Signal Film Fest 2012 Short List Showcase

Title: “. . . for peace comes dropping slow. . . “ Genre: Experimental Running Time: 12 minutes Director: Lisa Vandegrift Davala Writer: Lisa Vandegrift Davala Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: The landscapes of Sligo become the pages across which one of its most famous verses is written in a series of light installations. Participants from all over Ireland, including Peace ш members from Omagh and local people of Sligo conclude this light writing against a backdrop of the very place about which Yeats wrote. Title: My Fault Genre: Documentary Running Time: 4.23 minutes Director: Joanna Wnek Writer: Joanna Wnek Recommended Viewing Age: 16 Description: How to gain courage to break the silence? How to remain silent when the mind screams in despair? How to fight despair without forgetting? How to forget destroyed life? Every day thousands of children suffer from child abuse and violent, usually people that hurt them are the closest to them.

Title: “Muddy Feet Mountain High” Genre: Comedy Running Time: 3.34 minutes Director: Benjamin Barry Writer: Benjamin Barry Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: Set back in the time of the Celts. . . one Celt races to get to his comrades. Will he get there in time? Title: A Pedigree Performance Genre: Experimental Running Time: 6.54 minutes Director: Sarah McCann Writer: Sarah McCann Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: A short lighthearted documentary on a typical show day for a pedigree breeder.

Title: What’s wrong with you, baby? Genre: Underground Running Time: 4.06 minutes Director: David j. Writer: David j. & T.G. Deede Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: This short film is about losing connection with a community even though living in the middle of a large city. The actions of the main character are seen to be strange. Firstly, carrying fish around in a tank and secondly, trying to find a way to get them out of his life. It is a reflection on how life, although full of people, city lights and busy streets can be very lonely for some and how they react within it. Title: Hearing Silence Genre: Documentary Running Time: 12 minutes Director: Hilary Fennell Writer: Hilary Fennell Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: “Hearing Silence” delves into a world where sound plays a crucial and increasingly frustrating role, as we learn how professional musician Elizabeth Petci is coping with going deaf.

Title: Into White Genre: Thriller/Experimental horror Running Time: 12 minutes Director: Richard Waters Writer: Richard Waters Recommended Viewing Age: 15 Description: A thriller about Chloe, who after being given teeth by a crazed woman, finds her life turned upside down, where dreams and reality are too close. Title: How Bad Can One Day Be? Genre: Comedy Running Time: 5.30 minutes Director: Robert Kiernan Writer: Robert Kiernan Recommended Viewing Age: 15+ Description: A comedy sketch about an average guy who has a less than average day.

Title: Nothing Nowhere Genre: Drama/Supernatural Running Time: 11 minutes Director: Ian Campbell Writer: Ian Campbell Recommended Viewing Age: 12 Description: On the run from drug dealers, JK hides out in a church where the consequences of his actions are played out over and over again. Title: Gone too Long Genre: Drama Running Time: 6.31 minutes Director: Mark Connor Writer: Mark Connor Recommended Viewing Age: All Description: Gone Too Long is a short film that tells the story of Tom, an alcoholic whose addiction has led him to living on the streets. He awakes one day to find a key. In a bid to somewhat redeem himself to society, Tom takes on the challenge of returning the key to its owner and we follow his emotional journey doing so.