GEARR / SHORTS: A Haon
The first of Irish Film Festival London’s 2022 short film programmes, selected from open submissions.
This collection includes beautiful animation, hard hitting horror and fresh comedy which showcases the best Irish short film made by filmmakers in the UK and Ireland over the past 12 months.
Featured Short Films:
Wednesday’s Child - dir Laura O’Shea
Marie faces her first day on the job as a Social Care worker. Despite her optimism, a house call to a family in crisis quickly brings her down.
Drama, Social Commentary, Mental Health
Runtime: 10 mins
Cleaner - dir Edwin Mullane
A domestic cleaner and a house-proud mother forge a bond, but how sustainable is a connection born of loneliness?
Drama
Runtime: 15 mins
Ruthless - dir Matthew McGuigan
In 1970s Northern Ireland, a young boy, bereft of his mother, defies his father to get the Glam Rock album he so desperately wants.
Comedy, Drama, Grief
Runtime: 13 mins
Mask - dir Margaret Kane-Rowe
During the angst of the early pandemic in the corner of a dark underground car park, a troubled young father leaves his sleeping child alone in the car. An appalled woman intervenes.
Drama
Runtime: 11 mins
Un/Cut - dir Gordon Hickey
A hotel hook-up turns into an eye-opening discussion of the different ideas surrounding circumcision.
Comedy, LGBTQ+
Runtime: 7 mins
Don’t Go Where I Can’t Find You - dir Rioghnach Ni Ghriobhair
After renowned composer Margaret, witnesses her partner's violent death, she becomes convinced her spirit is still within the house and so uses her compositions to drive the spectre out, only to evoke other unresolved issues along the way.
Drama, Horror, Grief
Runtime: 20 mins
You’re Not Home
When an ominous mould appears in their room, two African brothers seeking asylum are faced with a dark entity lurking within their direct provision centre.
Psychological Horror, Asylum
Runtime: 11 mins
Ready? - dir Emma Wall
When Grace is forced to ask her football loving father John to help record her audition tape, the two uncover past struggles from behind the camera.
Drama, Comedy, Sexual Assault
Runtime: 13 mins
saudade; - dir Eimear Young
An eclectic display exploring the depths of the human mind.
Poem-Film, Animation, Student Film, Psychological
Runtime: 7 mins
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