WATCH: Award-winning Irish short, Our Last Summer, gets an online screening this weekend

A name to watch out for this year is Alannah Wilson, a Bow Street Academy graduate who wrote, directed, starred in and helped to soundtrack her first short, Our Last Summer.

Despite being made on a micro-budget, it’s a sumptuous looking affair which addresses “young people’s experience of love, friendship, loss, invisible mental health struggles, ambition, creativity, imposter syndrome, independence, growing up, relationships and their impact.”

Screened before Christmas in the IFI where it received a standing ovation, it’s already won a mantlepiece-full of foreign festival awards and suggests that the Wicklow 21-year-old has a very bright cinematic future. You can watch it for free on January 24 and 25 as part of the online Underground Cinema film awards.

"Currently, this page is password-protected and will be unlocked at 12:00 GMT on January 24th," we're told. "The films will remain accessible for 48 hours, after which the page will be locked again at midnight on Sunday the 25th, and the content will be removed from our server.

"To view the films, all viewers must sign up on our website. Attempting to play a video will prompt a sign-up request. To avoid any delays, we recommend signing up in advance through our Members Page https://www.underground-cinema.com/members."

Our Last Summer's impressive list of accolades is as follows – with more coming through on an almost weekly basis:

International Independent Film & Screenplay Gala, Graz, Austria
Finalist - Best Short Film

Independent Shorts Awards, LA, USA
Platinum Award - Best First Time Female Director

Independent Shorts Awards, LA, USA
Platinum Award - Best Cinematography
Independent Shorts Awards, LA, USA
Gold Award - Best Acting. Duo

Independent Shorts Awards, LA, USA
Silver Award - Best Indie Short

Cal Film Festival, California, USA
Jury Pick - Best Newcomer Award Winner

Tokyo International Cinema Awards, Japan
Nominee - Best Indie Short

New York Shorts Awards, NY, USA
Nominee - Best Indie Short

Hollywood Shortest, CA, USA
Honourable Mention

Toronto International Women Film Festival, Canada
Nominee - Best Narrative Short and Best First Time Filmmaker

17th Underground Cinema Film Awards, Dublin, Ireland
Official Selection Short Film Category