Yu Ming is ainm dom

October 23rd, 2007

I went to to see some Irish Short films made by a company called Filmbase in the Cork Film Fest on Friday.. Some of them were very good. I particularly enjoyed one called Yu Ming is ainm dom. It’s about a Chinese guy who learns Irelands national language (Irish) and then can’t understand why no one has a clue what he is saying when he arrives here. Very true and very funny. But don’t take my word for, watch it for your self below.

Another one I enjoyed was called Buskers about a young Dublin Kid who goes Busking for money. But he has to rethink his locations when an Eastern European kid moves in on his territory. Of course after initial strife they learn to work together. A very smart way of commenting on how Ireland is changing and how we deal with it.

There were also some other films which were quite good but for some reason all of the films seemed to be based in Dublin which was disappointing as it dealt with some social issue unique to Dublin which alienated some of the audience as it was based in Cork.

It would be great to see the same type of short films show next year but with a Cork (or at least Non-Dublin) slant.

Entry Filed under: Opinion, Cork, Funny