Break Us

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.

Jessica is eager to make breakfast for her new girlfriend but little does she know her daughter Robyn has invited someone unexpected - As Robyn invites her sperm donor father around for breakfast, confusion and tension rise as Jessica is confronted when she realises her daughter wants a father. DO I KNOW YOU explores queer family dynamics and IVF parenthood and asks what it really means to be a parent.

The world is poisoned. A sacrificial population is tasked with carving out a clean passage with neon lights between pockets of surviving civilisation. One 'runner' dares to race for her life against all the odds. NEON is a break-neck, cyberpunk action sci-fi set in a future decaying world.

Margaret is an international renowned composer who witnesses the violent accidental death of her partner - and becomes convinced her spirit is still within the house. In the search for an answer, she composes a suite of new music to drive the spectre out from the shadows. In doing so, she evokes her own deep unresolved pain and guilt - and what she's afraid to confront about her own feelings for someone else....