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The Mighty Celt

Pearse Elliott, 82 minutes, 2005

A young boy’s friendship with a greyhound provides the starting point for this heartfelt tale about people coming out of the shadow of Northern Ireland’s past. In an act of compassion, the young Donal (Tyrone McKenna) saves a doomed greyhound…

Milo

Berend Boorsma, Roel Boorsma, 93 minutes, 2012

Milo (Lorcan Bonner) is a young boy kept isolated from the world by parents so ashamed of his rare skin condition that they have devised treatments to keep Milo from even knowing about it. Running away from this oppressive environment…

Moon Man

Stephan Schesch, Sarah Clara Weber, 92 minutes, 2012

A charming animation adapted from renowned illustrator Tomi Ungerer’s children’s book, Moon Man follows the man in the moon as he comes down to earth only to be hunted by an unscrupulous President convinced that the planet is being invaded.…

My Name is Emily

Simon Fitzmaurice, 94 minutes, 2015

In this fresh coming-of-age drama, super-smart but socially awkward Emily (Evanna Lynch) is concerned when she doesn’t receive a birthday card from her loving but absent father. When she hooks up with fellow outcast Arden (George Webster) at her new…

Old Fangs

Adrien Merigeau, Alan Holly, 12 minutes, 2009

An anthropomorphic young wolf – named only as ‘Wolf’ - meets his father after years of separation in this atmospheric animated short. As he makes his way through the woods to his father, Wolf finds his old haunts to be…

Pentecost

Peter McDonald, 11 minutes, 2011

An Academy Award-nominated short, Pentecost brings us into the life of disgraced altar boy Damien Lynch (Scott Graham). A consistent trouble-maker at mass, Damien finds he has gone too far when his antics leave him grounded and banned from watching…

Pet Hate

Andy Clarke, 5 minutes, 2012

A running battle between a pet shop owner and his mischievous pets grows dark in this animated short. Refusing to be sold, the animals play dead every time a customer enters the shop; with dust building in his cash register…

The Race

Andre F. Nebe, 84 minutes, 2009

An uplifting family drama about a young girl breaking barriers, The Race has thirteen year old Mary Kensay (Niamh McGirr) challenge the expectations of her rural Northern Irish community by dreaming of becoming a racing driver. Her ambitions, however, are…

Rúbaí

Louise Ní Fhiannachta, 12 minutes, 2013

Modern Ireland is the theme of this Irish language short that deals with one girl’s refusal to make her Holy Communion. Committed atheism is Rúbaí’s (Doireann Ní Fhoighil) reason for refusal, a decision that scandalises the adults in her life.…

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