Donegal Bay Film Festival

Bundoran film-maker Caroline Harvey has drawn together an exciting programme of short films and documentaries made by emerging filmmakers from the North and North West of Ireland.

Wednesday – October 1st
Naked Lights – Wri/Dir: Jeda De Bri. Turnaround -Wri/Dir: Aisling Byrne. Dembaya – Dir. Borja Guillot. Two For The Road – Wri/Dir: Lochlainn McKenna. Room Taken – Dir: TJ O’Grady Peyton, Wri: Mchael Whelan. Gaza In Colour – Wri/Dir: Various Gazan Children & Haneen Korez.

Thursday – 0ctober 2nd
License For Nil – Dir: Shane Robinson, Wri: Shannon Welby. Abreaction – Wri/Dir: Akaki Devidze. Galar – Wri/Dir: Niall Duffy. Bad Vibes – Wri/Dir: Emily Foran. A Day in the Sun – Wri/Dir: Edwin Mullane. Tíolacadh – Dir: Sadbh Larkin Coyle & Sean Coyle, Wri: Sadbh Larkin Coyle. River On The Hill – Wri/Dir: Colm Herron.

In Naked Lights, when a masked stranger threatens to burn down a 24-hour petrol station, disaffected nightshift attendant Emma is all that stands in his way.

A West Cork cleaner uncovers a tightly held secret when navigating the fast-paced pressures of a holiday property Turnaround.

In the animated short, Dembaya, a young girl and her family flee their war-torn African village and seek refuge in Ireland.

Two for The Road sees young Oscar and his Dad embark on a chaotic road trip around 1990s Ireland.

In Room Taken, having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac finds an unexpected answer to his temporary homelessness.

Gaza In Colour is a series of short animations about daily life and stories from Gaza, created by Gazan children with animation tutor, Haneen Koraz.
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In License for Nil, rookie TV license inspector Curtis and his easy-going partner are sent to collect fees on a remote, offshore island.

In Abreaction, a journalist investigates a series of mysterious kidnappings where the victims have no recollection of the event.

Galar (‘Disease’) is a social drama about the defective concrete blocks crisis in Donegal, told through the eyes of a father trying to protect his home and family.

Bad Vibes sees a young married couple attempt to rediscover their intimate relationship on a visit to an Ann Summers-inspired shop in Belfast.

A Day in The Sun sees a daughter coming to terms with the deteriorating health of her father by making the most of their time together.

Tíolachadh (‘Divine Gift’) is a story of a tentative healing between a father and his estranged daughter who returns to their Gaeltacht village after many years away.

In River on The Hill the search for a missing girl brings more than routine police work, as two detectives navigate a drug infested street.