Shorts Focus: Dublin Comedy International Film Festival Roundtable

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to three filmmakers whose films are screening in this year’s Dublin Comedy International Film Festival: Zoë Brennan-Whitmore (Unhinged), Jeda de Bri (Ghosted) and Aoife O’ Kelly (Panic).The Dublin Comedy International Film Festival takes place from 29th November – 2nd December 2023.Unhinged (DIR: Zoë Brennan-Whitmore • WRI: Mary Kirwan)Following a recent sighting of her office crush on a dating app on the eve of his leaving party, an overthinking millennial searches for reassurance that her feelings are reciprocated before it’s too late.Ghosted (DIR: Jeda de Brí • WRI: Sarah Jane Scott)When Corina is ghosted by the charming Paul, she calls her best friend for comfort. But serial killer-obsessed Anne Marie is suspicious as to the whereabouts of Paul and convinces Corina to go on a mission to find out where he went.Panic (WRI/DIR: Aoife O’ Kelly)After finishing up her demanding Job, Emma, an isolated thirty-something, finally has time to focus on her ambition of writing a book and sure how hard could that be, when you have all the time in the world…?Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.