Sunday 13th, All Day

First Cut! is delighted to launch a new online strand to its programme featuring both highlights of the in-person festival screenings and exciting exclusive events.

First Cut! Festival Online is brought to you with the support of our digital partner, Cork International Film Festival.

All online events are free but ticketed. They will screen for twenty-four hours on Sunday March 13th. To find out how to book and watch these programmes, visit our online platform.

Special Guest: Kate Dolan

An inspiring interview with the director of the award winning new Irish horror film You Are Not My Mother. Kate’s first feature is currently taking festivals by storm and she will discuss the path that led her to its success. Full details here.

First Cut! 2022 Award Winning Films

A chance to see the First Cut! award winning films presented in a single programme. The awards are announced at a closing ceremony at The Regal Cinema on the evening of Saturday 12th.

Open Call Online Programmes

Three programmes of short film highlights from the 2022 Open Call including an extended International Programme.

Open Call Online Programme 1
Asset of Teeth (Róisín Leavy-Sahin)
Amazing People (Patrick O’Connor-Mason)
The Oubliette (Max Hendrickson)
The Fault in Our Cult (Cedric Stohr)
Dear Human (Nina Lukos)
Human (Aoife Rees)
Lockdown (Diego Marcellino)
Phone Stoned (Sophie Mangan)
A Sad Excuse For a Teenage Girl (Aoife Rees)

Open Call Online Programme 2
Airbag (Dylan Shortt)
Understand My Mind (Caoimhe McGrath)
Anne’s Empty Nest (Ian Fallon)
Languor (Lisa McDonald)
Nettle Bush (Francis O’Mahony)
Best Foot Forward (Seán Hart)
Underground Eire (Shane Joyce/Corinne Gibbons)

International Open Call Programme
Antling (Brisa Relos, Antonella Luna, Melany Soraire & Brenda Vidaurre)
How To (Manos Ladas)
A Robot and a Mirror (Levi Numann)
Sirius #96:They Don’tBelieve Me (Rafael Pieters/Elisheva van Woudenberg)
Phobia (Sana Quadir)
Cognition (Brandon Lee)
An Unknown Reality (Pedro Pucheu)
Keep It In Memory (Card) (Teerati Minpapapat)
Painting by Numbers (Radheya Jegatheva)
Unordinary Sane (Imam Syafi’i)
Danse Macabre (Franco Gomez/Braian Haedo)