Director: Kelly Campbell
Country of Production: Ireland
Year of Release: 2021
Runtime: 21 min
The directorial debut of Bewley’s Café Theatre’s founding director Kelly Campbell, AN ENCOUNTER is an evocative adaptation of James Joyce’s Dubliners. Two improbable friends dodge school and wander freely through Dublin until an encounter with a stranger leaves one of them utterly changed.
AWARDS:
Best Irish Short Film Award – 2022 Dublin Film Festival
Grand Prix Irish Short – 2021 Cork International Film Festival
Discovery Award Dublin Film Critics Circle – 2022 Dublin International Film Festival
Best Short Film Award – 2022 Irish Film London
Jury Award 2nd runner up – 2022 Anchorage International Film Festival
Jury Award for Best Narrative Short Film – 2023 USA Film Festival
Over 30 festival selections, including:
2021 Dublin International Film Festival
2021 Cork International Film Festival
2022 Julien Dubuque Film Festival
2022 Arizona International Film Festival
2022 San Diego International ShortsFest
2022 Norwegian Short Film Festival
2022 Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
2022 Woods Hole Film Festival
2022 Film Festival Kitzbuehel
2022 Nót Film Fest
2022 LA Shorts International Film Festival
2022 Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
2022 Southeast New England (SENE) Film Festival
2022 Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival
2022 Bushwick Film Festival
2022 Irish Film Festival London
2022 Anchorage International Film Festival
2023 USA Film Festival