Irish Film Institute -International Film Directory

Was That a Yes?

Réamonn Mac Donnacha, 2019

Date night disaster as Mark's perfect evening with Jane leaves a lot of questions unanswered.

Waterbag was made as a preparation for the feature Reefer and the Model. Set on a fishing trawler, it involves the relationship between two fishermen and a pregnant woman and ends with an apparently self-induced miscarriage. Haunting slow-motion images of…

Wave

B. Cleary
T.J. O'Grady Peyton, 14 minutes, 2017

A man wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognisable language baffling linguistic experts from around the globe. Awards: Best Short Film, IFTA, 2018 The Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama, Galway Film Fleadh, 2017 National International,…

We Don’t Choose How

Natasha Waugh, 16 minutes, 2020

Homeless artists Jenny and James survive day to day in their tent, living off money collected from street art. When James is confronted with a sudden, life altering event, he must overcome his loss by finding solace and meaning in…

Wear & Tear

Rory Kerr, 2019

A girl wakes up to discover that a creature from her nightmares has materialised into reality. Will she decide to run, or will she face this demon head on?

The Wedding Speech

Joe McStravick, 8 minutes, 2017

As the best man, Ed, doesn't realise that his speech will be the most important that he will ever make.

Welcome to a Bright White Limbo

Cara Holmes, 11 minutes, 2019

Combining documentary and dance performance, this visually arresting film dives into the mind and creative process of Oona Doherty's award winning dance show Hope Hunt. Awards: Best Irish Short Film, Dublin International Film Festival, 2020

The Welfare of Tomás Ó Hallissy

Duncan Campbell, 30 minutes, 2015

The Welfare of Tomás Ó Hallissy is a new film work by Irish-born, Turner Prize-winning artist Duncan Campbell. Filmed in and around the Kerry village of Dún Chaoin the film integrates newly-scripted dramatised material with footage from The Village (1968),…

West of the Horizon

Barra Convery, 15 minutes, 2024

On the remote coast of Connemara, a runaway trans-teenager has a chance encounter with a bereaved, suicidal fisherman that sees the two form an unlikely bond.

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