Ireland | Good Short Films

Jaffa – by Jay Branagan

Between thirty and forty years, for many people life takes a common turn: marriage, sons, a stable job and...

Many couples want a child, but what happens when a child does not arrive because of his sperm?

(Plain Sailing Films)

Ireland / 12minutes
Box Room – by Michael Lathrop

Jerry lives with his young mother, who is too busy enjoing her life rather than going after an introvert...

Thanks God, there is Mom!

(Lester Money Productions)

USA / Ireland / 15minutes
Analogue People in a Digital Age

It is the day of the analogue to digital switchover of television transmission. Conversations about life, death and quantum...

As the analogue age draws to a close, eight men sit in an Irish bar and battle to remain relevant in the digital world.

(Twopair Films)

Ireland / 13minutes
Coda

It is an evening like many others, a Friday or a Saturday probably, the city is steeped in their...

A lost soul wandering in the city until he's reached by the specter of Death in a revelatory encounter.

(El Zorrero Films)

Spain / 9minutes
The Missing Scarf

One morning, Albert the squirrel wakes up and realizes that his beloved scarf is gone. This unpleasant discovery leads...

An apparent children's story turns out to be a philosophical reflection on overcoming a loss, through existentialism, nihilism and minimal graphics.

(Creative Belly Ltd.)

Ireland / 7minutes
Fear of Flying

It looks like Stop-Motion, but it isn’t. Combining puppetry and 2D and 3D animation, director Conor Finnegan has created...

It's time to migrate south, but Dougal is afraid of flying. The tragicomic adventure of a bird and its phobias.

(Brunella Cocchiglia)

Ireland / 9minutes

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Jaffa – by Jay Branagan

Many couples want a child, but what happens when a child does not arrive because of his sperm?

Box Room – by Michael Lathrop

Thanks God, there is Mom!

Analogue People in a Digital Age

As the analogue age draws to a close, eight men sit in an Irish bar and battle to remain relevant in the digital world.

Coda

A lost soul wandering in the city until he's reached by the specter of Death in a revelatory encounter.

The Missing Scarf

An apparent children's story turns out to be a philosophical reflection on overcoming a loss, through existentialism, nihilism and minimal graphics.

Fear of Flying

It's time to migrate south, but Dougal is afraid of flying. The tragicomic adventure of a bird and its phobias.

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Split

A man suffers in a peculiar way after splitting up from his girlfriend: lies and guilt lead him through an extreme physical reaction…

Goat Witch

From the creators of 'The Demon's Rook' comes Emelin & Gloria's ancient ritual: witches, demons, and deities during a full lunar eclipse…

Ennesimo Film Festival 2018, the Italian short film carnival

Welcome to Tile Valley: we went to the Ennesimo Film Festival in Fiorano Modenese and no, this is not "just another" festival report

97% – by Ben Brand

Bert's race against time to find the match of his life among the subway cars.

Behind the Schoolbag – by Nic Ho Chun Yu

Against bullying, love yourself: a story about self-salvation

Berlin, Berlin

More than just a city, a category of the mind: the passionate ode to Berlin by Nehemias Colindres.

Similo

A sci-fi romance set in a dystopian future questions about artificial love and the future of humanity. (NSFW)

World of Glory (Opening Scene)

A plain, ordinary man tells us about his work as a real-estate broker, his dead father, his ordinary home and so on in a naturalistic voice, lacking any emotions.

The Brain Hack – by Joseph White

Two students create a short-cut to induce hallucinogenic visions of God, but find themselves hunted by a deadly religious sect.

Does the Italian film system neglect short films and its emerging talents?

Our interview with Jacopo Chessa, the director of the Italian National Center for Short Films.

Semáforo (Stop Light)

Under a Colombian city stoplight, a formidable circus act becomes a terrifying freak show.

Record/Play

War, time travel and a broken walkman are the backdrop to this science-fiction love story

God View

From an unusual poit-of-view, a man enacts the devastating effects of mental illness.

Ulysse – by H. B. Meyrant, M. Chabannes, A. Labadie, C. Theuillon

Through digital animation a modern Ulysses brings us in his oniric trip caused by the catching gaze of a strange mermaid.

The Walrus

The Walrus is feeling depressed. He has everything, but feels something is missing in his life... Are you Walrus?

Quine – by M. Remaury, W. Laboury

At the lottery, what's the point of filling the grid when you miss number one ?

Anteprima Trailer: Merry Go Round

Following shocking discoveries about the double life of his father, a guy has to decide who he really wants to be.

Movie Creative Contest: the winner!

"Support the superheroes" is the script winner of the I edition of the contest: a modern tale about the "greatness of being a researcher."

The Story of Ones

Like entering a roomful of stories, the sound of the Vietnamese state radio introduces us into the city life of Hanoi.

Ghost

The ghost of a little girl wanders through a dark and spooky city as her parents mourn her passing.

Italian shorts at Cannes Film Festival 2015

The Italian short films industry "shows off" at Marché du Film of the prestigious French festival, thanks to the support of the Italian Short Film Centre.

Fighting the Ebola Outbreak, Street by Street.

The New York Times' shortdoc on Ebola's outbreak in Liberia, redefines the boundaries between news and narrative.

92 Dreamin

Brooklyn, 1992. A lonely skater gets thrown in a dreamy virtual world, where everything is possible

Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother

Tom Hardy plays a temperamental aspiring soldier in a story of brotherly love and strife.