GIMME A MINUTE

Thank you to everyone who took part in ‘Gimme A Minute’ 2026 – a challenge to record a story of one minute in duration!

We were delighted with the response, which included stories from all around the world. Some will be told at our final event of the festival – The Big Story Circle.

Below is just a small selection of what we received for the challenge, a mix of finalists and wildcards, as well as some from our crew and colleagues – enjoy!

Janet - UK

Brian - Donegal

Eimear - Kilkenny

Liz - N.I.

Christina - Galway

Eamon - Cavan

Jackie - Inis Mór

Dayna - USA

Sophie - France

Melanie - USA

Thanks for listening! If you would like to make a donation to Moth & Butterfly to help us keep producing our events, both live and online, you can do so via the link below.