12:00 PM / Somerville Theatre 1

SHORTS PROGRAM 1

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2019/Ireland (12 minutes)
Director: Sarah-Jane Drummey

On the day of a regional Irish dancing competition, an Irish couple struggle to cope with their child's gender identity.

FEATHERWEIGHT
2019/United Kingdom (9 minutes)
Director: Kayleigh Gibbons
A dark humored and expressive animation about a small family grieving the loss of a central family member.

A WHITE HORSE
2019/Ireland (11 minutes)
Director: Shaun O’Connor

1970s Ireland. A young female patient has escaped a psychiatric hospital and rings home from a telephone box.... but her parents are waiting for the call.

HALO
2019/Ireland (16 minutes)
Director: Michael-David McKernan
A lonely taxi driver takes drastic action to protect a passenger from heartbreak.
A single-take film about loneliness, infidelity, and intentions.

FATHER FATHER
2019/Ireland (19 minutes)
Director: Michael McDowell
Father James  must decide what kind of a "Father" God wants him to be. 

HONEST
2018/Ireland (8 minutes)
Director: Matthew Roche
A young boy's confrontation with the Son of God makes him question his faith and helps restore his honesty.

MOTHER
2018/Ireland (9 minutes)
Director: Natasha Waugh
They said there’s no replacement for a mother’s love…Hardworking mam Grace has the perfect happy family; a loving husband and two wonderful children. But when her husband arrives home one day with a brand new kitchen appliance, she slowly starts to realize that there might not be room for both of them in this house. Mother is a quirky, surrealist comedy that will lead you to question, just how necessary are you to the ones you love?

SILENCE
2019/Ireland (13 minutes)
Director: Tristan Heanue
A couple embark on a journey in the midst of a family crisis.

STREETS OF FURY
2019/Ireland (5 minutes)
Director:  Aidan McAteer
Max Punchface is only interested in two things - beating the final boss of his video game and punching stuff. His life takes a strange twist when he opens a portal to the calm world of Sheepland…

2:oo PM | SOMERVILLE THEATRE 5

There is much rivalry between twin sisters Emma and Chantal, quite different in just about every way, when their mysterious young neighbor moves back in.
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Plays with

FIRST DISCO
2018/Ireland (18 minutes)
Director: Helen O'Reilly

It’s 1983, Culture Club are no. 1, everyone’s glued to Knight Rider, and Kelly Harrison is not only experiencing her first crush, she’s going to her first disco. The only problem is that she’s getting train tracks before her big night and becomes besieged by self consciousness. However with the help of her best friend, Kelly realizes what’s really important in her life.

2:30 pm - Theatre 1

In February 1989, Brian Kerr was invited to bring a team of Irish footballers to Libya. Libya’s leader Colonel Muamaar Gaddafi had a reputation for supporting terrorism. The Irish players and officials were interested only in playing football. This is the story of that trip.

Director Kevin Brannigan in person - Q&A

4:30 pm - Theatre 1

Mic Christopher and his music touched and inspired a generation of Irish talent, galvanizing his friends into following their dreams and sending them onto great success.

This heartfelt story charts singer-songwriter Mic Christopher's humble beginnings busking on the streets of Dublin, his rise to rock star, the near-fatal accident that left him millimeters from death, through to his final year where he lead an entire generation of Irish musicians onto fame, success and new artistic highs.

Told through the eyes of those whose lives he touched (Oscar-winner Glen Hansard, writer/actor Sharon Horgan, Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Bronagh Gallagher, Josh Ritter, Lisa Hannigan, and many more.) This epic story of extraordinary music and friendship will both touch and inspire.

7:00 PM | Theater 1

She lost it all. She wants it back. Can the world’s greatest female boxer become World Champion again after Olympic disaster?

For the first time, Katie Taylor, the world’s greatest female boxer, allows unprecedented access to her life. Unbeaten for ten years, credited with raising the profile of women’s boxing and bringing the sport into the Olympics, Katie suddenly begins a losing spiral in 2016, as the result of conflict within her close-knit family. Katie is a riveting and highly emotional documentary that cuts to the core of Katie’s demise and tells the story of her attempt to rebuild her life.

Director Ross Whitaker and Producer Aideen O’Sullivan in person - Q&A.

Winner of our 2020 Global Vision Documentary Award.
Proudly presented by Arabella.

9:30 pm - Theatre 1

Rose, a mostly sweet and lonely Irish driving instructor, must use her supernatural talents to save the daughter of Martin (also mostly sweet and lonely) from a washed-up rock star who is using her in a Satanic pact to reignite his fame.

Plays with
ONE NIGHT AT A TIME
2019/United States (11 minutes)
Director: Mica Connors

Harkin, a mid forties Irish man tries to find love in all the wrong places. In the end his night turns out to be just like every other.

Director Mica Connors  in person - Q&A