All short films are either non-dialogue, in English or with easy-to-follow English subtitles.

Fallin’ (Dir: Carlos Navarro, Spain, 2024)

Awakening in a season not its own, the Winter Spirit must learn to discover beauty in the unfamiliar, confronting personal biases and embracing the ever-changing cycle.

The Legend of the Hummingbird (Dir: Morgan Devos, France, 2025)

A fire breaks out in the Amazon rainforest, and frightened animals leave their habitat to take refuge on the other bank. Only a little hummingbird persists in fighting the fire when he spots a sloth, and its young family trapped in the flames.

Desert Critter (Dir: Lina Walde, Germany, 2023)

The desert critter casts the shadow of a palm tree. No other animal has such an annoying shadow. Can the animal exchange the shadow for another? A story about the friendship of two animals that stay together regardless of their species and origin.

The Bear and the Bird (Dir: Marie Caudry, France, 2023)

In the North, winter is approaching. Bear thinks of her friend Bird who migrated south. Instead of hibernating like she does every year, she decides to travel the world to join him.

Homework (Dir: Nacho Arjona, Spain, 2024)

The imaginative adventures of a pencil and its friends, using their unique abilities to help each other in unexpected situations, inside of the school where all of them live.

Atomic Chicken (Dir: Thibault Ermeneux, Lucie Lyfoung, Soléne Polet, France, 2023)

The daily life of the chicken coop has undergone earth-shaking changes!

Cinemagic ‘On the Pulse’, is an exciting month-long programme of screenings, film education events, talks and workshops on the short film genre and short form storytelling. We have programmed a season of the very best international short films, classic heritage shorts and cartoons, as well as showcasing short films made by local young filmmakers.

Cinemagic 'On the Pulse' is funded by the Department for Communities through Northern Ireland Screen.