TRALEE SHORTS
WEDNESDAY 4TH NOVEMBER
8:00 PM - SIAMSA TÍRE TRALEE - €5
A wonderful collection of the very best shorts on offer from Kerry Filmmakers. With a mix of recent films and a few classics from year’s past, the films on show include a documentary and a number of live action shorts. The night offers a wonderful opportunity to experience the very best in Kerry short films in the amazing surrounds of Siamsa Tíre.
Directors to attend screening.
Goo
Ireland 2009 11min 18sec Colour
A comedy of menace. Three men. Two women. One canteen. One Afternoon. A smorgasbord of possibilities. A cavalcade of outcomes. Conclusions are fusions, perceptions and deceptions.
Director Neil Flynn
The Valley of Knockanure
Ireland 2009 34 min Colour
To forgive histories ugly sins, first we must know what they are. The Valley of Knockanure tells the story of three young men who were murdered by British Forces in 1921 Ireland
Director Gerad Barrett
Red in Tooth and Claw
Ireland 2009 8mins 07sec Colour
In the middle of a moonlit forest, two men recreate a dangerous ancient ritual in honour of the Greek god of madness, Dionysus.
Director Patrick Ryan
Dark Rider
Ireland 2009 4min 53sec Colour
Dark Rider a film inspired by a song of the same title. Originally conceived of by Chris Noonan and True Delusion an Irish Band from County Cork.
This animated short describes a solitary character the "Dark Rider" as he drives around in a black car looking for a girl he once met. Through the use of suggestive imagery, we the viewers find out there might be a little more to this journey then first appears.
Director Paul Woods
Cardboard Boy
Ireland 2009 3min Colour
Cardboard Boy is a short, stop motion animated film which tells a harsh truth about life. The film revolves around a little boy playing in a cardboard box and using his innocent imagination to turn the box into all sorts of objects. It displays the power of one’s imagination and how children will always be child and will play and dream despite their background and situation.
Director Kelley O’Sullivan
Small Benners
Ireland 2007 5 min Colour
A short affectionate look at one of Tralee's most beloved institutions - Benner's Hardware shop.
Director Michael Kelly
A Strange Request
Ireland 2007 4 min 25 sec Colour
A patient lies helpless in an eerie hospital. He asks the cleaning lady for some help. This strange request has unforeseen consequences.
Director Maurice O’Carroll
Samhlaíocht
Ireland 2009 1min 56sec Colour
Tá an scannán seo faoi beirt deirfiúreacha óg agus an Samhlaíocht atá acu go bhfuil comh neamhchiontáil. úsaideann na cailiní púdar talk chun iad féin a chuir dofeicthe. Creideann said go mór san draíocht go h-áirithe púdar talk. Leannan an scéal seo na Cailiní san domhain dofeicthe.
This story is about two young sisters and their innocent imagination. The story begins with the two girls covering themselves in white talken powder in order to make themselves invisible. The girls strongly believe in magic especially in the fact that talken powder makes you invisible! With this the story follows their ventures!
Director Louise Ní Chonchúir
The Good News
Ireland 2009 9min 50sec Colour
Caroline has been sick all day. Her partner, Mark, forces her to stay home even though she has an important meeting to go to. After a row, Mark reluctantly goes in her place. He returns with good news, but for Caroline it is short lived.
Director Tommy Fitzgearld