Made in the Boyne Valley Programme | 7pm - 8.50pm (Includes 20m Q&A)

Celebrate local film making with a selection of some of the best short films made in the region.

MOLLY AND THE ROBOT

Director: Táine King, Writer: Robert Tyrrell, Producer: Jo Heffernan.

On the last unspoiled land in a post-apocalyptic Ireland, a lone woman repairs a fallen war robot, forging an unlikely bond that forces them both to rediscover trust, hope and what it means to be alive.

AGUS NI DUIRT MUID TADA (AND WE SAID NOTHING)

Director/Writer/Producer: Jonny Farrelly.

When a loyal soldier refuses to join her former friend’s violent new regime, she must protect her secret life in a desperate stand-off as the revolution rolls up to her front door in an army tank.

STONE ELEGY

Director/Writer: Shane Smith. Producers: Maya O'Shea, Darragh Conway, Shane Smith.

Kidnapped for ritual sacrifice in Iron Age Ireland, a young woman must escape her captor and reclaim a sacred grave object before her beloved’s soul is lost to the Otherworld forever.

DEARG (Out of Competition)

Director/Writer: Emma Ray. Producer: Baz Black.

In 1800s Ireland, a man summoned to a remote manor uncovers the terrifying truth behind its mysterious Lady, forcing him to confront an ancient evil born of blood, grief and Irish folklore.

WARRIOR (Out of Competition)

Directors: Katie Joan Maguire, Aaron Oliver Kelly. Writer: Katie Joan Maguire. Producer: Daniel Lane.

Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for over a decade. On the morning of her most recent doctor's appointment painful memories resurface... and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear.

FOR THE CURE

Director/Writer: Conor McCormick. Producer: Lorcan O'Hanlon.

A man inexplicably loses the ability to speak on the day of his fathers funeral.

GET A GRIP (Out of Competition)

Director: John Anderson Jnr. Writer: Barry John Kinsella. Producer: John Delaney.

When Barry is struggling with his personal life he stops showing up mentally at work, but when those at work start showing up for him, he’s reminded of what’s important.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Boyne Valley, the Boyne Valley International Film Festival (BVIFF) returns from the 7-9 August for its fifth year in partnership with LOVE Drogheda BIDS. Creating an environment for filmmakers and audiences to connect and celebrate film in the historical medieval town of Drogheda, located in the heart of the Boyne Valley Region.

Funded by The Arts Council, Louth County Council Festival Fund, Love Drogheda BIDS, Meath County Council and The National Talent Academy for Animation. With sponsorship from Tom Clinch and Méav Ní Mhaolchatha, KMN Ltd, Scotch Hall, and support from Boann Distillery, Anglo Printers, Scholars and The Marcy Hotel.