Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

The Crush

Michael Creagh, 15 minutes, 2010

An Academy Award-nominated short from first-time director Michael Creagh, The Crush is an entertaining story of young passion set in a strangely violence-soaked world. Eight year old Ardal’s (Oran Creagh) crush on his teacher appears endearing, but when he meets…

CTRL + Alt + T

Holly Keating, 2019

20,000 words and four years of hard work deleted, in one clumsy click. How would you react?

Cúilín Dualach

Nora Twomey, 12 minutes, 2004

One of the multi-award winning Cartoon Saloon’s earliest animated shorts, Cúilín Dualach brings us into the world of a young boy born with his head on backwards. The wider world is predictably shocked by Cúilín Dualach; he is shunned, mocked,…

Cúl an Tí

Stuart Douglas, 16 minutes, 2018

A dying mother, wracked with guilt from historical tragedy, is brought reconciliation with her estranged daughter.

Cutting Grass

Ruairi O'Brien, John Kennedy, 12 minutes, 2015

It's a hot summer and a young inner-city boy, Donal, is trying his hand at cutting lawns for pocket money. When he meets Gerry, his luck changes.

Cynthia

Jack Hickey, 17 minutes, 2019

Over the course of a fraught evening Cynthia navigates her once familiar circle of fiends and comes to realise that some bridges can't be mended. Awards: Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama, Galway Film Fleadh 2019

Daffodils

Aisling O'Connor, 3 minutes, 2019

A forest creature's quiet life is turned upside down when her new neighbour attempts to win her affection.

Day Out

Virginia Gilbert, 13 minutes, 2019

A father takes his daughters on an impromptu day out to the seaside with unsettling consequences.

The Dead Hands of Dublin

Leo Crowley, 7 minutes, 2020

Sidney is a failed pianist who comes into possession of a pair of enchanted gloves. Upon wearing them, he soon finds himself playing the piano like a maestro and all his dreams are quickly realised! Just when he thinks he…

Search

Search multiple categories