A Pot of Films Festival

Celebrating the world of Irish filmmaking in Ennistymon!

After the buzz of 2023's screening of local short films, A Pot of Films is back and sees us expand into a full on Film Festival!

Saturday 24 August

Daytime Workshops:
1. DIY Filmmaking for Young People (11 - 18 year olds).
Make a 60 second short film to be screened during the evening screening sessions. Facilitator: Jo Barker, Black Bark Films

2. Acting from a Director's Lens (18 +)
Facilitators: Actor Jacinta Sheerin and Filmmaker Maeve Stone, Cracking Light Productions

3. Developing and Pitching Your Story (18 +)
Facilitators: Producer Aisling Magill and Script Editor Development Executive Norma Howard

Evening Screenings at The Courthouse Gallery

Selected short films screened from 5pm - 7pm
- 'The Waiting is Over', Dermott Petty
- 'Black Forest', Val O'Connor
- 'Mná an Chláir', Ger Ryan, Teresa Carmody O'Shea, Alan Killoran
- 'A Woman of Aran', Thomas O'Donoghue
- 'The Talk', Jonathan Huges
- 'Yellow Belt', Allyn Quigley
- 'A Duckumentary', Kyra Owens
- 'The Building and Burning of a Refugee Camp', Dennis Harvey
- 'Melted Away', Nina Achtelik
- 'Fleeting', Louisa Connolly-Burnham, Lisa O'Connor
- 'Being Put Back Together', David McDonagh

Selected feature film screened from 7:30pm - 10pm
- Feature documentary 'North Circular' by Luke McManus followed by a Director's Q&A

Saturday 25 August

Sleepy Sunday Screening at The Salmon Bookshop from 2pm - 4pm
- 'A Song of Granite' by acclaimed filmmaker Pat Collins, celebrating the life of legendary seannós singer, Joe Heaney.