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Irish Shorts 2: In Competition

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Irish Shorts 2: In Competition
All things dark and beautiful. An exquisite programme of animation, documentary, dance and drama.
Miss D
Referred to only as 'Miss D' because of her young age, a pregnant Irish teenager with a fatal foetal abnormality fights for her right to travel abroad for an abortion
Fall of the Ibis King
The antagonist of a dark opera becomes increasingly unsettled following the unlikely return of the former lead actor
Work
We follow hungover Lilith, a musician and escort, on a day when her two worlds collide
Näher
An elegant building stands on Ireland's historic Merrion Square. Four lost souls move and gather in shared moments of remembrance
Don't Go Where I Can't Find You
A haunted composer uses music to connect with the ghost of her dead lover but her mind starts to spiral into chaos
An Encounter
Two improbable friends dodge school and wander freely through Dublin until an encounter with a stranger leaves one of them utterly changed
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An elegant building stands on Ireland's historic Merrion Square. Four lost souls move and gather in shared moments of remembrance. Filmed in Dublin's newly refurbished Goethe-Institut, Naher is a dance film that brings life to haunted spaces new and old, evoking fleeting memories and suspended dreams.


  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Ireland
  • Premiere
    World Premiere
  • Director
    Alan Gilsenan
  • Screenwriter
    Liz Roche, Shane O'Reilly, Alan Gilsenan
  • Producer
    Zlata Filipovic
  • Cast
    Finola Cronin, Kévin Coquelard, Liv O'Donoghue, Grant McLay
  • Cinematographer
    Colm Hogan
  • Editor
    Bjorn Mac Giolla
  • Composer
    Ray Harman
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