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IRISH FILM BOARD SHORTS
Saturday 17th | 3.30pm | Opera House | 108mins The End Of The Counter / Laura McGann Ireland | 2012 | 12mins | Colour
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NEW IRISH SHORTS PREMIERE
This captures the moment in 1965 when grocery shopping changed forever. Matt Melia transformed the experience when he put baskets in the hands of Irish housewives and gave them the run of the shop. With the birth of the supermarket suddenly self-control was a vital commodity!
I Can’t See You Anymore / Michael Kinirons Ireland | 2012 | 13mins | Colour
Having woken up from a coma after an accident, psychotherapist Aidan Clifford is forced to confront the consequences of his own actions.
Home
I Can’t See You Anymore
The Girl
Two Wheels, Good
Doghouse
The End of the Counter
Alia
The Rebirth
The Girl
Home / Aoife Kelleher Ireland | 2012 | 15mins | Colour
Six individuals are presented against the backdrop of their first home. We gain a sense of what it was like to grow up in these places and discover the various ways in which they have shaped the lives of their inhabitants.
The Girl / John Hayes Ireland | 2012 | 17mins | Colour
Alia
Following another devastating miscarriage, a couple move to a new life in the west of Ireland. Left alone in the old house, emotionally fragile Sophie finds a starving young girl wandering the area and all her maternal instincts surface. But is the girl a blessing or a curse?
Two Wheels, Good / Barry Gene Murphy Ireland | 2012 | 9mins | Colour
Combining live action and animation, four inspiring veterans of the open road celebrate life in the saddle.
Signatures is a short film scheme for the making of live-action, fiction films that act as a proving-ground for Irish creative talents aspiring to write, direct and produce films for the cinema. The scheme aims to
Alia / Claire Dix Ireland | 2012 | 16mins | Colour
Alia is an Afghan-Irish girl torn between two lives. When her secret relationship with an Irish boy comes to her sister’s attention it forces the family to make a decision that could ultimately tear it apart.
encourage strong, original storytelling, visual flair, and production values appropriate to the big screen.
The Rebirth / Emile Dinneen Ireland | 2012 | 12mins | Colour
I didn’t get into photography to cover war. I didn’t go to Iraq or Afghanistan. I didn’t go to other wars in distant lands because I’m not interested in war. But here I am.
Doghouse / Morgan Bushe Reality Bites is a scheme to enable the making of short documentaries. The scheme aims to encourage experimentation and the realisation of fresh approaches to non-fiction filmmaking.
Ireland | 2012 | 14mins | Colour
Doug is having a very bad day. Terminally broke and facing eviction he’s charged by his estranged partner Julie with the task of looking after his son Billy for the day while simultaneously having to get shot of the family dog... Billy’s best and only friend. Welcome to the doghouse.
CORONA CORK FILM FESTIVAL 2012