IRISH NARRATIVE SHORTS 2

7:00 PM - THE OLD PRESBYTERY - €5

Janey Mary
Ireland 2007 20min DVD B&W

Janey Mary tells the story of a young five year old girl in Post World War II Dublin, who is sent out by her mother onto the cold and wet winter streets to beg for food.

Director Paul Brady

THE SOUND OF PEOPLE
Ireland 2007 7min 30sec 35mm Colour

The Sound of People is the story of a moment in the life of an eighteen year old boy, standing on the brink of his life and death

Director Simon Fitzmaurice

THE BET
Ireland 2008 12min 30sec DVD Colour

Jimmy is your average young man…drifting through life, not sure what he’s after, working a crummy job in call centre and yearning to be more than he is.

Director Philip Lewis

COUNTDOWN
Ireland 2008 3min DVD Colour

Countdown is a short dramatic film about two young people, Robbie and Sinead, and their relationship in the months and the night leading up to Sinead’s overdose. It is adapted from Countdown to Ecstacy a poem by Adrian Wistreich.

Director David Tynan

OF BEST INTENTIONS
Ireland 2008 14min HDCAM Colour

The story of inventor Thomas Midgley’s life reads like a cautionary tale for future generations. However, at the time of his death he was blissfully unaware of the future ramifications of his inventions – leaded petrol and CFC’s. This film looks at the fickle nature of our existence and the footprint we leave behind when we are gone.

Director Brian Durnin

i
Ireland 2008 6 min 54sec DVD/Digi beta B& W

A man is in love with a woman who lives opposite him in the same building. He secretly watches her through his window and through a spy-hole in his door, but he has never spoken to her. The day comes when she is about to move out of the building. He realises that unless he opens his door and says hello, he will lose her forever.

Director Ann Marie Brennan

JAMES
Ireland 2008 17min 17sec HDV Colour

When James realises long buried secrets can lead to poor family relations, he feels it's time to confide with his only friend a secret of his own.

Director Connor Clements

FOIREANN CODLADH
Ireland 2008 15min 2sec DVD Colour

A young businessman retires to a picturesque cottage in a sleepy village. It’s the perfect location, quiet, beautiful and there’s even a cute church across the road from him. However the quiet doesn’t last long.

Director Danann Breathnach