🗓️ Saturday 10th October, 12.30pm (Exit Time: 2.15pm).
đź“Ť The Black Box Belfast
Embracing the rhythms of tight-knit communities, playful mysteries and individual quests for truth, these thought-provoking Irish shorts celebrate the enduring ties that bind us to out pasts and each other.
In-Competition!
Vote for your favourite short film at the end of the screening.
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WHERE MEMORIES ECHO
Dir: Ava Mooney, UK & Ireland, 2026, 1 min
Exploring how sound and memory intertwine, capturing a return to childhood.
CHILDREN OF HERE
Dir: Rabie Mustapha, UK, 2026, 17 mins
A documentary tackling questions of diversification and homesickness through the eyes of children from Northern Ireland.
POSSESSED BY YOU
Dir: Sonny Santiago, Ireland, 2026, 15 mins
A girl recruits a boy for her ghost-hunting agency.
THE VOLUNTEER
Dir: Charlie Beimers, UK & Ireland, 2025, 10 mins
In a bleak industrial future, one volunteer’s search for a plentiful new planet yields an unexpected dilemma.
12 SCISSORS
Dir: Limerick Youth Theatre, Ireland, 2025, 13 mins
Misunderstood witness statements and differing accounts complicate a murder investigation.
LITTLE WOMAN
Dir: Sohaib Syed, Ireland, 2026, 16 mins
A devoted widowed father learns to embrace new love with his young daughter’s help.
THE BEEKEEPERS
Dir: Emma Neilon, Ireland, 2026, 10 mins
A short documentary showcasing a tight-knit beekeeping community in Dundalk.
Ages: 12+ (Due to some thematic elements and mild/moderate bad language).
Event Duration: 105 mins (Including Voting Time)
BBFC: N/A
All shorts in English or with English subtitles.
