Green Lit Shorts - Members' Screening

Followed by Q&A with Filmmakers

IFTA, BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen invite you to an exclusive screening of three short films named as part of the Green Lit initiative – a collaboration between BBC NI and NI Screen supporting emerging writing, production, directing and acting talent from Northern Ireland.

Please see info on the three shorts below:

Helpless
Newly disabled wheelchair-user Cillian (George Robinson) is a hopeless romantic, down-on-his-luck and obsessed with the curious girl next door, Grace (Saoirse-Monica Jackson). He suspects her shady boyfriend Joe (Éanna Hardwicke) is abusing her, but help is in short supply - even his personal care assistant Fleur (Vanessa Ifediora) has fallen for Joe’s charms. Desperate to save Grace, Cillian must overcome his fears and confront Joe himself, but behind closed doors the situation is more complex than he ever could have imagined.
Written by Michael Patrick and Oisín Kearney, executive produced for FABEL Productions by Keith Martin, produced by Chris Myers and directed by Oisín Kearney.

Mourning Glory
Dermot (Nigel O’Neill), a recent widower, seeks unlikely solace in attending one wake after another. Encouraged by his neighbour Jimmy, played by Lalor Roddy, Dermot's growing morbid curiosity leads to an awkward encounter with rookie undertaker Deirdre (Amy Huberman) and her funeral obsessed son, played by Finn Lennox Loughran. This dark comedy breathes life into death through the world of wakes and funerals in the rural Glens of Northern Ireland.
Written and created by Shane McNaughton for Fíbín Films NI. Exec produced by Darach Ó Tuairisg and Ciarán Charles Ó Conghaile, produced by Méabh Nic Alastair and directed by John Carlin.

Rewarding
A workplace comedy that follows co-workers Sinead (Seána Kerslake) and Francis (Vittorio Angelone) as they navigate their first shift together in a private domiciliary care facility – a set of bungalows in rural mid-Ulster. Tasked with providing round the clock care for adults with learning difficulties and behavioural challenges, today’s client is Cal (Lee Snodgrass), an autistic 30 year old whose “challenging behaviour” is the stuff of legends During this shift, Sinead and Francis’ very differing approaches to social care will come into conflict.
Written by Matthew McDevitt, executive produced for Conker Pictures by Kim Varvell and Tommy Bulfin, produced by Marie-Thérèse Mackle and directed by David Moody.

Green Lit was launched in December 2024 by BBC Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Screen as a way to support emerging writing, production, directing and acting talent from Northern Ireland through the development and production of three new standalone scripted comedy or drama films. From a huge number of submissions, six projects were selected for an initial phase of funded development. Three of these projects where then chosen to proceed to full production of a short film.

The films will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland and carried on BBC iPlayer across the UK, and act as a ‘proof of concept’ for potentially larger television productions.