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Break Us

Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair, 9 minutes, 2019

Mark and Sophie plan to rob a post office but as things go awry, they each discover what they are really made of.

Breakfast on Pluto

Neil Jordan, 128 minutes, 2005

Returning to the boundless imagination of The Butcher Boy novelist Pat McCabe, Jordan here recreates Ireland’s turbulent 1970s as an odyssey of gender-bending possibility, courtesy of the irrepressible, cross-dressing Patrick ‘Kitten’ Braden (Cillian Murphy). Abandoned on a doorstep as a…

Breakfast Wine

Iain Fitzgibbon, 12 minutes, 2013

Two alcoholics (Dylan Moran and David Pearse) have their morning drink interrupted by the arrival of a mysterious, embittered woman (Ruth Bradley) in this fast-talking short. Wit and dark humour feature throughout, with Pat Shortt also lending his comic talents…

Breaking Out

Michael McCormack, 85 minutes, 2019

Fergus O’Farrell was the charismatic voice of Interference, one of the most influential bands on the Irish music scene in the '80s and '90s.  Although diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at a young age, Fergus did not define himself by his…

Breast Friends

Eleanor Rogers , 18 minutes, 2018

A young driven female relay runner begins to question her sexuality when a new member joins the team. Available as part of a curated series of shorts GAZE on Tour 2018.

Breathe

James Doherty, 14 minutes, 2015

A macho Traveller becomes increasingly concerned that his young son is soft. Directed by James Doherty, Breathe is a short film exploring the life of Patrick (John Connors, Cardboard Gangsters) as he struggles to accept his son (Lee O’Donoghue). Written…

Breathe Out

Sean Breathnach, 12 minutes, 2017

A woman's attempts to control her new life are being challenged by a person from her past.

Bricks, Beds and Sheep’s Heads

Imelda O'Reilly, 14 minutes, 2009

A Moroccan immigrant looks back at his life on Aid El Kbir. Aid El Kbir is a celebratory Islamic holiday that occurs two months after Ramadan.

The Bridge

Mark Smyth, 15 minutes, 2019

Cormac is consumed by historical demons, living with the aftermath of a childhood accident. Could he have done something to prevent the tragic event? Awards: Best Actor in a Male Role, Peter Coonan, Richard Harris International Film Festival 2019

Bring Out the Fear

Richard Waters, 87 minutes, 2021

A couple in a doomed relationship become trapped in their favourite forest. The endlessly winding paths lead nowhere, the trees never end, the sun never sets, and a sinister presence stalks them, trying to drive them insane. There is no…

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