April 2025
- The Peoples' Picturehouse Cork
- May 2
- 3 min read
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