69th Cork International Film Festival

Pure Cork Shorts

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7 films in package
Pure Cork: In Competition
From the experimental and poetic to the comic, and from documentary to drama. Even to two pints of rasa! Me daza!
Artemisia
An experimental inquiry into a perspective of identity, transparency and truth.
Forerunner
Forerunner' explores the life of visually impaired ultrarunner Sinead Kane as she examines her childhood experiences and why she runs.
A Cup of Sugar
A nonconformist immigrant is pushed to the brink by a community’s judgmental attitude, until an unexpected encounter changes everything
As Easy as Riding a Bike
After Andy is dumped by his girlfriend, his best friend, Mandy, decides to teach him to ride a bike
Shots for Monday Morning
A collage of everyday moments are reconfigured into something unspokenly sacred
Foxglove
A young woman travels home to reconcile with her past, the memory of her mother and her dying father
This screening is eligible for the Audience Award. The voting period has closed.
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Sinead Kane is the first visually impaired athlete to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Forerunner follows Sinead's extraordinary daily life as she examines her motivations and confronts the horrific bullying she experienced throughout her childhood.


  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Ireland
  • Premiere
    Irish Premiere
  • Director
    Kevin Bennett & Dave Thorpe
  • Producer
    Kevin Bennett & Dave Thorpe
  • Cinematographer
    Paddy O'Connor
  • Editor
    Kevin Bennett & Dave Thorpe
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