IFL St Patrick's Film Festival 2021

Short Films

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9 films in package
How To Fall In Love In A Pandemic
A capsule romance accelerates dramatically against the backdrop of the pandemic as two filmmakers are forced to move in together after two weeks of knowing each other.
Paddy
It’s the late 70’s in London and a new generation is asking questions and finding answers. It’s called PUNK, and it don’t matter what you are or where you’re from.
The Ferry
This darkly comic mystery with a twist about a young woman who battles ancient forces of church and state in a bid to find her birth mother reveals many women’s struggles with losing their children to mother and baby homes.
Kathleen Was Here
Kathleen is 18 and alone. The system has no place for her now. What does the future hold when the past is all you've got? This visually arresting and emotionally taut tale depicts the ongoing problems surrounding young adults who age out of care, and their struggle to fit in'.
The First Step
A young girl faces up to the Four Horsemen of the Climate Apocalypse in this inspiring tale
Girl and Robot
The story of a traumatized girl chased across the desert by officers of the state. She meets a Robot who is afraid of being left alone. As the pursuers catch up, the Girl and the Robot must work together to survive.
Nosy Neighbour
We all have a neighbour like this. A comic caricature from and by Dublin stand-up comedian, Jack McKenna.
The Lost Pig
A farmer facing bankruptcy is forced to make the difficult decision to sell his beloved pigs. When one of the pigs escapes, 13 year-old Alice suggests a far-fetched idea.
Final Curtain
A frustrated actor takes matters into his own hands in Dan Gifford's debut short film

A selection of the best Irish short films, curated from Irish Film London's offiical submissions pool. Join us on a virtual journey which includes new animations, documentaries and narrative short films, award winners and Oscar contenders. Travel through wastelands, farmlands, council estates, London pubs and even an airport or two.


Click on one of the films in the list on the right of this page to see more information for each short film. Individual credits appear below.


Programmed by Irish Film London's short film programmer Madeleine Casey.

Patrick, a young Londoner growing up in the 1970’s, questions his identity. Living with his widowed mother and younger sister he’s trying to honour his late Father's memory by learning Irish music, but he discovers another music. One that speaks for him, one that’s being created by people like him, first generation Irish. A generation that’s English but seen as Irish. A lesson that Patrick learns in a brutal fashion but emerges from with a clear idea who he is.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    13 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    Ireland
  • Director
    Róisín Kearney
  • Screenwriter
    Sinéad Collopy
  • Producer
    Maeve McGrath, Keith Bogue
  • Cast
    Cian Hughes, Maeve McGrath, Kiri Flaherty, Kevin Kiely Jnr, Chris Rowley
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