DISFMF Short Films Programmes 2026
Programme 1, Friday 9th October, 2pm, Cinema Room @Generator, 132min, Tickets
Charity, Directed by Stephen T Lally, LGBTQ-Musical, Ireland, 2025, 15min
The Last Puestero, Directed by Belle Casares, Documentary, Argentina, 2026, 25min
Saymøn Portman, Directed by Simon Seriš, Music Video, Slovakia, 2026, 1min
Capturing Albatross, Directed by James Ryan, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 11min
Intruder, Directed by Donal Moloney, Documentary, Ireland, 2026, 10min
The Parting, Directed by Marissa Aroy, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 12min
Over the Moon, Directed by Rory Fitzpatrick, LGBTQ-Drama, Ireland, 2025, 14min
Golden Foster, Directed by C.E. Whitmore, Animation, USA, 2025, 3min
Something Pointless, Directed by Asa Bailey, Drama, UK, 2026, 14min
Cairn, Directed by Christopher Aris, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 13min
Brown Bread, Directed by Shaunagh Connaire, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 14min
Programme 2, Friday 9th October, 5pm, Cinema Room @Generator, 133min, Tickets
The Aftermath, Directed by Mark Loughrah, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 13min
Wannabes, Directed by Giorgia Cadell, Comedy Drama, Ireland, 2025, 29min
Before, Directed by Giuseppe Celestino, Italy &Spain, Ai-Drama, 2026, 6min
The Cloud Herder, Directed by Aidan McAteer, Animation, Ireland, 2025, 7min
Tracey, Directed by Gino Lynch, Comedy-Drama, Ireland, 2025, 12min
The Funeral Rehearsal, Directed by Ronald Zuidinga, Drama, Netherlands, 2024, 20min
Shut It, Directed by Willem Loomans, Music Video, Belgium, 2026, 5min
Tapeworm Alexis & the Opera Diva, Directed by Thaïs Odermatt, Animation, Switzerland, 2025, 11min
Behind the Barriers, Directed by Jackie O’Mahoney, Music Video, Ireland, 2026, 5min
Grace, Directed by Anna Rodgers, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 25min
Programme 3, Saturday 10th October, 2pm, Cinema Room @Generator, 132min, Tickets
Colour Me Blue, Directed by Saeed Vahidi, LGBTQ-Drama, Canada, 2026, 15min
Simple Love, Directed by Wolf James Creative, Music Video, Ireland, 2026, 6min
I’m Alright, Directed by Chris Higgis, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 17min
Sorry to Bother You, Directed by Adam Hogan, Animation, Ireland, 2026, 3min
Euro-Children, Directed by Áindréas Fallon Verbruggen, Documentary, Ireland, 2026, 14min
The Last Egg, Directed by Maarit Hillevi Emilia Koskinen, Comedy, Finland, 2026, 14min
When the Levee Breaks, Directed by Rowan Noonan Ganley & Simon O’Neill, Music Video, 2026, 9min
Get a Grip, Directed by John Anderson Jnr, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 15min
The Miracle, Directed by Avril Lehmann & Yael Vallotton, Comedy, Switzerland, 2025, 12min
I Was Younger Yesterday, Directed by Tony Kelly, Comedy, Ireland, 2026, 9min
Codswallop, Directed by Noel Thomas Brady, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 10min
Habitation, Directed by Nacho Peña Ahedo, Comedy-Drama, Spain, 2026, 8min
- As part of our collaboration with Lanzarote International Film Festival, we are exchanging short films that have won in the previous editions of the festival. This year, DISFMF is screening Habitation.
