We present the latest in a new series of Irish short cinema, presented in association with Screen Ireland, showcasing the breadth of emerging Irish film talent in fiction, documentary and animated filmmaking.

Watch Diarmuid Donohoe's short film Signal above.

Two young boys set out to build a machine that can speak to the energy that created the universe.

During a fight they accidentally break the machine and reveal the tragic story that had motivated them all along...

Watch more short films from Screen Ireland here.