A hawk, a chicken, a rat, a tree, a departed father, his struggling daughter and her distant child who has recently returned home. Within each body lies the reflections of all others.
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, a black comedy about the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan after the untimely death of their mother.
BAFTA Film Awards 2023 - Best British Short Film - Winner
Academy Awards 2023 - Best Short Film (Live Action) - Winner
Set against the backdrop of the Northern Irish coast, HOMEBIRD explores the relationship between an emotionally reclusive father struggling to re-connect with his estranged gay son, during a night at the seafront amusements.
NIGHTRIDE is a dryly humorous realtime one shot thriller set on the midnight streets of Belfast. It places us in the driver’s seat with smalltime dealer Budge as he tries to pull one last deal with cash borrowed from a dangerous loan shark. When the handover goes catastrophically wrong, Budge finds himself in a race against time to find his missing product and get a new buyer before the loan shark tracks him down.
An experimental short film that explores the theme of female rivalry within the patriarchal arena. Trapped in a vicious circle fuelled by envy and jealousy, a theatre understudy transcends and finally confronts the real source of her dark emotions.
After the death of Anne; a loving mother to Hazel and a devoted wife to Ted, Ted and Hazel find themselves drifting apart and Hazel feels like she is drowning in her Dad’s apathy. Unable to turn to Anne for help, Ted and Hazel are frozen beneath the surface of a fracturing family.
Pat always wanted to be world famous, but the world had other plans. Now locked down and on the wrong side of fifty, he sees the combination of a global pandemic and high-speed broadband as his opportunity to find fame at last. Along with his long-suffering wife Lizzy, he embarks upon the new rock-n-roll... live streaming, and is willing to go to any lengths to "get the virus". Unfortunately for Pat, his wish comes true when a poncey arts show host mistakes his witless ramblings for satirical genius…
A farmer staring down the barrel of impending bankruptcy is forced to make the difficult decision to sell his beloved pigs for meat. When one of the pigs escapes, 13 year-old Alice suggests a far-fetched idea that just might change everything.
After a night of celebrating the Good Friday Agreement, Victoria, a young photographer, wakes up to Ciaran – a disillusioned young man. As the day progresses, she will have to reflect on the meaning of her art and love in the new era for Belfast.
Two assassins keep watch as a young man digs his own grave. Meanwhile, in a fancy-dress shop, the assassins’ daughter has just found out she is pregnant to the gravedigger when the kingpin who ordered the hit walks in.
In his debut, writer/director Robert Herbert McClean draws inspiration from myriad of classic cinema to create this truly unique dark comedy.