Programme 4, Saturday 10th October, 5pm, Cinema Room @Generator, 138min, Tickets
White Light, Directed by Daniel Crowe, Music Video, Ireland, 2026, 4min
I Wanted to Hear Your Voice, Directed by James Pellerito, Documentary, USA, 2025, 12min
Jannah, Directed by Hasan Al-Sader, Documentary, Ireland, 2026, 20min
Long Balconies, Directed by Cara Gaynor, Documentary, Ireland, 2025, 6min
A Hundred and Fifteen Times Yes!, Directed by Juliette Rose Mercier, Sci-fi-Drama, UK, 2026, 7min
Joe’s Finale, Directed by Michael Creagh, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 14min
Tymek, Directed by Patryk Łukaszewski, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 17min
The Stone of Dunamase Castle, Directed by John Gray, Ireland, Drama, 2025, 18min
A Mother’s Love, Directed by Harald Schwarzenbacher, Drama, Austria, 2026, 21min
Stutterbug, Directed by Matthew Tallon, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 14min
She Knows, Directed by Tómas Nói Emilsson, Music Video, Iceland, 2025, 5min
Programme 5, Sunday 11th October, 1pm, The Sugar Club, 130min, Tickets
The Cabinet of Desires, Directed by Lorenzo Rincon, Horror, France, 2025, 24min
Them, Directed by Donal O’Dea, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 1min
Horseback, Directed by Mark McAuley, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 12min
Friends, Directed by Joe Rooney, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 2min
A Friend of Dorothy, Directed by Lee Knight, Drama, UK, 2025, 21min
‘Til Death Do Us Part, Directed by Adam Collins, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 9min
Turn Your Heart Around, Directed by Darragh Hynes, Music Video, Ireland, 2026, 4min
Clowns, Directed by Kerrie Costello, Comedy, Ireland, 2026, 12min
Our Father, Directed by Stuart Hill, Animation, Ireland, 2026, 7min
Our Last Summer, Directed by Alannah Wilson, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 27min
The Colour of Salt, Directed by Marina Mche, Drama, Italy, 2026, 11min
Programme 6, Sunday 11th October, 4pm, The Sugar Club, 145min, Tickets
Soulless, Directed by Alex McDonnell, Music Video, Ireland, 2025, 5min
Working Title: The Life and Crimes of Finn McClean, Directed by Eddie Jackson, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 13min
Madness Costs Nothing, Directed by Julius Kloepping, Music Video, Ireland, 2025, 4min
The Ick, Directed by Jason Branagan, Comedy-Drama, Ireland, 2025, 25min
A Face Only A Mother Could Love, Directed by Robert Gaudette, AI, Canada, 2026, 8min
Ai Solves Climate Disaster, Directed by David Thomas Quin, Animation, Ireland, 5min
The Cure, Directed by Seán Connolly, Horror, Ireland, 2026, 15min
ORPH, Directed by Marta M. Mata, Spain, Drama-Thriller, 2025, 20min
Magic Markers, Directed by Jason Branagan, Drama-Fantasy, Ireland, 2025, 16min
My Balance, Directed by Razvan Stanciu, Drama, Romania, 2026, 18min
Culchie, Directed by Richard Lennon, Comedy-Drama, Ireland, 2025, 16min
Programme 7, Sunday 11th October, 7pm, The Sugar Club, 145min, Tickets
A Blanket Made of Stone, Directed by Liam Raymond, Drama-Fantasy, Ireland, 2025, 12min
I’m Not F$#king 40!, Directed by Johnny Sweeney, Horror, Ireland, 2026, 6min
Castlines, Directed by Naoise Devaney, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 14min
Beauty Sleep, Directed by Emer Bishop, Animation, Ireland, 2026, 2min
Scared-Adrian Sutherland, Directed by Justin Stephenson, Music Video, Canada, 2022, 4min
The Death Notice of Eamonn McCarty, Directed by Aaron Chalke, Drama, Ireland, 2025, 14min
Warrior, Directed by Katie Joan Maguire & Aaron Oliver Kelly, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 15min
The Leftovers, Directed by Jay Woodard, Drama-Comedy, Ireland, 2025, 16min
Cosmic Simphony, Directed by Laura Karpman, Documentary, USA, 2026, 30min
Sub5, Directed by Laura Kavanagh, Drama, Ireland, 2026, 13min
Life Goes On, Directed by Kat Butterfield & Daniel Audritt, Drama, UK, 2026, 19min
Awards Ceremony 9:30
