DIFF x Culture Night 2025 at IMMA

Presented in partnership with Living Canvas at IMMA

For Culture Night 2025, we were very excited to partner with IMMA to present a specially curated programme of short films on the Living Canvas screen, a collaboration between IMMA and IPUT Real Estate.

This vibrant selection showcased fantastical and offbeat stories, each centring on child protagonists.

The films—featuring work by Sarah Benson, Dan Holmwood, James Naughton, Liam LoPinto, Deither Kirby Jay, Jessie Lopez, Jack Kirwan, Eabha Bortolozzo, and Allyn Quigley—span Irish and international voices, with live action and animation drawn from recent DIFF editions.

The result was a lively, imaginative glimpse into the range and creativity of DIFF’s celebrated shorts programme!

We're so grateful to everyone who braved the rain to celebrate this special selection with us.

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Here's a full list of the short films programmed for Culture Night:

Scrumpy

Dir: Dan Holmwood

Ireland, 2023

Every Other Weekend

Dir: James Naughton

Ireland, 2024

Tadhana

Dir: Deither Kirby Jay, Jessie Lopez II

Ireland, 2023

A Roadside Banquet

Dir: Peiqi Peng

China, 2022

Yellow Belt

Dir: Allyn Quigley

Ireland, 2023

The Old Young Crow

Dir: Liam LoPinto

Japan, 2022

Hermit

Dir: Sarah Benson

Ireland, 2022

BOG

Dir: Jack Kirwan & Éabha Bartolozzo

Ireland, 2023

Shadows

Dir: Rand Beiruty

France, Jordan, 2024

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