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[kathyraftery]

SHORTS, SHORTS, SHORTS! — BEST BOY

EVERY short we saw at Docs Ireland 2025 was impressive, touching, clever or mad (in a good way), but here, in no particular order, are our

A lovely review of One by one, the lights go out following its screening at Docs Ireland. Great to see it featured among the festival highlights.

[kathyraftery]

We’re delighted that One by one, the lights go out is screening this Sunday, 29th June at the Ulster Museum, Belfast as part of Docs Ireland.

Tickets available now via the Docs Ireland website.

The film is a tender, meditative documentary marking the end of an era, as the filmmaker's 87 year old father steps away from the land he has tended for decades.

Narrated by Michael Harding and inspired by his essay, the film reflects on legacy, memory, and the quiet passage of time.

[kathyraftery]

One by one, the lights go out is screening on Sunday June 29th as part of Docs Ireland at the Ulster Museum. As described in the festival programme 'A tender and meditative look at a farmland which has defined a family life, and the bittersweet sting of moving on.'

As the filmmaker's 87 year old father steps away from the land he has tended for decades, the film captures the quiet end of an era for a family farm steeped in history and memory.

Narrated by the acclaimed Irish writer Michael Harding and inspired by his essay, the story is a tender meditation on legacy, loss and the passage of time.