Downpour, starring Muireann Bird and Cian Barry was funded by the Irish Film Board as part of their Short Shorts scheme and has been doing really well on the festival circuit. Some of its awards and nominations include; Best Irish Short at Foyle Film Festival 2011, the Directors Choice Short Film Award at the Irish Film Festival Boston March 2012, Le Prix du Cinéma Indépendant at the 32nd Festival du Film Court de Villeurbanne and an IFTA nomination back in February 2012.
