"Elegant yet bombastic. A constantly bold piece of work that sings, both literally and figuratively." - CINEUROPA
"Raw intensity from the first second." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE
"Stunningly Beautiful" - ANIMATION FOR ADULTS
"Oozes the soft chaos that unfolds." - NEAT FILMS
"Almost unbelievably cool." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE
"A visionary immersion in the world of theatre, its archetypes, and its cruelties." - MILANO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
"One of the best animated shorts we've seen all year." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE
"Elegant yet bombastic. A constantly bold piece of work that sings, both literally and figuratively." - CINEUROPA "Raw intensity from the first second." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE "Stunningly Beautiful" - ANIMATION FOR ADULTS "Oozes the soft chaos that unfolds." - NEAT FILMS "Almost unbelievably cool." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE "A visionary immersion in the world of theatre, its archetypes, and its cruelties." - MILANO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL "One of the best animated shorts we've seen all year." - ANIMATION OBSESSIVE
The antagonist of a strange opera becomes increasingly unsettled, following the unlikely return of the former lead actor.
A FILM BY
WRITTEN BY
ANIMATION
Mikai Geronimo, Giorgia McKenna, Josh O’Caoimh, Charles Henri-Sanson
ADDITIONAL ANIMATION
Ina Albrecht, Deither Kirby Jay, Patrick O’Callaghan, Marie Liesse-Coumau
BACKGROUNDS & COMPOSITING
SOUND DESIGN
Niall Delahan, Stephen Hennessy, Cathal Hughes
SOUND EDITING & MIXING
MUSIC
CAST
Sean McManus, Ava Farrell, Eoin O’Sullivan, Jack McHugh, Aisling Smith, Anna Lawlor, Conor McNally
THANKS TO
Teemu Auersalo, Gary Blatchford, Damien Byrne, Michael Connerty, Keith Foran, Eimhin McNamera, Daniel McNicholl, Ronan O’Muirthile, Sherra Murphy, Jack O’Shea, Geoffrey Perrin, David Quinn, Iobhar Stokes, Rodriguez, Annette Vella, Laura Venables, Steve Woods.
SPECIAL THANKS TO
Our Family & Friends
Made at The National Film School, IADT
AWARDS
Venice International Film Festival // European Film Award Nominee
Mladá kamera // Best Animation U30
Tirana International Film Festival // Best Student Film
BALKANIMA // Best Student Film
Milano Film Festival // Jury Special Mention
Cork International Film Festival // Grand Prix Irish Short Special Mention
CINANIMA // Grand Prize for Student Film
GIRAF // Honourable Mention for Best International Short Film
Los Angeles Animation Festival // Best Student Design
Dublin Animation Film Festival // Best Student Film
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival // Jury Special Mention
Rabat International Film Festival // Best Animated Short Film
Animation Dingle // Best Irish Short
IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2022 // Best Animated Short
Student Royal Television Awards Ireland 2022 // Animation Winner
MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival // Best Student Film
Martovski Film Festival // Best Animation
European Science Fiction Society // Irish Chysalis Award
Fastnet Film Festival // Best Animation
FEST – New Directors New Films Festival // Animation Special Mention
Flickers' Rhode Island Intl Film Festival // Animation Grand Prize
BANG Animation Awards // Best University Film
FICBUEU // Special Mention for Student Film
Silk Road International Film Festival // Best Animation
Flipbook Film Festival // Jury Special Mention
SCREENINGS
10/09/21 - Venice International Film Fesitval - Venice, IT
17/09/21 - Mladá kamera - Uničov, CZ
22/09/21 - Animasyros - Syros, GR
24/09/21 - Nottingham International Film Festival - Nottingham, UK
24/09/21 - Tirana International Film Festival - Tirana, ALB
27/09/21 - Viborg Animation Festival - Viborg, DK
29/09/21 - Bolton International Film Festival - Bolton, UK
29/09/21 - Woodstock International Film Festival - Woodstock, USA
01/10/21 - Vancouever International Film Festival - Vancouever, CA
05/10/21 - BALKANIMA - Belgrade, SRB
08/10/21 - Taichung Animation Festival - Taichung, TW
08/10/21 - Milano Film Festival - Milan, IT
09/10/21 - International Short Film Festival of Cyprus - Limassol, CY
