First Cut welcomes short films of every genre by young people from Ireland and abroad. The skill and imagination of young filmmakers shines through in the diverse and entertaining films that make up these programmes.

Open Call Programme 1
Saturday March 8th, 10.30am, The Regal Cinema 1

Is It Too Late? (Natenael Abi)
Poker Face (Ronan Murphy) 
Gun-Point (Thomas McNamara)
The Second Night (Mark Delaney)
Reprise (Cate Mahoney)
Better When You’re Dancing (Kyra Owers)
Slaps (Róisín Leavy-Sahin)
Catastrophic (John Michael Hegarty)
Through the Grapevine (Ewan Boland)
The Four Failed Attempts of Finn Downey (Wiktoria Gluza)

Open Call Programme 2
Saturday March 8th, 12pm, The Regal Cinema 1

Life (Adam Flanelly)
Beyond Ordinary (Jerren Annah)
Dopamine Miner – No Hassle (Amber Leah)
The Power Cut (Reuben Armstrong & Maksym Vakhovskyi) 
Abhaile (Emma Whelan)
Spread Your Wings and Fall (WYFP/Hannah Maher)
Wrong? (Grace Gonnelly/Alisha McGarrity)
In Tantum Clamor (Damon Conway)
“Normal” (Lukasz Simon)
Rithsaor (Tim O’Leary)

Panel Discussion:
Natenael Abi, Emma Whelan, Tim O’Leary and “Normal” creator & producer Caoimhghín Ó hEoghusa will discuss their work in a Q&A moderated by Alana Daly Mulligan.