Venue:
Tailors Hall, Back Lane Dublin 8, D08 X2A3
Date:
Saturday 29th November
15:00 - 15:50
Shorts H
Tailors Hall, Back Lane Dublin 8, D08 X2A3
Date:
Saturday 29th November
15:00 - 15:50
Shorts H
SHORTS H
15:00
TAILORS HALL
WHITEFACE by Julian Alexander - USA
A Black man in whiteface is with his white girlfriend at her parent’s barbecue and all is well until his friends arrive undercover to ‘rescue’ him.
LONG FACES by Nicolas Galoux - BEL
It's the story of a man who can't manage to cry at his mother's funeral—a paradox for this single father weighed down by modesty and others' judgments. Could it be out of a rejection of convention?
A bittersweet comedy about letting go.
A bittersweet comedy about letting go.
PREMATURE EJECTION by John Kay - UK
An animated CGI short humorous cartoon set. Inpsector Split and Sergeant Melba are on duty at the Fruitopia
Air Show. The dastardly Mascaroni steals the new Meteor jet plane and is hotly pursued by Melba.
Air Show. The dastardly Mascaroni steals the new Meteor jet plane and is hotly pursued by Melba.
GRAND by Sharon Mannion - IRE
A 40-something-year-old small time weed dealer and mother of two, struggles to admit she has depression
15:50 - 16:00
Q&A
16:00 - 16:15
Break & Votes
16:15 - 17:00
Live Script Readings
17:00-17:20
Break & Votes
17:20 - 18:20
Shorts I
Q&A
16:00 - 16:15
Break & Votes
16:15 - 17:00
Live Script Readings
17:00-17:20
Break & Votes
17:20 - 18:20
Shorts I
SHORTS I
17:20
TAILORS HALL
NEWSCHECK COMEDY SKETCHES by William Morgan - IRL
William Morgan Newscheck Comedy Sketches
KEEP YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL by Neil Marshall - UK
A dark comedy about the Pressure to stay 'Young and Beautiful'
PEAT by Paudie Baggott - IRL
An under-appreciated Irish widow builds a magical creature to help her work the bog, but when she and the creature develop feelings for each other, her jealous man-boy son tries to destroy it.
STIMULANTS & EMPATHOGENS by Mateusz Pacewicz - POL
Antek, a closeted teenage gay from a wealthy family, invites a teenage drug dealer Kuba – he has a hopeless
crush on – to his villa under the pretext of another drug transaction. However, he does not know that Kuba has
a mission that he received from his superiors – his Father and his Brother. The dealer’s family suspects that
Antek resells their mephedrone at a profit at his school, so Kuba is supposed to investigate the situation. The
story begins as a romantic comedy of errors, turns into a social satire to end, after various adventures, with an
emotional plot twist.
crush on – to his villa under the pretext of another drug transaction. However, he does not know that Kuba has
a mission that he received from his superiors – his Father and his Brother. The dealer’s family suspects that
Antek resells their mephedrone at a profit at his school, so Kuba is supposed to investigate the situation. The
story begins as a romantic comedy of errors, turns into a social satire to end, after various adventures, with an
emotional plot twist.
18:20 - 18:30
Q&A
18:30 - 18:45
Break & Votes
18:45 - 19:30
Shorts J
Q&A
18:30 - 18:45
Break & Votes
18:45 - 19:30
Shorts J
SHORTS J
18:45
TAILORS HALL
PICKING A GUITAR by Eddie Brannigan, Felipe Cândido de Brito - IRL
A guitar shop salesman finds that a musician searching for the perfect sound can be surprisingly, even shockingly, picky.
THE TAYLOR SWIFT SYNDROME by Sébastien de cordes, Brieuc Cornet
When Taylor Swift releases a new album, a strange phenomenon occurs: men get dumped by their girlfriends for no apparent reason. A study reveals that the connection between the singer and her fans is so strong that if she hates one of her exes, her fans will start hating him too… and by extension, all men who resemble him. Tough luck for Nathan, who happens to be the lookalike of one of Taylor Swift's exes…
THE STORK by Stephen Gallacher - UK
The Stork is a character driven comedy that follows well intentioned, but clueless, parents of a queer woman wanting to start a family via artificial insemination using Norwegian semen ordered online – a popular method for queer couples. However, typically, the receipts of said semen tend to sign for their important delivery but on this occasion they’re not in but, (un)luckily, one set of parents are!
DAWN OF THE ICK by Nell Mercier - IRL
A small town is plagued by a syndrome causing women to abandon their husbands. Activist Sibéal believes she's immune—until she sees her fiancé's new haircut. Is her love strong enough to see past the ick, or is she just a fickle little bitch?
A dark comedy about the reality of love and acceptance.
A dark comedy about the reality of love and acceptance.
19:30 - 19:45
Q&A
19:45 - 20:00
Break & Votes
20:00 - 21:00
Stand-Up Final
21:00 - 21:30
Break & Votes
21:30 - 23:00
Awards
Q&A
19:45 - 20:00
Break & Votes
20:00 - 21:00
Stand-Up Final
21:00 - 21:30
Break & Votes
21:30 - 23:00
Awards