Jane McGrath

The First Wave

David Freyne

Jane McGrath, Frank McCusker

Following the outbreak of an aggressive virus, a young woman awakes in a hospital bed. As the horrifying events that led her there are revealed, it becomes clear that the cure is just the beginning. This short film is a prequel for the feature film, The Third Wave, which was written at the Binger FilmLab 2012. The project also won the Best Story Pitch award at the Edinburgh Film Festival, June 2012.

Shellshock

Donal Gallery, Jane McGrath

Ireland, 1923. A young man returns home after fighting for the British Army during World War One. He struggles to settle back in, his memories of the trenches still haunting him.

Lowland Fell

Michael Kinirons

Jane McGrath, Robert Sheehan

Lowland is a teenage girl temporarily living in the middle-of-nowhere Ireland while her father is on an archaeological dig. When she happens across two young brothers cutting peat in a bog, a surprise discovery brings the three of them together for a night of exploration

Rialto

Peter Mackie Burns

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney

Colm is in his mid-forties, married, with two teenage children. Still grieving the death of his father, a destructive figure in his life, Colm struggles with his relationship to his own son, whilst at work a recent takeover threatens his job. Unable to share his vulnerability with his wife, Colm’s world is falling apart around him. In the midst of this crisis, Colm finds a comfort that no one else can provide but Jay.

The Stag

John Butler

Andrew Scott, Hugh O'Conor

At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his friends, camping in the western wilderness of Ireland. Much to their chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male known as “The Machine”, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and under his leadership, the men—stripped of modern comfort, convenience and, finally, clothing—must begin their journey into the wild.

Black Ice

Johnny Gogan

Jane McGrath, Killian Scott

A story of youthful misadventure set against the backdrop of a lawless border terrain during the last gasps of the Irish boom.

The Tree

David Freyne

Mark Doherty, Jane McGrath

A weary man struggles through an arid world, desperate for food, until he finds a distant apple tree.