Fréwaka
Dir: Aislinn Clarke, 202,4 Ireland, Language: English, Irish Gaelic with English Subtitles, 1hr 43min, HIFF:18
Shortly after the death of her estranged mother, Shoo a primary care nursing student takes a placement in a remote Irish village to care for Peig a reclusive, elderly woman who lives in fear, haunted by her experiences in a Catholic asylum. The house in the woods holds plenty of dark secrets and Peig's paranoia begins to rub off on Shoo, whose own troubled, abusive past begins to catch up with her. Cha robh Shoo ’s a mhàthar a’ tighinn air a chèile. An dèidh bàs a màthar, chaidh Shoo, banaltram prìomh-chùraim, a’ coimhead an dèidh Peig, seann boireannach, a bha fo bhuaidh rudan dorch na beatha, rudan a bha air tachairt ann an Ionad Truimead Inntinn Chaitligeach. Tha iomadach àmhghar agus droch dhìol air tachairt san taigh sa choille, tha truime inntinn Peig a’ drùidheadh air Shoo, agus tha an droch dhìol agus èigneachadh a dh’fhuiling i fhèin a’ tighinn am bàrr.
Winner of best original music Irish Film & Tv Awards 2025
Seaforth / Sìophort
Director: JM MacAulay, Producer:Sorcha GroundsellExec Producer: Douglas Mackinnon,Duration: 15:30, Country of origin: Scotland, Language/s: Gaelic: English translation, Classification: 12
Thèid fear leis an dà-shealladh air atharraing dhan sìreadh bean-uasailairson an duine aice a tha air call, achcuiridh an fhìrinn a tha e a’ sealltainndàn brònach ann an gnìomh. Suidhichte an aghaidh an àrrainneachdgarbh nan Innse Gall, leanidhSìophort Coinneach Odhar, aonragandìomhaireach leis an dà-shealladh achaidh a shumanachadh le Bean-uasal Shìophort gus an lorg an duine air callaice. Na thachair le iarraidh simplidhag atharrachadh gu lìn làn farmad,brathadh agus measadh spioradail,fhad ’s a tha na lèirsinneachdanChoinnich a’ sealltainn tuilleadh ‘s achòrr na tha duine sam bith deaseil a’seasamh ris. A man with second sight is drawn into a noblewoman’s search for her missing husband, but the truth he reveals sets a tragic fate in motion.Set against the rugged backdrop of the Hebrides, Seaforth follows the Brahan Seer, a solitary mystic gifted with second sight, who is summoned by Lady Seaforth to locate her missing husband. What begins as a simple request unravels into a web of jealousy, betrayal, and spiritual reckoning, as Coinneach’s visions reveal more than anyone is prepared to confront.
