Séasúir Shorts: Winter

CLUB 18+90 min

Synopsis

Séasúir Shorts is a quarterly screening event, bringing short films back into the cinema at Pálás. This winter, as the world tucks itself into the warmth of home, we invite you on a journey through a series of short films—stories that show the diversity of what ‘home’ means and shine a light in the darkness.

DO I KNOW YOU? (2021) 11’ DRAMA
Jessica is eager to make breakfast for her new girlfriend but little does she know her daughter Robyn has invited someone unexpected, as Robyn invites her sperm donor father around for breakfast.

BENDING GLASS (2019) 7.5’ DOCUMENTARY
Exploring the life’s work of eighty-yearold Glass Bender Paddy Dignam, this film follows the man who used the streets as his gallery, illuminating Ireland with one iconic piece of work at a time.

CIÚNAS (2022) 12’ DRAMA
A couple embark on a journey in the midst of a family crisis. Téann lánúin ar thuras i lár géarchéime teaghlaigh.

23 DEGREES 5 MINUTES (2012) 11’ ANIMATION
An old explorer close to freezing in the Arctic re-lives the events that brought him there in the first place.

JOYRIDERS (2006) 15’ DRAMA
As ten-year-old Kylie struggles to come to terms with her grief, she discovers that imagination can be more powerful than reality.

45 12’ DOCUMENTARY
In Michael Reilly's bar in Ardmore, West Waterford, a game of 45 has been played every Friday night since 1942. Hosting this long standing card game is the highlight of Michael's week.

WREN BOYS (2017) 11’ DRAMA
On the day after Christmas, a Catholic priest from Cork drives his nephew to prison.

DEPARTURE (2018) 9’ ANIMATION
Faced with the prospect of another Christmas without her emigrated family, Alma, a lonely Irish grandmother, is at an all time low. This would-be tragedy quickly turns into a comedy as the universe conspires to bring her closer to her family than she could ever have imagined.