Natasha Goulden

Storyland is an award-winning initiative by RTÉ.ie and Screen Ireland, a program that develops and showcases new, original Irish short dramas by emerging talent in writing, directing, and acting. It operates as a competitive call-out for scripts, with the top finalists receiving funding and support to produce their 25-minute short dramas, which are then broadcast on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.

After his last assignment ended with the death of an innocent woman, a hitman's new job in London is compromised when he is overcome with guilt, and ends up helping a desperate woman who is caught up in a human trafficking operation.

An Albanian emigrant is caught in Amsterdam among the promise and allure of the sin-filled city.

Josh is a simple lad and the weekend usually brings just one need, the need for cider and lasagna but this weekend love is a surprising addition to the menu. An armed robbery kicks off at the local Budgens and Josh is taken hostage along with a female shopper, but the hopeless romantic in Josh combined with his dormant sex life allows him to see this as simply an opportunity to be the hero.

Storyland is an award-winning initiative by RTÉ.ie and Screen Ireland, a program that develops and showcases new, original Irish short dramas by emerging talent in writing, directing, and acting. It operates as a competitive call-out for scripts, with the top finalists receiving funding and support to produce their 25-minute short dramas, which are then broadcast on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player.