International Film Screenings #2

Block 12 images
Sunday, October 30th
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
The Commercial, 46-47 Catherine St, Limerick
Ticket Cost: €8.00

The International Short Film Screenings #2 (Festival Block 12) will feature 7 films:


The Sprayer posterThe Sprayer
Directed by Farnoosh Abedi
Runtime: 9 minutes

In the land occupied with the sprayers army, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private.


The Generous Illusion posterThe Generous Illusion
Directed by: Ted Cox
Runtime: 11 minutes, 38 seconds

Street magician, Nick, claims that love itself is an illusion, as pragmatist Gabby attempts her own trick to level up their relationship.


The Manager Position posterThe Manager Position
Director Craig Trow
Runtime: 15 minutes, 40 seconds

Months after losing his job, a man is still unable to tell his wife.


Irish Blacks and Dogs posterIrish, Blacks and Dogs
Directed by: Jack Norris
Runtime: 8 minutes, 30 seconds

Having suffered a fall, racist Irish immigrant Ted comes in to a heated conflict with Chris, the resolute black paramedic who has come to his aide.​


Hawks Hawks
Directed by: Steve McCarten
Runtime: 8 minutes, 12 seconds

Gemma Bridger knows what she wants. A rising star in British Intelligence, she’s on a trajectory to the top. Today, she gets to prove her worth again with a routine surveillance job at a park.


Sex Lives posterSex Lives
Directed by: Thomas Hudson
Runtime: 12 minutes, 30 seconds

Things get complicated when Ali and Sean realize they have entirely different knowledge of each other’s solo sex life.


Verses from Diamond HillVerses from Diamond Hill
Directed by: Emily Swain
Runtime: 7 minutes, 19 seconds

A poetess and her former English teacher reconnect at their Irish school. Their love of poet Patrick Kavanagh comforts and inspires them after their dual bereavements.


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