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As the tensions and frustrations of life in a community house start to close in on him, a young man with Down Syndrome realises he may have to cross a line to end a nightly disturbance.

Cork International Film FestivalCork
Ireland
November 15, 2022
Irish Premiere
Winner Grand Prix Irish Short
Winner European Film Awards Candidate for 2023

New Hampshire Film FestivalPortsmouth
United States
October 8, 2022
World Premiere
Official Selection

Manchester International Film FestivalManchester
United Kingdom
UK Premiere
Official Selection

Vancouver International Women In Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
Canadian Premiere
Official Selection

Gender Equity in Media FestivalVancouver
Canada
Official Selection

Catalyst International Film FestivalLimerick
Ireland
Official Selection

Fastnet Film FestivalSchull
Ireland
May 25, 2023
Official Selection

Boyne Valley International Film FestivalDrogheda
Ireland
Official Selection

Louth International Film FestivalDundalk
Ireland
Official Selection

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film FestivalProvidence
United States
Official Selection

LAMB, written & directed by Sinéad O'Loughlin, is a tense psychological thriller about one woman trying to survive when a stranger walks into her isolated rural home. Starring Aoife Duffin (Moone Boy, Resistance) and Cork actor Éanna Hardwicke (The Sixth Commandment, Normal People, Vivarium, Smother), LAMB is the third short film by award winning filmmaker Sinéad O’Loughlin (Homecoming, Stray).
The film received its World Premiere at Tribeca festival and its Irish Premiere at Galway Film Fleadh. It was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Live Action Short in 2023 and has qualified for the Academy Award longlist for Best Live Action Short for 2024. The film has won several other awards including:
First Prize for Best Screenplay at the Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2022
Audience Award - Best Short Film, Cork International Film Festival 2022
Best Short Film, Dublin International Film Festival 2023
Best Sound Design, Fastnet Film Festival 2023
Best Cinematography, Beara Film Festival 2023
Best International Short Film, Bengaluru International Short Film Festival 2023
Best Director - Sinéad O’Loughlin, Spookscreen Film Festival 2023
Best Actor - Éanna Hardwicke, Louth International Film Festival 2023
Best Actor - Éanna Hardwicke, Disappear Here Film Festival 2023
Lamb is supported by Screen Ireland as part of its Focus Shorts scheme for emerging filmmakers with bold and original voices and was one of four projects chosen out of 130 applications for funding.

Kev, a mechanic in his 40s, drives up the Dublin mountains to end his life. He is cruelly interrupted by an old man who is lost. Kev is forced to make some hard decisions, for better or worse.

Written and Directed by Sinéad O'Loughlin
Director of Photography & Editor: Dan Keane
Producer: Laura Brennan

Homecoming is an award-winning Irish short film starring David Greene and Johanna O’Brien. Written and directed by Sinéad O'Loughlin. Funded by a Strategic Project Grant from Wicklow County Arts Office.
A young man struggles to find his place in life after returning to Ireland. A familiar face makes him wonder if things are about to change.
Mick has found himself stuck in a rut. While the rest of his friends have emigrated to Australia for the foreseeable future, Mick has returned and is reluctantly helping his father run the family farm.
When he crosses paths with Aoife, his past feelings are rekindled and his hopes for the future are renewed. Time has passed, their lives have gone separate ways but when they meet they are still rooted to each other by place and past, good memories and bad.
WINNER Best Irish Narrative, Kerry Film Festival 2016
Kerry Film Festival 2016 Jury: Jim Cummings (Writer/Director Thunder Road, Short Film Grand Jury Prize , 2016 Sundance Festival), (Ben Cleary (Writer/Director, 2016 Academy Award Winner, Best Short Film), Aedín Gormley (Irish Broadcaster, Lyric FM), Susanna Pellis (Irish Film Festa, Rome), Barry O'Donoghue (Barley Films), Bob Jackson (Producer, A Doctors Sword).
WINNER Best Short Film, Fingal Film and Arts Festival 2017
“Homecoming captured a moment on screen that is sure to resonate with all who watch the film. Its beautiful crafting of the principle characters was evident from start to finish. Well cast, great script and above all beautifully directed. It’s great to see filmmakers taking a simple moment most have experienced in life and deliver it in its true form on screen”.
Dave Byrne, Creative Director, Fingal Film & Arts Festival 2017

WINNER Best Actor (David Greene), Disappear Here Film Festival 2017
“David’s performance was quietly assured,,,very natural and compelling to watch”, Michael McLaughlin, Artistic Director, Disappear Here Film Festival
“A poignant take on the subject of emigration, family, opportunities lost and how austerity affected rural areas…a great performance from David Greene. This film deservedly won..director Sineád O'Loughlin is one to look out for in the future.”
Eleanor McSherry, Film Ireland