Chloe Barach

Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.

When arts student Larry Beamish decides to take a stand against the urinary pressures of public bathrooms, he becomes an instant sensation on campus, attracting the reverence of many and the criticism of others. Reporting for the university’s TV station, tireless journalist Julia Stauber documents Beamish’s rise to fame, all while trying to maintain her cool with the station’s idiosyncratic anchor, Anvil Burnett, as well as the many colourful characters along the way.

Three girls clean up the ruins of a deserted beach party, in the early morning. In the dreamy landscape, they ponder the fate of their friendship and what they mean to each other, if anything, anymore.

A young couple, looking to escape Dublin city life, go for a scenic walk in the Cruagh Wood. However, they soon discover dark Celtic forces at work, turning a romantic date into a desperate quest for survival.