Director - Sinead O'Loughlin

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Ireland - 15 minutes

An elderly woman returns to her home after a violent break in that has robbed her of her husband and her peace of mind. Now alone, only she can discover if she is ready, or able, to begin life again. Starring Tony Award winning actress Marie Mullen.

Director - Nuala Dalton

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Ireland - 10 minutes

'Higher Ground' features two hill-farmers, their connection with the land and the connections among the local community.

Director - Victoria Warmerdam

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Netherlands - 13 minutes

Short Calf Muscle is an absurdist black comedy about Anders. And Anders is different. But he doesn’t know that. Yes, he’s also gay, but that’s not the point here. There is also this thing that others see but he doesn’t.

Director - Tom Martin

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UK - 10 minutes

This short biopic documentary explores the work and life of artist Nial Adams; encompassing loss, grief, legacy and embracing change.

Director - Al Butler

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Ireland - 10 minutes

Ricky Whelan looks at the world of Crows that exists around us. Filmed in Portlaoise and Wexford.

Director - Slobodan Karajlovic

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UK - 7 minutes

A white man showers after a session at the gym, and becomes unnerved and then competitive after overhearing an Arabic voice singing in another cubicle. Culture clash and the bubbling subtext of prejudice. How will he retaliate? 

Director - Frédéric Desjardins

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Canada - 9 minutes

In a world where technology often makes it possible to do without others, a man works, lives and carries out all of his activities alone.

Director - Ciarán Dooley

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Ireland - 6 minutes

Over the course of her 21st Birthday, Ava explores the grief felt by the loss of her twin sister and attempts to overcome it. A musing on emotions still present and those lost, and a remembrance of a constant reminder.

Director - Simon Ryninks

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UK - 10 minutes

After a night of passion Emily tells Jay that she’d like to use a strap-on. Scared of losing a girl he has a connection with, Jay reluctantly agrees.

Director - David Yorke

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UK - 9 minutes

After discovering a USB port in her wrist, Kate uncovers a world where she has the ability to change herself for the better. But she will slowly discover that greed will come at a cost.

Director - Hsieh Meng Han

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UK - 10 minutes

In a world where each lie creates a scar on the liar's body, people are covered in wounds. The bigger the lie, the deeper and larger the mark. Bevyn, a newbie in the army, meets Sergeant Adelard, who surprisingly has no scars at all. People in the army secretly call him 'the most honest man'...

Director - Mark Smyth

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Ireland - 15minutes

After the sudden death of his parents a young man must choose between returning to his home village in the west of Ireland to care for his estranged brother, and a bright future in Canada.

Director - luke Morgan

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Ireland - 14 minutes

A film by Project Spatula, produced by Morgan Creative, John Herbert and Seamus Scanlon. Based on the award-winning short story by Seamus Scanlon.

Director - Boubkar Benzabat

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France - 11 minutes

A man goes to the church in order to confess his last sin to an exasperated young priest.

Director - Al Butler

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Ireland - 5 minutes

Irish Mushroom expert Bill O'Dea brings us into the seemingly infinite world of Mushrooms and explains their profound impact on the world we live in.

Director - Larissa Corriveau

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Canada - 20 minutes

Edmond, the only child of Jacques and Marie, lives in a world without words, a situation which slowly creates a breach in the heart of the family home. Diving into the depths of her despair, Marie discovers the surprising universe hidden in her son's silence.

Director - Portia A. Buckley

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UK - 17 minutes

Set in Manchester's notorious Moss Side, a single mother's birthday party ends in disaster when her lover arrives announced and clashes with her overprotective son.

Director - Cian O Connor

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Ireland - 18minutes

Big Mac and his dad Frank live a lonely life in the heart of West Kerry. After his mother's death, Big Mac falls into a secretive world. On the day of her anniversary, Big Mac has a confession to make. The West Kerry Cowboy is a comedy drama about a man looking for acceptance of himself through acceptance by his father.

Director - Eamonn Murphy

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Ireland - 16 minutes

Set in a dystopian Neo-Steampunk World, Douglas a shy introvert enlists the help of "A Better You" a customisable carbon clone to help him win the girl of his dreams.

Director - Tom Ryan

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Ireland - 15 minutes

Might sound funny, but there are people out there dealing with this bizarre affliction. CYRIL is one of those unfortunate few. He does not go out much, in fact he hardly leaves his apartment at all any more. In this golden age of hirsutism, the risk of having a beardy encounter is just too high

Director - Pratyusha Gupta

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UK - 16 minutes

Desperate to make an impression during her second week at the home office Jamilah, struggles to draw out the story behind Emina, a young Bosnian woman’s asylum claim. 

Director - Nathan Fagan & Luke Daly

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Ireland - 20 minutes

‘Flicker’ is a character portrait of Danny (Peter Newington), a typical twenty-something, who finds himself struggling to accept the full extent of his injuries after an unprovoked assault.

Director - Katie McNeice

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Ireland - 17minutes

There was once an invisible optician, trapped in a strange and lonely world. Her story starts with a broken lens and the woman who taught her to see things differently. 

Director - Rami Kodeih

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USA - 24 minutes

As Nazis separate children from their parents in the Warsaw Ghetto, a gang of women risks everything to smuggle their friend's three-month-old baby to safety. Inspired by true events.