Friday 24 April 2026
Irish Shorts Programme 01 Venue: Belltable Limerick @ 10:00
Mary Is Missing
Director: Aisling Byrne
When a care worker disappears, conflicting eyewitness accounts challenge a detective’s investigation and blur the line between truth and fiction.
What You Will
Director: Jonathan Heed
During a seemingly ordinary day out, unspoken feelings between two friends quietly surface, exploring the uncertainty of youth, identity, and connection.
Bad Person
Director: Hildegard Ryan
After drunkenly kissing her best friend’s elderly father at a wedding, Cáit begins to question whether she’s simply a bad drunk — or a bad person.
The Parting
Director: Marissa Aroy
Nine-year-old Abbey believes perfect hair might help her escape the emotional turmoil unfolding within her fractured home life.
Heart of Stone
Director: Tara Doolan
A reclusive woman must step beyond her isolated world to fulfil her father’s final wish, confronting the community she has long avoided.
Sometimes, This Place
Director: Shane Vaughan
Children living in IPAS centres share everyday moments and personal challenges, offering an intimate portrait of adaptation, belonging, and resilience.
Parting
Director: Olivia McLaughlin
As one sister emigrates to Australia, the other faces the quiet emotional weight of staying behind.
I See A Voice
Director: Leah Egan
Following her father’s death, a Deaf woman finds solace through friendship and an unexpected moment of human connection.
TOTAL DURATION: 1hr 45 minutes RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+
International Short Film Programme Venue: Belltable Limerick @ 11.45
FLINT (United Kingdom)
Director: Naqqash Khalid
Returning to his childhood home to heal, Flint slips back into familiar habits that slowly pull him toward violence.
Scraps (Sweden)
Director: Emily Norling
Three teenagers roam door to door during a Christmas begging ritual, but their hunger for belonging pushes the night beyond tradition and into chaos.
MEN (Bangladesh)
Director: Mahmuda Sultana Rima
When men mysteriously vanish from a rural village, suspicion falls on a reclusive woman accused of witchcraft — but the truth challenges fear and superstition.
A Beautiful Excuse For A Deadly Sin (Bahrain)
Director: Hashim Sharaf
A young man attempts to bring a horse into his apartment building, sparking conflict with neighbours in this surreal and darkly comic tale.
Bad Luck (Germany)
Directors: Jan Eilhardt, tanzbar_bremen
A diverse dance collective races to save their performance after an injury threatens the show, celebrating collaboration, inclusion, and artistic resilience.
Broken Dawn (South Korea)
Director: Hae-oh Park
An elderly woman drives through sleepless nights returning cars to their owners, searching for connection as loneliness follows her into the breaking dawn.
Out Of Office (United Kingdom)
Director: Kialy Tihngang
A silenced office worker uncovers corporate corruption and escapes to a seemingly perfect startup, only to discover exploitation hiding behind progressive branding.
TOTAL DURATION: 1hr 40 minutes RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+
Documentary Short Film Programme Venue: Belltable Limerick @ 14:30
Long Balconies (Ireland)
Director: Cara Gaynor
An observational portrait capturing fleeting moments of everyday life, reflecting on connection, space, and quiet human presence.
Childhood (Ireland)
Director: Cian Geoghegan
A former child soldier living in Ireland confronts his past trauma as his young son reaches the age at which his own childhood was taken from him.
I Will Go On Missing You Till Then (Ireland, United Kingdom)
Director: Tresca Mallon
An experimental documentary built from a young woman’s 1960 love letters, exploring memory, distance, and change across Ireland and America.
ORIGIN (Canada, Colombia)
Director: Marion Chuniaud-Lacau
A choreographer retraces memories shaped by 1990s violence in Colombia, embarking on a personal journey through body, time, and healing.
Adas Falasteen (Palestine, State of)
Directors: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu
A Palestinian chef turns cooking into an act of resilience, sustaining hope and community amid famine and war in Gaza.
Route 310 (United Kingdom)
Director: Julia Mervis
Investigating a controversial London bus route, a filmmaker uncovers how confirmation bias shapes perception in this wry experimental documentary.
Anatomy of an Irish Disco (Ireland)
Director: Lucille Carolan
An observational coming-of-age documentary following teenage girls preparing for and attending a local farmyard disco, capturing moments both joyful and tender.
At The Bottom Of The Reen (Ireland)
Director: Molly Kiely
Centred on a rural pub in County Tipperary, this documentary explores community resilience and the struggle to preserve tradition in a changing Ireland
TOTAL DURATION: 90 minutes RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+
Stories from Palestine Programme Venue: Belltable Limerick @ 20:00
EveryDay in Gaza
Director: Omar Rammal
An intimate, narration-free portrait of daily life in Gaza, following a family and a caregiver supporting vulnerable children with quiet resilience and dignity.
Adas Falasteen
Directors: Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini, Samar Taher Lulu
A Palestinian chef uses cooking as an act of resistance, sustaining hope and community amid famine and war in Gaza.
The Art of Resistance: The Art of Sumud
Director: Bonnie Boyle
Set in Palestine in 2022, the film explores everyday realities and reflections on sumud — steadfast resilience — and the historical connections between Palestine and Ireland.
Gaza’s Patient Heart
Director: Mo’men Ghanim Hasanain
An injured Gazan family travels to Qatar for medical care, revealing quiet strength and enduring hope in the face of loss and displacement.
Hodoud
Directors: Samar Taher Lulu, Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini
A family separated between Gaza and Belgium struggles with distance and longing, as children navigate a divided childhood shaped by conflict.
COYOTES
Director: Said Zagha
A Palestinian surgeon’s late-night drive home through the West Bank becomes a tense and life-changing journey.
TOTAL DURATION: 85 minutes RECOMMENDED VIEWING AGE: 15yrs+