The A Little Magic block will feature 7 Nat/Intl Shorts Films:

Lady Isobel & The Elf Knight
Directed by Cashell Horgan
Runtime: 8 minutes

A tale of love, magic, revenge, and murder. Based on the 300-year old ballad of the same, the story is of a beguiling lover who entices a sequence of girls to their deaths that is until he meets Lady Isobel, a maiden in waiting for the love and revenge.

Blanket

Directed by Ken Williams & Denis Fitzpatrick

Bending Glass
Winner – 2019 Best Cinematography

Directed by Suzie Keegan
Runtime: 7 minutes, 49 seconds

Since the beginning of the neon industry in Ireland in the 1930s, the community has been incredibly closed and tight knit. There is no formal training, with only 5 glass benders in the country today, and eighty year old Paddy is the oldest and most experienced of the allumni.

The Space Between Us
Directed by Elaine Kennedy
Runtime: 9 minutes

The Space Between Us is a family based drama between three estranged siblings who are forced to reconnect when a tragedy occurs in their family. The story explores the wide range of emotions they have toward each other, present and past, and what their relationships will look like moving forward.

Under Growth
Directed by Evin O’Neill
Runtime: 11 minutes, 36 seconds

When Hayley visits her dad for the first time since her mum dumped him, he’s too hung-up and hungover to join in her games and she gets into a dangerous adventure of her own making.

Always Remember Me
Directed by Nell Teare
Runtime: 12 minutes, 53 seconds

Based on true events, a young woman confronts her past at her childhood best friends 7th birthday party. This is complicated, because her best friend has been dead for 18 years.

Let’s Go to Antarctica!
Directed by Gonzaga Manso
Runtime: 5 minutes

Carlos is a human being who at this very moment is on a holiday in Antarctica. The penguins, who do not have cameras, will forget all about Carlos .

The Girl At The End Of The Garden
Directed by Bonnie Dempsey
Runtime: 14 minutes

A slapstick comedy about an unhappy young girl whose life is turned upside-down when she finds a mysterious runaway with psychic powers in her back garden.

Cynthia
Directed by Jack Hickey
Runtime: 17 minutes, 30 seconds

Cynthia is a story about unrequited love, emotional bravery, and how the truth (however devastating) can be the only thing that sets you free.