Short films tackling big issues

The winner of the ICCL Human Rights Short Film Awards will be announced this Thursday following a gala screening of the six shortlisted films in the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin. The jury includes director Lenny Abrahamson (Adam and Paul, Frank) and playwright Conor McPherson.

For the first time, the six nominees are all documentaries. Subjects include Syrian refugees in a Bulgarian refugee camp; an African immigrant in London; and the exploitation of the Mayan people, in Guatemala, by the bio-fuel industry.

The Room is a subtle study of a hospital art class for patients suffering acquired brain injury.