The Bleeding Pig is delighted to be back for its 7th. edition to showcase the best in independent short films from Ireland and further afield.

As well as introducing the local community to the wonderful world of independent cinema, we’re passionate about bringing newcomers to the area to experience the culture on the coast. They may come for the films but they will stay for the stunning scenery and the warm welcome.

ENTRY IS FREE for the short films, but booking is essential

Monday 19th May, 7 pm Short Films WOMEN IN FILM

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 20th May, 7 pm Short Films

Wednesday 21st May, 7.30 pm FEATURE PRESENTATION

‘Four Mothers’

Fingal Co. Co. and Film Equipment Store provide funding and help in getting this venture going.

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Full line-up.

Monday 19th May 7 pm

Women in Film

Followed by a Q&A with Sinead Brasil

Naked Lights 14mins    F

Written & Directed by Jeda de Brí

Emma is stuck in a dead-end job as a night shift attendant at a petrol station. When a masked stranger arrives one night, threatening to burn the place to the ground, Emma is all that stands in his way.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/952865396

Trouble 17 mins    F

Written by Francesca McDonnell Capossela, Jonathan C. Creasy, Maura McDonnell & Directed by Jonathan Shaw

A tense civil war drama capturing the fear and resolve of the Irish people for independence. The story follows the lives of three orphaned siblings – two sisters and a brother – on the verge of a tragic event.

Trailer: https://filmfreeway.com/Trouble121

Brón 5 mins    F

Written by Gareth Lyons & Directed by Catherine Mangan Williams

By a riverside, a man battling his personal demons finds unexpected companionship in a curious fox.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/1054144602?share=copy

The Art of Removing the Sticky Bits 5 mins    F

Written & Directed by Eve Duffy

A young boy struggles to understand a new dynamic with his parents as his world is uprooted

Baby Steps 14 mins  F

Written & Directed by Hannah Mamalis

Em is 7-months pregnant and feels no connection to the baby inside her. She tries to follow the instructions of an outdated tape called How to Connect with your Unborn Child – chaos ensues.

Gael Force 8 mins    F

Written & Directed by Tara Hegarty

In 1999, the Irish national broadcaster, RTÉ, announced that its weather forecasters, who were trained meteorologists and household names, would be replaced by attractive young television presenters. But the people of Ireland had something to say about that.

Young People of Ireland 15 mins   F

Written & Directed by Sophie Meehan

A playful exploration of underground responses to social mores in 1970s Ireland, told through a day in the life of two young women.

Free admission, but booking is essential

Book here

 Tuesday 20th May 7 pm

Screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A hosted by  Film in Dublin’s Luke Dunne.

Peat 18 mins

Written & Directed by Paudie Baggott

An under-appreciated Irish widow builds a magical creature to help her work the bog, but when she and the creature develop feelings for each other, her jealous man-boy son tries to destroy it.

Trailer: https://www.paudiebaggott.ie/2024/11/20/3r581vnf42eiuyik6s66y27jwvblre

Missing 14 mins   F

Written & Directed by Maura Foley

A new mother struggling with postpartum anxiety becomes convinced her new neighbours are harbouring a dark secret that she must investigate.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O97rYnKxpCA&t=1s

 Ghosted 14 mins    F

Written by Sarah Jane Scott & Directed by Jeda de Brí

When Corina is ghosted by the charming Paul, she calls her best friend for comfort. But serial killer-obsessed Anne Marie is suspicious as to the whereabouts of Paul and convinces her to go on a mission to find out where he went.

 Come Back 15 mins F

Written & Directed by Helen O’Reilly

An 11-year-old girl wants to restore her relationship with her older sister, but her sister’s new friends have other ideas

Hometime 12 mins

Written by Joe McGucken & Directed by Jonathan Lambert

An inner-city boy, Sam, spends his birthday in a pub, waiting for his mother, Leanne, to call it a night.

Trailer: https://www.hometimefilm.com/hometime-trailer

 The Innkeeper 14 mins    F

Written by Denise Deegan & Directed by Paudie Baggott

When a spirited eight-year-old lands the part of Innkeeper in the school nativity play, she battles her perfectionist teacher, who insists that she “stick to the script” and refuse Mary and Joseph a room.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm4Sc2668io

Retirement Plan 7 mins

Written & Directed by John Kelly

At apathy with his life, Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) dreams of the beauty and joy he will find in retirement.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O660kFEm3kY

Book tickets here

 Free admission, but booking is essential 

Wednesday 21st May 7.30 pm

Feature Film: ‘Four Mothers’
Directed by Pat Collins, based on the award-winning final novel by John McGahern
1hr 51 mins

€10 admission

Book for all three events here