CIFF2025 - Shorts Program 3
Sunday, March 2 • 11:00 AM • T2 • Approx. runtime: 100 min.
Screening generously sponsored by Courtyard Marriott
CLODAGH
A lonely priest's housekeeper encounters a young Irish girl of exceptional promise.
DIR/SCR Portia A. Buckley; SCR/PROD Michael Lindley. Ireland, 2024, color, 17 min. NOT RATED
Funded by Afternoon Pictures and sponsored by Kodak.
A WIND AND THE SHADOW
As the line between reality and memory blurs, a mother confronts her fears and uncertainty, revealing a narrative of resilience and love. This journey leads to a profound moment when her daughter bravely discusses her illness. The Irish Film and Television Academy Award-winning short film is inspired by real events and stars Niamh Algar and Catherine Clinch.
DIR/SCR Kris Kelly; PROD Brian J. Falconer, Vicki Rock. Ireland, 2023, color, 9 min. NOT RATED
Funded by The BFI Animation Short Film Fund.
THE MEMORIES OF OTHERS
A short documentary film uncovering Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura's extraordinary work in Ireland during the Troubles, and the artistic and emotional impact of its recent rediscovery.
DIR/SCR/PROD Pauline Vermare, Marc Lesser; PROD Noah Avidan. U.S., 2024, color, 20 min. In English and Japanese with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Self-funded.
PEAT
An underappreciated Irish widow builds a magical creature to help her work the bog, but when she and the creature develop feelings for each other, her jealous son tries to destroy it.
DIR/SCR Paudie Baggott; PROD Maggie Ryan. Ireland, 2024, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
Funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and RTÉ (Focus Shorts and Frameworks).
YELLOW BELT
As his parents separate, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence develops an unrealistic crush on an older teenage girl in his taekwondo class but soon finds out that no matter what age you are, love can sometimes hurt.
DIR/SCR Allyn Quigley; SCR Alan O’Gorman; PROD Aisling Malone. Ireland, 2023, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
Funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Focus Shorts).
ROOM TAKEN
Having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac is part of the rapidly growing unhoused population. One day, while charging his phone in a coffee shop, he meets Victoria, an elderly blind woman. After she forgets her bag in the cafe, Isaac returns it to her. Once inside her home, and in desperate need of a place to stay, Isaac sneaks upstairs and begins to live there, unbeknownst to Victoria. This leads to a series of unknown interactions in which Isaac works to stay hidden from a woman who experiences the world through sound. Eventually, a strange bond develops between the two.
DIR TJ O'Grady-Peyton; SCR Michael Whelan; PROD Colmán Mac Cionnaith. Ireland, 2023, color, 19 min. NOT RATED
Funded by Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Focus Shorts).
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