A young woman yields to a predetermined story. Someone’s son wrestles inside the abyss of his own skin. A woman’s face marked by hope, pain and triumph; a young girl rebels against expectation and success. Dolorosa is a short film reflecting on humanity in all its glory, innocence and desperation, power and vulnerability.
Mags
Mags, a hot-headed pizza delivery cyclist who reckons herself to be entirely self-sufficient, is just about getting by during the property crisis in Dublin. When her bike is stolen and she loses her job, her eviction seems inevitable. With nowhere else to go, Mags must hunt down the thief who stole her bike and steal it right back. Mags must overcome her aversion to asking for help if she’s going to succeed, because this is no ordinary thief she’s hunting … Part investigative thriller, part heist, and part magical-realist action comedy, Bicycle Thieves: Pumped Up is a wild ride from start to finish.
Siobhan
Ciaran is a passionate yet restless college dropout who has returned home to recession-struck Dublin after a year of travelling. Broke and living with his parents, struggling to re-connect with the ex-girlfriend that he left behind and the friends and social scene that have moved on without him, Ciaran questions whether he should stay or go - and comes to realize the difference between being stuck and being present
Helen Rainey
On a lonely country road, James Mangan hears a voice from his past and comes to realise he is damned.
Cathy Browne
Esposa e mãe, Agnes Browne, de repente, decide ter uma segunda chance na vida e no amor mantendo o mesmo senso de humor e alegria de sempre. O ano é 1967. Morando num bairro violento e fervilhante em Dublin, os Browne sempre conseguiram se manter. Mas com a inesperada morte de seu marido, Agnes e seus sete filhos (seis meninos e uma menina, variando de dois a 14 anos) encontram-se em dificuldades financeiras. Para dar ao marido o funeral que ele merece, Agnes tem que pedir dinheiro emprestado ao insidioso agiota Sr. Billy - que não abre exceção na hora de cobrar de viúvas ou de crianças. É uma fase difícil para a família, mas Agnes não tem a intenção de desistir, de abrir mão de qualquer coisa, ou esmorecer. Para sustentar a família, ou pelo menos tentar, ela vende frutas e legumes em sua barraca na Rua do Mercado. Ali, recebe o apoio de sua melhor amiga, confidente e vizinha de barraca, Marion Monks.
Orla
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
