORK CANCER CARE CENTRE [C] Edvinas Maciulevicius | Ireland | 2019 | 4 mins
A look at the Cork Cancer Care Centre and their mission to deliver ‘Blankets of Hope’ to cancer patients around Ireland. Producer: Daniel Fleming
OUTSIDE THE BOX [C]
Janet Grainger | Ireland | 2019 | 5 mins
Who do we see when we look at people?
Producer: Jo-Anne Grainger
POSTCARD FROM A CRISIS
Kathleen Harris, Samuel Meyler | Greece, Ireland | 2018 | 15 mins | Subtitled
Four Irish clowns travel to Greece to perform for children living in makeshift camps as the refugee crisis quietly continues. Producers: Colm O’Grady, Samuel Meyler, Kathleen Harris RAMÓN: NOTES FROM A BEEKEEPER
Hilary Kennedy | Colombia, UK | 2019 | 4 mins | Subtitled Colombian beekeeper Ramón Galvis Rodríguez reflects on the future of our planet as a direct result of the gradual extinction of bees. Producer: Hilary Kennedy
THE LAST ORGANIST
Paddy McConnell | Northern Ireland | 2019 | 6 mins 93-year-old organist George takes us through his love of music and his move from Belgium to Ireland almost 60 years ago. Producers: Eimhear O’Neill, Trevor Birney
THE SUNNY SIDE UP
Peter Kilmartin | Ireland | 2019 | 11 mins
Peter Pringle and Sunny Jacobs both served years in prison for crimes they did not commit. After being exonerated, what are the chances they both met and fell in love?
Producer: Cian O’Connor
HYDEBANK
Ross McClean | UK, Ireland | 2019 | 17 mins | Subtitled
In an encounter between innocence and evil we witness the daily struggles of an incarcerated 21-year-old.
Producer: Chris Kelly
Best Short Documentary, Galway Film Fleadh
RECOMMENDED RAPPER
Caoimhin Coffey | Ireland | 2019 | 16 mins
Danny doesn’t do rock, Danny doesn’t do trad; Danny Rock does rap. Producer: Caoimhin Coffey
99 PROBLEMS
Ross Killeen | Ireland | 2018 | 13 mins
The inside scoop on the murky world of the ice cream business. Producer: Louise Byrne
THE FIRST WAS A BOY
Shaun Dunne | Ireland | 2019 | 10 mins
Set in the heart of Dublin’s ever-changing Ringsend, this experimental film explores the special bonds between grandparents and grandchildren, grief and ageing.
Producer: The Ark
[C] means eligible for Best Cork Short Award.
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