Spotlight is First Cut’s open call programme celebrating the vision of emerging filmmakers of third level age. Some are in film courses, some are working independently but all are significant upcoming talents to watch for in the future.

A birthday can be difficult when you’re in isolation.

Sometimes it all piles on way too fast.

You try your best and still it isn't enough.

Yet another tragic miscarriage sends Adaeze's life out of kilter.

A contemplation of the Irish landscape and its inhabitants through the lens of Greek mythology.

Devin has had a poor relationship with her father. Upon news of his death, she is determined to get closure.

A civil war veteran embarks on a treacherous journey to reunite a Native American baby with her tribe.

In this surrealist piece, the speaker recalls an episode of abuse that haunts her throughout her life.

What if your followers turned into real people?

A young man is trying to remember the ingredients of an old recipe in search of something he's lost and to learn how to start again.

A diaristic account of my experience of coming into my gender identity and realising it’s always been a lingering, inescapable part of me.

A dynamic account of two young people bound together by their shame and their mistakes.

A film that explores the relationship between the negative connotations that come with animal names when referenced and used against women.

A non-fiction coming-of-age film about the final entry in a diary I kept for three years.

An exploration of post-apocalyptic Cork, a flooded landscape after the sea has risen thirty metres.

Panel Discussion: Francis O’Mahony (Cat Vomit), Lia Campbell (To All My Darlings) and Darragh Scott (Husky) will discuss their work in a panel moderated by filmmaker Ger Browne.