Virgin Media Discovers in association with Screen Ireland is a competition that helps new and established filmmakers and content creators get their stories heard. This prestigious annual presentation at DIFF showcases the winners and their work before it hits TV screens and available on Virgin Media Play.



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Director: Laura Kavanagh

Angus, a reclusive teen, catfishes his own mother to stop her from dating. When a radical incel hijacks the plan, Angus must race to save her.

EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION

Director: Kate Haley

Joe, a homeless man, finds himself in a miserably congested emergency department under garda custody. After a series of
lucky breaks, he manages to escape within the hospital, using the chaos of the Irish healthcare system as the perfect cover.

SAMHAIN

Director: Seán Branigan

When her autistic son goes missing from his preschool, a worn-out mother must delve into his imagination to follow his tracks in the hope of finding him.



LYDIA



Director: Caleb J. Roberts

Trapped in a bureaucratic maze not built to see her, one transgender woman sparks a historic battle against the Irish State to be recognised as female, in this dramatisation of real events.