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IFL St Patrick's Film Festival 2021

Short Films

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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.

In a world so impacted by people's apathy toward their own environment, the responsibility of saving the planet is often shouldered by children. This film follows the journey of a young girl attempting to better the world by recycling a glass jar. As she embarks on her adventure she is faced with the effects of climate change in the form of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. To complete her task the girl must overcome the obstacles these monsters place before her.

Year
2020
Language
English
Country
Ireland

Director
Emma Cummins

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.

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.

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'.

A young girl faces up to the Four Horsemen of the Climate Apocalypse in this inspiring tale

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.

We all have a neighbour like this. A comic caricature from and by Dublin stand-up comedian, Jack McKenna.

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.

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.

In a world so impacted by people's apathy toward their own environment, the responsibility of saving the planet is often shouldered by children. This film follows the journey of a young girl attempting to better the world by recycling a glass jar. As she embarks on her adventure she is faced with the effects of climate change in the form of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. To complete her task the girl must overcome the obstacles these monsters place before her.

Year
2020
Language
English
Country
Ireland

Director
Emma Cummins