Film: Shorelines Shorts

Thursday, 19 September | 2pm
Friday, 20 September | 5pm
Saturday, 21 September | 11am
The Dock at The Boathouse Bar
Admission: €5

Detainment

​Ireland 2018 (Run time: 30 mins)

Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.
Director: Vincent Lambe
Writer: Vincent Lambe
Producers: Vincent Lambe, Darren Mahon, Robert Dwyer-Joyce
Stars: Ely Solan, Leon Hughes, Will O’Connell

Nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 2019 Academy Awards

The Silent Child

UK 2017 (Run time: 20 mins)

Busy parents Sue and Paul decide to get help from social worker, Joanne, to prepare their youngest daughter Libby, who is deaf, for the big step of going to school for the first time. Joanne and Libby bond almost immediately, with Joanne beginning to teach a responsive Libby Sign Language.
Director: Chris Overton
Writer: Rachel Shenton
Producers: Julie Foy, Rebecca Harris, Daniel Ormerod
Stars: Rachel Fielding, Philip York, Rachel Shenton

Winner of the 2018 Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short

Hidden Potential

Ireland 2016 (Run time: 11 mins)

​Anthony (8) is a young school child who is struggling with dyslexia and is constantly belittled, ignored and bullied by his classmates, teachers and even his school principal. If this continues he faces a life living in the shadows of success. Until, one day someone steps in and changes his life forever.
Director & Screenplay: Eamonn MacMahon
Producer: Eamonn MacMahon

The film was selected for several film festivals and awards, both in Ireland and internationally.
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