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Twin

Ciará Dooley, 6 minutes, 2019

Over the course of her 21st birthday Ava explores the grief felt by the loss of her twin sister and attempts to overcome it.

Two Hearts

Darren Thornton, 17 minutes, 2011

Seeing the world through the eyes of recovering addict and single mother Lorna (Roxanna Nic Liam), Two Hearts confronts social deprivation and drug abuse in this hard hitting short. Living a fragile but clean life, Lorna finds herself tempted to…

Two Wheels Good

Barry Gene Murphy, 9 minutes, 2012

Blending animation with documentary footage, Two Wheels Good celebrates the role the bicycle once played in rural Ireland. Four people whose livelihood depended on bicycles talk about how they learnt to cycle, the fitness it required, and their cycling tours…

Tyre Kickers

Danny McCafferty, 2020

A son, determined to salvage his fractured relationship with his father, embarks on a journey to find a classic car from their past.

Ulys

Tim Booth, 6 minutes, 1997

Boldly attempting to sum up in a few short minutes James Joyce’s famously complex, Ulysses, Ulys celebrates Dublin’s most renowned novelist. Slipping between narratives – Joyce bemoans the difficulty of writing whilst a publican recounts the novel’s events– but the…

Under Open Skies

Ben Jones, 12 minutes, 2014

A nostalgic look at handball alleys, Under Open Skies recalls the history of these institutions of social life in Ireland, with the memories of old players bringing back to the public this traditional sport.

Undressing My Mother

Ken Wardrop, 6 minutes, 2004

An intimate exploration of a woman’s relationship with her body, Undressing My Mother offers the tender portrayal of the director’s mother in a documentary that is as much interested in revealing the mental as the physical. Both her body and…

Unhinged

Tom Caulfield, 3 minutes, 2015

The squeaky hinge gets the oil. But when the squeak escapes the oil, it's sure to get you!

Unlucky

Orlaith McManus, 15 minutes, 2020

A couple experience the pain, laughter and uncertainty of fertility treatment, whilst trying to hold their relationship (and beloved cat) alive.

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