Irish short films

A pious Doctor is forced to deal with a family matter whilst hiding under the bed of a stranger.

Lowland is living with her workaholic Dad for the summer and she's very bored. It's the day before her seventeenth birthday and with little else to do she goes riding around the countryside on her scooter. Going off the beaten track leads to an unexpected discovery and an unforgettable encounter with two brothers.

Ambrose is Calmly walking through a biblical storm, to buy among other things, a dead pig for his dying wife. But what is he building for her? a dark, twisted comic tale of love, devotion, death and debt, set in small town Ireland.

A man dances underwater with his 76 year old mother.

In Ireland they say it takes just three alcoholics to keep a small bar running in a country town. But what if you've only got two?

One Halloween night a smouldering suitcase was pulled off a bonfire in Dublin and thus was saved a true story of love, loss and hope.

Big Bird is the story about two underdogs in love finding each other.

Space travel requires both mental and physical stamina, and when veteran astro-geologist Javier Fonseca withdraws from a vital rock-collecting mission, only one person passes the tests to replace him - his Irish research assistant, Dr. Glen Hosey. Dr. Hosey has never been in space before and his unorthodox methods of passing the time aren't really compatible with the peaceful journey the other two astronauts had in mind.

A portrait of Paddy Smith, an Irish Blues musician who used music to conquer his demons.

How a father's letter from 1916 changed a young boy's life forever.

The story of young Vinny Byrne, a 14-year-old boy who found himself fighting for Ireland in the Easter Rising. The 80-year-old Vinny reminisces on his time with the volunteers, which took him around the city during the fighting. With Vinny's Dublin brought to life by handmade miniature sets and puppetry, the film offers a uniquely-charming firsthand account of the 1916 rising.

There are many ways to commemorate Ireland's 1916 Rising. Only one of them involves bloodshed.

Goodbye, Darling is one day in the enduring love story of Irish Volunteer, Michael Joseph O'Rahilly, and his wife, Nancy. Day five of the 1916 Rising, and as the fighting intensifies, a concerned Nancy seeks comfort and diversion by playing the piano, unaware that her husband is leaving the beleaguered G.P.O. to lead the charge that will ultimately claim his life.

As Irish rebels prepared to stage the 1916 Easter Rising they were watched. There were two agents reporting to British authorities, revealing where the guns and ammunition were hidden and the names of those on the streets of Dublin who were drilling for rebellion. Who were the spies? 'Granite & Chalk' delves into top-secret British intelligence documents, hidden in an archive for decades, which tell the story of these little-known agents who could have changed Irish history.

MR YEATS & THE BEASTLY COINS is a short documentary about the role William Butler Yeats, as a Senator, played in the foundation of a modern Ireland. This playful film focuses on the decision to create a national coinage 'distinctively our own' and the forces seeking to control what this new country, Ireland, would be.

Belfast 1972. Laurence welcomes his cousin and man-on-the-run Mickey to a party of drinking, dancing and young love. By morning, reality catches up with them.

This short film is a celebration of Irish rain. A bride-to-be recalls pivotal moments in her relationship that all took place in a shower a drizzle or a downpour.

The story of Joe and Paddy, whose childhood friendship is shattered by the troubles in Northern Ireland. Twenty five years later they are reunited.

Ireland 1977. Eleven-year-old Damian Lynch (Scott Graham) is called in at the last moment to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish. Following his last appearance as an altar boy when he knocked Father O'Toole off the altar, Damien is serving a 3 month ban from his only passion in life...football. To make matters worse, Damian's team, Liverpool FC, are playing in their first European cup final in two weeks time. Damien's father (Michael McElhatton) offers him a reprieve and crucially a chance to see the European cup final if he serves the mass correctly. Damien now faces a choice: either conform to the status quo or never watch his beloved Liverpool play again...

Northern Ireland 1981 - Faced with an impossible decision, a conflicted border-town mechanic is forced to make a choice that will change his life forever.

A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.

Jamesy and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for, but the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.

A mysterious phone call which questions a routine weather report by Lighthouse Keeper Ted Sweeney leads his wife Maureen to question more than just the weather report.

A well known storyteller, Tomas O' Diorain tells tales of the sea around a fire in an old Irish cottage. His storytelling is juxtaposed with images of the sea.