April 2025

On April 30th, we had another brilliant showcase full of shorts, music videos and animations galore! Thank you so much to our beautiful audience for joining us and for your continuous support. We couldn’t do what we do without you! Well done to all of the spectacular artists featured during our April showcase. Lots of really strong work on display this month.

Keep sending us your work and stay tuned for more updates about a certain filmmaking challenge over the next few weeks….. 👀

The Yellow Door / Patrick O'Mahoney

Yellow Door is about love, betrayal, longing and knowing you deserve more.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Patrick O'Mahony

Music video "Yellow Door" by artist Erin & The Lens

A Losing Game / Kyra Owers

Mark has an unusual way of entertaining himself during his college break.

Cast & Crew

Written, Directed & Edited by Kyra Owers

Starring Pierce Joseph

Director Of Photography: Zosia Barry

Sound Recordist: Ian France

Ratman Goes To Therapy / Solomon Winter

In order to receive medical treatment, the feral and monstrous Ratman is subjected to perverse psychoanalytic experiments.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Solomon Winter

Written by Solomon Winter & Lindsay Albert

Camera Operator: Andy Chen

Starring:

Solomon Winter

Asia Shedrick

Jada Kiadii

Creak / Matthew Murphy

After the loss of their father, two sisters go through grief. While the youngest sister Lucy senses a supernatural presence near.

Cast & Crew

Written & Directed by Matthew Murphy

1st Assistant Director | Director of Photography: Colm Moloney

1st Camera Assistant | Gaffer: Karolina Dziedzic

Editing & Sound: Cian Clesham

Script Editing: Jody O'Neill

Set Design: Liam O'Caoimh & Kerry Doherty

Starring

Jessica Mulcahy

Anna Kitty O'Connor

Kevin Corcoran

Mete Ince

Ciaran Bermingham

Shutter / Jay Woodard

Wrong place, wrong time

Cast & Crew

Directed by Jay Woodard

Bádóireacht / Mickaël do Couto

Bádóireacht is Meitheal Mara’s youth programme which has been providing access to water activities for the young people of Cork since 2002. Mickaël do Couto wanted to tell the story of Bádóireacht and the best way to do that was through the young participants themselves. Bádóireacht participants, past and present, do a fantastic job here in discussing and demonstrating the impact that being on the water has had on their lives.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Mickaël do Couto

Redemption / Mary O'Leary

This video installation piece portrays personal memories of those whose lives are impacted by the effects of addiction through an abstract point of view, the use of objects and models to represent sociological and domestic issues can offer a unique and compelling perspective.

By utilizing abstract forms and symbols, Mary was able to portray complex emotions and experiences in a way that transcends literal representation. This approach allows for a deeper exploration of the psychological and societal impacts of addiction, inviting viewers to interpret and engage with the artwork on a more introspective level.

Through this method, Mary aimed to challenge conventional narratives surrounding addiction, prompting viewers to reconsider their perceptions and assumptions about this issue within the broader context of art and society.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Mary O'Leary

Socks / 10 Second Animation Challenge

A compilation of ten second animations for the 10 Second Animation Challenge.

Cast & Crew

All of the film makers in order of appearance:

01 Barry McCarthy - Socks Away

02 Dylan Dreher - Comfortable Socks

03 Paul Delmer - Microscopic Detail

04 Seán Riordan Butler - Socks

05 Abby Crowe - The Other Sock

06 Silvio Severino - Sockabilly Night

07 Patrick O'Mahony & Cormac Finan - Hellpig

08 Cian Morrissey - When Sock Met Other Sock

09 Amy McCarthy - Socky Business

10 Filip Dippel - One Man's Sock Is Another Sock's Man

Blood & Wine / McSweeney Films

Nadia, a decades old vampire, wants nothing more than to live a normal life. Things are going pretty well with the human Lucy, but will Nadia be able to keep her secret?

Cast & Crew

Directed by Graham McSweeney

Producer | Assistant Director: David McSweeney

Director of PhotographyLuke Mahony - DoP

Assistant Camera: Caoimhe Kelleher

Make Up & VFX: Maeve O'Sullivan

Sound Recordist: Mark Burke

Sound Assistant: Seán O'Keeffe

Second AC: Rowan Kelly

Starring

Megan Prendergast

Sadbh Timmons Hennesy

Shane Kelleher

David McSweeney

The Last First Date / Lakshika Serasinhe & Eleni Kalantzi

Two people meet on a remote location for their first date.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Lakshika Serasinhe & Eleni Kalantzi

When I'm In Love / Rachel Griffin

A song about falling in love.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Rachel Griffin

Starring Kara Griffin