Le Chéile
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Le Chéile is the world’s first narrative short film in Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) and Irish (Gaeilge). Premiered at Toronto Irish Film Festival and Belfast On The Pulse Film Festival (2024), the film follows a Scottish Rangers supporter and an Irish Celtic supporter who find common ground on a bus-ride home through their ability to speak similar languages.
Since its premiere in 2024, the films has been selected for over 20 film festivals including; International Film Festival Glasgow, Disappear Here Film Festival, Cinemagic Hollywood Film Festival, Partick Film Festival, Ranelagh Film Festival, UK Seasonal Short Film Festival, Sea Change Film Festival, St Patrick’s & St Bridget’s Film Festival, Achill Island Film Festival, On the Pulse Short Film Festival, Emerging Talent Film Festival, Fastnet Film Festival, Clew Bay Film Festival, Celtic Media Festival, The HB Film Festival, St Andrews Film Festival, West Lothian Film Festival, National Lasta Film Festival. It has also won a number of awards:
Winner of the Best Director award at Partick Film Festival.
Winner of the Best Short Film award at Lasta Film Festival.
Winner of the Best Gaelic Short Film at West Lothian Film Festival.
Nominated for Short Form and Spirit of the Festival at the Celtic Media Festival 2024.
This project received funding from the Colmcille Project Fund (£800).
If you would like to screen Le Chéile, please reach out to: roisenicanbheatha@gmail.com.
A’ Cluich
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
A’ Cluich is a Gaelic language comedy that follows two young Buskers as they compete for the best performance spot on a busy Edinburgh street. It premiered at the FilmG Awards in 2025 and since has gone on to win a number of awards:
Best Comedy Award at FilmG Competition (National Gaelic Film Festival)
Best Technical Excellence Award at FilmG Competition (National Gaelic Film Festival)
Premiered on BBCiPlayer in March 2025
See Me
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
See Me was created for Inverness’s first-ever 48 Hour Film Project. The film follows two people who rekindle their friendship after years apart…set in a dark wood in the Highlands of Scotland. It won multiple awards at the 48 Hour Film Competition:
Best Actor Award – 48 Hour Film Project Inverness
Runner-up overall film – 48 Hour Film Project Inverness
Dream a Little Dream
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Dream a Little Dream was made during my first week at the School of Visual Arts after being given the prompt ‘Greyness’. It follows a woman experiencing the highs and lows of being a creative in New York.
Bordeaux
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Bordeaux was made during my second week at the School of Visual Arts after being given the prompt ‘Bordeaux’. We were given a crayon colour and we had to use that crayon’s colour name as our title and as the influence for the narrative in someway.
The film follows an ‘artiste’ as he attempts to create a masterpiece.
Stand Up
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Stand Up was made during my third week at the School of Visual Arts after being given the prompt ‘humiliation’. The film follows a comedian as he attempts to do his set despite an anonymous heckler in the crowd.
Glitch
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Glitch was made during my fourth week at the School of Visual Arts after being given the prompt ‘intimacy’. The film follows a woman who gets stuck in an elevator with a stranger.
Finding Zen
Written and Directed by Róise Nic an Bheatha
Finding Zen was made during my fifth week at the School of Visual Arts after being given the prompt ‘comedy’. The short comedy follows a man who ends up in the wrong gym class.
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