New Irish Shorts – Programme #3
It’s not just you. There’s something wrong these days. You can’t go for
a drive, you can’t go for a pint, you can’t even have a bowl of cereal
without that inexplicable, unescapable feeling of dread following you
around. These films aim for the pit of the stomach.
Obstructor
Dir. Paul Kennedy, 7mins
In this highly strung experiment in tension, a car stops another car. The drivers talk. Or do they argue? The answers are just out of reach in this unnervingly ambient thriller, featuring uncanny visuals alongside a haunting soundscape.
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Dir. Tracy Martin, 13mins
After being picked up from work, a mother is told a devastating truth that she must keep secret. For the sake of the family. Touching on social media frenzy and male violence, a stomach-churning drama unfolds within the claustrophobic confines of a car.
Blink
Dir. Olivia Normile, 3mins
The act of blinking is considered as a form of editing in this expressive piece rich in texture and imagery. We are presented with a series of striking yet mysterious compositions for a few fleeting moments. Let them seep into your subconscious before it’s too late.
Resonance
Dir. Benedict Godard, 13mins
In this aural nightmare, Lily struggles to control her tinnitus while composing the score for an unearthed silent film. She soon discovers something lurking within the celluloid itself, something unnerving that she can’t unhear.
This Happened
Dir. Stuart Drennan, 9mins
One lad tells another lad a crazy story about a stranger who snuck into his flat after a night out, and wait ‘til you hear what happened next… A bitta craic over a pint becomes an uncomfortable confrontation and a pointed examination of masculinity and coercion.
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Dir. Kurt Dean-Darby, 15mins
In this delightfully delirious horror, a mysteriously mystic box of cereal arrives in the life of a recovering alcoholic. Though harmless at first, those seemingly wholesome wholegrain hoops soon wreak havoc, leaving blood, guts and milk in their wake.
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