CIFF2024: Shorts Program 2
MUD QUEEN
A colorful, energetic film about the messiness of love and the complicated relationships between sons and mothers. In the early 1990s at their remote farmhouse in rural north county Dublin, sensitive, artistic Ryan; his six-year-old sister, Katie; and his larger-than-life mother, Sue, are preparing to throw a wild and glamorous party for Ryan's 12th birthday. But is Mum's behavior just a normal part of the festivities? Or a sign of trouble to come? As the evening wears on, Ryan must try to keep everything under control — even if just for one more night. DIR/SCR Nathan Fagan; DIR Luke Daly; PROD Seamus Waters. Ireland, 2023, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
THE GOLDEN WEST (2023)
Oscar®-winning filmmakers Tom Berkeley and Ross White (AN IRISH GOODBYE, inaugural winner of the Norman Houston Short Film Award) follow their debut with this atmospheric Western. Having fled the Great Famine, two warring Irish sisters (Eileen Walsh and Aoife Duffin) seek their fortunes in the gold rush. But with winter fast approaching and nothing to show for their efforts, their age-old feud soon threatens to become deadly. DIR/SCR/PROD Tom Berkeley, Ross White; PROD Jamie Tarr. Ireland/UK, 2023, color, 25 min. In English and Welsh with English subtitles. NOT RATED
RATED
IRREVERENCE
Due to her unorthodox lifestyle, widowed Bridget (Sorcha Cusack) has a very strained relationship with her adult daughter Annie (Clare Monnelly). These women are poles apart. Bridget is deeply religious, when it suits her, and she is adamant that her granddaughter must be baptized. Meanwhile, Annie shows no outward signs of religiosity and is not interested in christening her child. The more Bridget pushes, the further Annie recoils. Bridget feels she has no option but to take matters into her own hands, arranging a secret baptism with the local priest, but something stops her in her tracks. Will she go through with the unthinkable act? DIR/SCR Siún O Connor; PROD Maggie Ryan. Ireland, 2023, color, 14 min. NOT RATED
SCRUMPY
Scrumpy grapples with the impending arrival of his birthday, an annual milestone that casts a shadow over his spirits, as he navigates a whimsical yet tumultuous journey to reconcile his disdain for this cherished day of celebration. DIR/SCR/PROD Dan Holmwood. Ireland, 2023, color, 9 min.
LICENCE FOR NIL
Curtis, a Black immigrant to Ireland, has been subject to years of microaggressions and given limited opportunities to climb the career ladder. When he finally lands an authoritative role as TV license inspector, Curtis is partnered with an incompetent veteran inspector, and his world is turned upside down. To make matters even more comical, the mismatched duo is summoned to collect fees on a remote Irish island full of tricksters. DIR/PROD Shane Robinson; SCR/PROD Shannon Welby; PROD Bébhinn Naughton. Ireland, 2023, color, 18 min. NOT RATED
PICTURE DAY (2023)
After learning that class photo day is approaching, a young boy comes face-to-face with the manifestation of his insecurities in the form of a troll called Alan. DIR/SCR Jason Branagan; PROD Sam Atwell, Emer Durcan, Eimear O'Mahony. Ireland, 2023, color, 12 min. NOT RATED
Approx. runtime: 96 min.
No AFI member passes accepted.
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, March 02, 2024
Genre: Short films
