Medb Johnstone

Tras

The story of young Irish transgender couple, (both 21-years-old) Max and Victoria, the obstacles they face, and the challenges they undertake, as they forge their own identities. As they grow up as their true selves, we watch the people around them adapt. Their parents are open about the fact that they have struggled with their children’s transition. Neither sensationalist, nor ordinary, Tras is an honest work that focuses on one of the smallest and most marginalised minorities in Irish society and allows them to flourish and be themselves.

The Participants

A dystopian, sci-fi influenced experimental fable with a strong anti-bullying message set in an eerie, abandoned world where a gang of forgotten children plays endlessly repetitive games to gain the favour of Mikhail, the self-proclaimed leader of this strange and isolated society. In an eerie, abandoned world where no adults are to be found, a gang of forgotten children plays games to gain the favour of Mikhail, the self-proclaimed leader of this strange and isolated society. Rebelling against Mikhail's tyrannical bullying, Emilia, Boris and the bird-like shaman boy Josef devise a plan to escape, twisting the rules to beat Mikhail at his own game.

Rince

A family of Irish dancers cannot resist the rhythm of the music on the radio as they wait for their dinner.

Luck

Liam is desperate to get to the big game on the Aran Islands and savour the atmosphere of a local GAA grudge match. With his two friends Mícheál and Séamus in tow, they set out to try and find a way to get to the match.