BFF: Competition Shorts Programme 2

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Belfast Film Festival is proud to support the medium of short film, and this annual competition is made up of early-to-mid career and established filmmakers from the island of Ireland. Shush, Now - dir. Craig Austin Reynolds - 12 mins This gently observed coming-of-age tale follows a seven-year-old girl learning firsthand what secrets mean. From little white lies to earth-shattering revelations, Kara watches on quietly as she discovers the complex nature of truth and the harsh realities of growing up. An exercise in restrained naturalism, the film is anchored around its brilliant central performance where so much is conveyed through the mere flutter of an eye. Field Queens - dir. Áine Ryan - 15 mins One hungover morning, two fifteen-year-old girls find themselves cleaning the vomit out of a minibus from the night before. Whilst they analyse their nocturnal mishaps, the bus driver's wife appears and invites them for a drink in a field. This microcosm of a young friendship encountering an old soul becomes a barbed consideration of alcohol as a way of life in rural Ireland, and the sadness and hurt that lies beneath the national stereotype. The Lacey Way - dir. Regina de Faoite - 17 m

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Date

Saturday, 31 October 2026

Start time

12:00

Venue

Belfast

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