Oscar night rolls around again this Sunday, 27 Feb. The only Irish nomination is the 15-minute short film The CRUSH, directed and written by Michael Creagh, with Sligo actress, Olga Werhly, in the lead role as the beautiful teacher, Miss Purdy.

Eight-year-old Ardal (played by newcomer, Oran Creagh) has a crush on Miss Purdy is devastated to learn she has a fiancé.

The Crush will be screened free at 2.30pm tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday, 26 and 27 February as part of our ‘Free Short Films @ The Model,’ where every Saturday at 2.30pm a free short film will be screened in The Model Cinema. The Crush will be screened again on 12 March at 2.30pm.

Produced by Purdy Pictures and distributed by Network Ireland Television LTD.

Best of luck on Sunday from IFI@TheModel.