Celebrate St. Patrick’s Festival with a FREE online screening of CIFF2024 Audience Award winner Farmers!? from Cork International Film Festival, available online nationwide. This short film follows a west of Ireland farmer whose longing for connection sparks grief, repression and a cathartic communal reckoning. Watch online and stay for an exclusive Q&amp;A with director Freddie Leyden and CIFF Senior Programmer Don O’Mahony. FARMERS!?A farmer in the west of Ireland tries to connect with a local young man over their shared artistic interests. When he is rebuffed, it devastates him. In his anguish, he returns home and performs a song in his office, ending with an explosive emotional outburst, and his death. Later, a group of his farmer friends gather at the auction of his estate. These men find themselves completely unable to connect or express their grief. Intense repression leads to further explosions, and the emotional release they desperately need finally comes through ceremonial dance and primal screams, conjured by the ghost of their deceased friend. "Farmers!?" is an atmospheric and subversive short film that defies traditional storytelling, obscuring the tropes of the depressed irish farmer and offering a visceral and cathartic experience that transcends the boundaries of language.

St Patrick's Festival 2026: Farmers!? + Q&A

After an Irish farmer's breakdown and death, his friends struggle to express grief. His ghost's appearance at an estate auction finally releases their repressed emotions in unexpected ways.

St. Patrick's Festival - Q&A with Freddie Leyden & Don O'Mahony

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St Patrick's Festival 2026: Farmers!? + Q&A & St. Patrick's Festival - Q&A with Freddie Leyden & Don O'Mahony

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