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New Irish Shorts Programme 1
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Gabriel's Trumpet, dir. Thomas Bennett, Ireland/UK 2025, 20 min. 

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A programme of six short form works addressing memory and fractured realities.

That sanity be kept, dir. Michael Barwise, Ireland/UK 2025, 10 min.
Playing with audience imagination and fragmented archival footage, this provocative piece revisits the bizarre real-life case of serial ear bitings that took place in mid-1990s Derry.

Three Keenings, dir. Oliver McGoldrick, Ireland/UK/USA 2024, 10 min.
Mired in the role of a professional mourner, a struggling actor's detached facade begins to crack under the weight of unexpected humour and quiet grief.

Dealing With It, dir. Santiago Rivas Pertile, Ireland 2024, 15 min.
While struggling from the loss of her boyfriend, a young woman resorts to an experimental drug treatment that lets her revisit past memories.

Dragon's Teeth, dir. Lennart Soberon, Belgium/Ireland/UK 2024, 22 min.
Memories of South Armagh's military occupation during the Troubles linger in this hauntological exploration of Northern Ireland’s landscapes and its silenced past.

Gabriel's Trumpet, dir. Thomas Bennett, Ireland/United Kingdom 2025, 20 min 
Set amidst a crumbling Belfast, a young man’s disappearance triggers a harrowing pursuit.

Bunker Baby, dir. Conor McCormick, Ireland 2024, 17 min.
In the midst of Ireland's housing crisis, a soon-to-be father's neurosis leads him to become obsessed with a mysterious project.

Runtime: 94 min.
 
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08:40 pm
Thu, 13 Nov 2025
Cinema 1
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