Oscailt

Episodes - Oscailt

• 10 Short film telling the story of Conor Buckley, an intelligent but shy boy who is bullied at school and constantly rescued by his elder brother, but his attempt to avenge himself comes at too high a price, and he vows to make amends for his actions the only way he can
• 20 no 22 Encyclopaedia salesman Stew checks into the Lakelands Hotel with his young apprentice, who is beginning to grate on his nerves. Despite taking the best room in the house, he suffers the worst night of his life thanks to an erratic massage chair and a hyperactive dumb waiter
• As na Railli A ticket collector approaches retirement and loses his grip on reality through the mischievous antics of local schoolchildren
• Caca Milis Short film about a chance encounter on a train between a woman trying to read a book and a blind man who wants to talk. Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Bradley star
• Caca Milis Short film about a chance encounter on a train
• Ceol na bPíob No synopsis available
• Ciorcal This psychological drama is the story of a woman who may be psychic, or a psychopath, or in mortal danger
• Clare Sa Speir Drama about the incongruous sight of a woman living in a tree in the back garden of an ordinary suburban home in Dublin
• Cúilín Dualach Cúilín finds it hard to relate to people and struggles to gain the respect of others, but just as he thinks he's made progress he realises it's too late
• Dallacan A man's sight is restored, but his newfound gift is not all it seems as he realises beauty is in the eye of the beholder
• Deich gCoisceim Short film about murder, revenge and the search for justice. Detective Porfiry knows that time is never on the side of the criminal when accountant Rosco kills his sister's husband
• Dillusc A group of pilgrims experience hope, despair, love and injustice as they board a ship in search of a golden land and a dolphin called Dillusc
• An Diog is Faide Profile of Irish steeplechase runner Sonnie Murphy, whose village clubbed together to raise the funds that would send him to the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1932
• Fluent Dysphasia A man loses his ability to speak coherent English, but somehow learns how to express himself in fluent Irish overnight
• Fluent Dysphasia A man mysteriously acquires the ability to speak Irish overnight, but has forgotten English - causing communication problems with his 15-year-old daughter
• Fíorghael Short comedy film set in a psychiatrist's office which analyses the politics of language in modern Ireland
• Gafa Una discovers he boyfriend has a fiance, and finds herself surrounded by happy couples, and finds herself surrounded by happy couples as they head for the sun
• Idir dha Chomhairle Liz looks to start a new life in Dublin with her daughter, and soon attracts interest from a neighbour, but an aggrieved ex-boyfriend shows up and begins meddling in her affairs
• Inion an Fhiaclora A town controlled by a dentist
• Limbo Carmel searches for solace, while the bereaved relatives campaign for their dead to be reburied
• The Longest Ditch Profile of Irish steeplechase runner Sonnie Murphy, whose village clubbed together to raise the funds that would send him to the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1932
• LSD1973! Anti-drugs drama, telling the story of George, who turns to LSD to cope with his heartbreak
• Marion agus an Banphrionsa No synopsis available
• Marion agus an Banphrionsa Short film. Marion agus an Banprionsa, by Melanie Clarke Pullen, who won the 2007 Gradam Gael Linn award and its 3,000 euro prize for the production. The work mingles flashbacks with reality and the present day in the story of a little girl's meeting with Princess Grace during a royal visit to Ireland
• Ocras A stranger rescues a mother and daughter from a roadside in a time of famine, but just what prompts the Samaritan to commit such an act of charity?
• Ostan na gCroithe Briste Manus plans a lad's weekend
• Rogairi A witch takes revenge on an unscrupulous landlord
• Rolla Saor A couple's mutual interest in photography revitalises their mundane relationship - until the local pharmacist is exposed to their private snaps
• Ros Six-year-old Christine enters a world of magic and imagination as she searches for her father in Heaven
• Spota A man discovers dogs aren't his best friend when his perfect life is ruined by a chaotic canine
• Tango Two lovers from different islands threaten to get married - unless their relatives can put a stop to it
• An Teanga Comedy short about an office clerk who loses his tongue, and his misadventures as he tries to recover the missing organ
• An Teanga Runda Award-winning short film about a father and son who use Irish to secretly discuss their spying activities - until everything is thrown into the open, and their lives are changed forever
• What Goes Around Comes Around Will Ger and Sean be able to speak Irish as their attempts at fluency are tested outside Dublin?