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Diversions
Short Film Award
Meeting
House Square
Commencing June 14 for twelve consecutive Saturday nights,
preceding the feature presentation. Programme starts at 10pm
sharp [except for the last four films, which begin at 9.30pm].
|
MEETING CHE GUEVARA & THE MAN FROM MAYBURY HILL |
| Saturday
14 June |
| Anthony
Byrne |
| 18
mins |
|
|
| When
a woman travels to deliver a letter to Che Guevara
at Shannon Airport, the lines of reality blur to
create a surreal story, starring John Hurt. |
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| PADRAIG
AGUS NADIA |
| Saturday
21 June |
| Kester
Dyer |
| 17
mins |
|
|
| The
story of a pair of star-crossed lovers set in modern
Ireland, where minorities face racism and communication
barriers. |
|
| THE
HONOURABLE SCAFFOLDER |
| Saturday
28 June |
| Brendan
Muldowney |
|
17 mins |
|
|
| It
was our custom then, to make profit from cruelty... |
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| THE
LAST TIME |
| Saturday
5 July |
| Conor
Horgan |
| 12
mins |
|
|
| On
hearing that she may not have long to live, a woman
in her 50s goes looking for love in all the wrong
places. |
|
| WAY
PAST |
| Saturday
July 12 |
| Mairead
McClean |
| 10
mins |
|
|
| Sometimes
life feels like a fairy tale. When Una, a young
girl, goes on an errand, the simple trip turns into
an unexpected journey. |
|
| ALL
GOD'S CHILDREN |
| Saturday
19 July |
| Tom
Cosgrave |
| 11
mins |
|
|
| In
1857, a bleak landscape and a barren time, six men
gather on the moors with a convict who must search
for his victim. None realise the horror that awaits. |
|
| NIGHT
OUT |
| Saturday
26 July |
| Jason
Tammemägi |
| 3
mins |
|
|
| A
Saturday night out with friends leads to thrills,
spills, and a little romance, in an animated journey
exploring traits of human behaviour. |
|
| TREASURE |
| Saturday
2 August |
| Neasa
Hardiman |
| 10
mins |
|
|
| Jack
and Ann scrape out their existence in a caravan,
but a fabulous treasure soon preys on Ann's desires
and forces her to choose between it and her loved
ones. |
|
| NOBODY
HOME |
| Saturday
9 August |
| Eamon
Little |
| 3
mins |
|
|
| A
dramatic day in the life of an answering machine
in the remote west of Ireland demonstrates the significant
role that chance can play in intimate human affairs. |
|
| BLACK
VELVET |
| Saturday
16 August |
| Simon
Cathcart |
| 27
mins |
|
|
In
a battle against the clock, two American oil-men arrive
in Ireland for a deal on rich coastal land -- a drop of
oil is worth a drop of blood... |
| UP
THE COUNTRY |
| Saturday
23 August |
|
Asylum |
| 13
mins |
|
|
|
A
romantic comedy about two lost souls, brought
together through a mixture of fate, the supernatural
and a mutual love of confectionery.
|
|
| NO,
NO, NO |
| Saturday
30 August |
| Stephen
Bradley |
| 3
mins |
|
|
A
musical comedy about the temptations on offer at parties,
starring stand-up comedian Kevin Gildea and his band,
the Kevin Gildeas. |
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