2018 Official Selections THE IRISH FILM FEST
Short Films Category
These films are 20 minutes or less, meet the festival's qualifying criteria and fall in one of the following genres:
- Comedy
- Drama
- Short Documentary
- Cultural Film
- Music Video
These 27 shorts have been selected from a pool of 325 submissions and represent a wide variety of topics. We hope you enjoy the work of these very creative film makers. Please join us in thanking all of the film makers who submitted to the Short Films Category and congratulating those whose works have been selected for the festival!
*Films are subject to change at the discretion of THE IRISH FILM FEST
| Title | Directed By | Produced By | Submitted by: | Country of Origin | Country of Filming | Running Time |
| A Very Irish Family | Emmet Kelly | Rob Gill & Emmet Kelly | Rob Gill | Ireland | Ireland | 14:00 |
| Banjaxed | Orlaith D’Arcy | Gabriela Chrobak | Orlaith D’Arcy | Ireland | Ireland | 11:30 |
| Brother | Sean Treacy | Sean Treacy | Sean Treacy | Ireland | Ireland | 13:40 |
| Childer | Aislinn Clarke | Margaret McGoldrick | Aislinn Clarke | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 18:43 |
| Deirdre | Jo Southwell | Katherine Selway | Jo Southwell | Ireland | Ireland | 14:57 |
| Follow Me | Elaine Gallagher | Elaine Gallagher, Christiane O’Mahony, Paulin Shanahan | Elaine Gallagher | Ireland | Ireland | 8:52 |
| Hound | Dan Thoburn | Dan Baker, Sarah Palmer, San Thoburn | Dan Thoburn | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 13:57 |
| Jump Into Ireland | Lucas Dominicus, Kevin Haenni | Lucas Dominicus | Lucas Dominicus | Ireland | Ireland | 2:49 |
| Lost Memories | Eamonn Murphy | Quintin Ahern | Eamonn Murphy | Ireland | Ireland | 14:55 |
| Maeve and the Moon | Elynia Betts | Peter James Melrose | Elynia Betts | Ireland | Ireland | 11:29 |
| Man to Man | A.W. Stevenson | A.W. Stevenson, Dave Minogue | Andrew Stevenson | Ireland | Ireland | 13:09 |
| My Ireland | Myles O’Reilly | Karen Walse | Myles O’Reilly | Ireland | Ireland | 11:49 |
| No Irish Need Apply | William Fitzpatrick | William Fitzpatrick | William Fitzpatrick | United States | United States | 6:54 |
| Our Day Will Come | Stephen Coll | Sabrina Chalcroft | Stephen Coll | Ireland | United Kingdom | 7:54 |
| Out of his Misery | Megan Devaney | Finbar Crotty | Megan Devaney | Ireland | Ireland | 6:54 |
| Proclaim! | Maureen O’Connell | Maureen O’Connell | Maureen O’Connell | Ireland | Ireland | 20:00 |
| REEL: Irish Women | Elaine Gallagher | Elaine Gallagher | Elaine Gallagher | Ireland | Ireland | 7:48 |
| Ring Versus The King | Noel Mc Elligott | Ultan Savage | Des Kilbane | Ireland | Ireland | 11:20 |
| Small Talk | Stephen Hall | Paul Thompstone | Paul Thompstone | Ireland | Ireland | 12:23 |
| Stairwell | Eamonn Norris | Eamonn Norris | Eamonn Norris | Ireland | Ireland | 11:25 |
| Testimony | Kamila Dydyna | Kamila Dydyna, Eamonn Tutty, Cara Bamford | Kamila Dydyna | Ireland | Ireland | 8:58 |
| The Reek | Jamie Goldrick | Dan Lambert | Jamie Goldrick | Ireland | Ireland | 6:38 |
| The Timekeeper | Noel McElligott | Noel McElligott | Noel McElligott | Ireland | Ireland | 13:44 |
| The Weather Report | Paul Murphy | Deirdre de Grae | Paul Murphy | Ireland | Ireland | 4:55 |
| Thespish | Maureen O’Connell | Shane Connellan | Maurenn O’Connell | Ireland | Ireland | 14:43 |
| Two Can Play That Game | Denis Kiely | Denis Kiely, Ricky Ponce, Dorothy O’Tuama, Joan Twomey | Denis Kiely | Ireland | Ireland | 1:08 |
| Uisce Beatha - The Water of Life | Elaine Kennedy | Elaine Kennedy | Elaine Kennedy | Ireland | Ireland | 11:30 |