International Shorts 1 – Opening Night Show / 13th Parish Festival

Join us for this mix of shorts from around the world; comedy, fiction, animation and just a bit of experimentation!

Rock Around Le Brocq

Mick McCarthy / Jersey / 2023 / 4 mins

Join Clarry and Larry of Gorey 24FM for this hot-off-the-presses new Jersey short film.

 

Primal Therapy

Santtu Salminen / Finland / 2021 / 19 mins

A middle-aged man, on the verge of burnout, seeks new energy through a very special form of self-help therapy.

 

Freedom Swimmer

Olivia Martin-McGuire / United Kingdom / 2022 / 15 mins

In order to understand the present, we need to shed light on the past.

 

Dash

Rory Fleck Byrne / Ireland / 2021 / 15 mins

A small-town stable man struggles with his femininity. As his favourite horse is set to be euthanised, he is forced to make a decision.

 

The Sistine

Juan Camilo Fonnegra / Colombia / 2022 / 8 mins

Vincho, a street dweller, spends his time recycling and classifying waste produced in the city to transform it.

 

Staging Death

Jan Soldat / Austria / 2022 / 8 mins

Nobody dies more beautifully than Udo Kier.

 

Warsha

Dania Bdeir / France, Lebanon / 2022 / 15 mins

A Syrian migrant, working as a crane operator in Beirut, volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom. Winner of the Best Short Film, Sundance Film Festival 2022.

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