MFF: Short Film Programme 1 + Discussion
Duration: 84mins + discussion
Films may contain adult themes, viewer discretion advised
Shakes Versus Shav
Documentary | English | 18mins | Dir. Damian Farrell & Gerry Hoban
A madcap puppet short film based on the last play completed by legendary Irish playwright and Nobel Prizewinner, George Bernard Shaw, which was written specifically for puppets. Featuring the voices of Colm Meaney as George Bernard Shaw and Derek Jacobi as William Shakespeare.
Criterion
Drama | English | 23mins | Dir. Frank Reynolds
After the devil is thrown out of Heaven, he goes into the desert to confront his replacement.
Gillyfish
Drama | English | 11mins | Dir. Sarah Sellman
When Gillian takes on her partner’s identity to confront their father, she finds a connection she didn't expect in the strange exchange she has with him. A short about healing by proxy, and stepping into new identities.
The Litter
Drama | Persian (English subtitles) | 17mins | Dir. Pouria Bagheri
A boy who has never seen his mother embarks on a journey to find her, walking the thin line between illusion, dream, and reality.
Operation Pablo
Comedy/Drama | English | 15mins | Dir. Karen Quinn
A little girl comes across an abandoned dog and befriends him. Determined to save him from the dog-pound and an eccentric dog-catcher, she enlists the help of a local ice-cream man, who's going through his own problems with his son and his failing eyesight, to help 'Pablo' evade the dog-catcher.