The touching mixes with the thought provoking and a few laughs … with a dash of glam rock! – best of Irish fiction shorts showcasing the work of some of Ireland’s most exciting up and coming directors.
Ruthless – directed by Matthew McGuigan
In a high-rise flat lives a recently bereaved father and his ten-year-old son PJ, who is desperate to get his hands on the new T. Rex album Electric Warrior. The problem is he’s skint and his Da is on the dole. PJ comes up with a cunning plan to get the dough, involving a sock, a prosthetic leg and a pawnbroker. Ruthless is a humorous, heartwarming story of how a prosthetic leg and a T. Rex album become the conduit for overcoming grief.
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Cleaner – directed by Edwin Mullane
Angela is a domestic cleaner who keeps herself to herself. Mairead is a houseproud mother who, more often than not, finds herself alone at home with the children. When a mundane household accident forces Angela to add emergency childminding to her list of duties, a friendship begins between employer and employee. As the relationship blooms, they begin to discover that there may be more that bonds them together than just loneliness. But is this just another work-based transaction, or does it mean something else?
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Magic – directed by Jo Halpin
Lauren gets a frantic phone call from ex boyfriend Ciaran and arrives at his apartment expecting him to beg for her forgiveness. But Ciaran has something else entirely that he needs to discuss.
An Irish Goodbye – directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, “An Irish Goodbye” is a black comedy following the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan following the untimely death of their mother. When the brothers discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mother, Lorcan senses an opportunity: he’ll only agree to leave the farm once he and his brother have completed every single wish on their mother’s list….all one-hundred of them!
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Scrap – directed by Jamie O’Rouke
Ciaran’s friendship with Michael is tested when his friends discover Michael is from the Traveller community.
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The Wake – directed by Annika Cassidy
Amidst hordes of mourners and mounds of lasagnas at his Grandmother’s wake, Greg sets out to prove himself to be the most grief-stricken, making sure all eyes are firmly on him during the coveted prayers of the faithful.