18/10/21 - Canlandıranlar Film Festival - Canlandıranlar, TR
21/10/21 - TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest - Torino, IT
23/10/21 - SCAD Savannah International Film Festival - Savannah, USA
23/10/21 - Montecatini International Short Film Festival - Montecatini, IT
24/10/21 - Kuandu International Animation Festival - Taipei, TW
28/10/21 - Uppsala International Short Film Festival (EFA) - Uppsala, SE
28/10/21 - International Film Festival Film Front - Vojvodina, CS
01/11/21 - Braunschweig International Film Festival - Braunschweig, DE
02/11/21 - Aesthetica Film Festival - York, UK
03/11/21 - Denver International Film Festival - Denver, USA
13/11/21 - European Film Forum SCANORAMA (EFA) - Vilnius, LT
05/11/21 - Edinburgh Short Film Festival - Edinburgh, UK
05/11/21 - Seville European Film Festival (EFA) - Seville, ESP
07/11/21 - Cork International Film Festival - Cork, IE
07/11/21 - Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival - Ravenna, IT
08/11/21 - CINANIMA - Aveiro, PT
09/11/21 - Girona International Film Festival - Girona, ESP
09/11/21 - Belfast Film Festival - Belfast, IE
12/11/21 - PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival (EFA) - Tallin, EE
14/11/21 - Cyprus International Film Festival - Nicosia, CY
15/11/21 - Prague Independent Film Festival - Prague, CZ
19/11/21 - GIRAF Festival of Independent Animation - Calgary, CA
19/11/21 - Shorts That Are Not Pants - Toronto, CA
20/11/21 - Cornwall Film Festival - Cornwall, UK
21/11/21 - İzmir International Short Film Festival - Izmir, TR
28/11/21 - Catania Film Fest - Sicily, IT
03/12/21 - Leuven Short Film Fest - Leuven, BE
04/12/21 - Los Angeles Animation Festival - Los Angeles, USA
11/12/21 - Dublin Animation Film Festival - Dublin, IE
16/12/21 - Rabat International Film Festival - Rabat, MR
11/01/22 - Minimalen Short Film Festival (EFA) - Trondheim, NO
14/01/22 - Chilliwack Independent Film Festival - Chilliwack, CA
01/02/22 - Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand, FR
02/02/22 - Dam Short Film Festival - Nevada, USA
05/02/22 - Manipulate Festival - Edinburgh, UK
26/02/22 - Cinematheque Passion (EFA) - Macao, MO
25/02/22 - Brussels International Animation Film Festival - Brussels, BE
11/03/22 - Animation Dingle - Dingle, IE
12/03/22 - First Cut! Film Festival (CIFF Programme) - Cork, IE
16/03/22 - MONSTRA Lisbon Animation Festival - Lisbon, PT
23/03/22 - REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival - Quebec, CA
28/03/22 - KABOOM Animation Festival - Amsterdam, NL
29/03/22 - Martovski Film Festival - Belgrade, SB
01/04/22 - Go Short International Short Film Festival - Nijmegen, NL
05/04/22 - Filmfest Dresden - Dresden, DE
06/04/22 - GLAS Animation - California, USA
14/04/22 - Seattle International Film Festival - Washington, USA
15/04/22 - Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille - Lille, FR
20/04/22 - Brussels Short Film Festival - Brussels, BE
21/04/22 - Atlanta International Film Festival - Georgia, USA
29/04/22 - Martovski Film Festival - Belgrade, PL
30/04/22 - Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Oberhausen, DE
06/05/22 - Olhares Frontais - Viana do Castelo, PT
10/05/22 - ANIFILM Liberec - Liberec, CZ
19/05/22 - Animatricks International Animation Festival - Helsinki, FI
21/05/22 - Night of the Museums - Casa das Imagens, Setúbal, PT
25/05/22 - Fastnet Film Festival - Schull, IE
31/05/22 - IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival - Pernik, BG
31/05/22 - Mieres Under-60' Film Festival - Mieres, ESP
01/06/22 - Psarokokalo International Short Film Festival - Athens, GR
01/06/22 - Vícios à Mesa - Maus Hábitos, Porto, PT
08/06/22 - Kortfilmfestivalen - Grimstad, NO
12/06/22 - VIENNA SHORTS (EFA) - Vienna, AT
16/06/22 - Mediterranean Film Festival (EFA) - Split, HR
21/06/22 - Palm Springs Shorfest - Palm Springs, USA
21/06/22 - FEST – New Directors New Films Festival - Espino, PT
09/07/22 - Curtas Vila do Conde (EFA) - Porto, PT
12/07/22 - Cartoon Club - Rimini, IT
20/07/22 - OtherMovie Lugano Film Festival - Lugano, CH
20/07/22 - Supertoon Animation and Comics Festival - Šibenik, HR
29/07/22 - ASIFA South Animation Festival - Georgia, USA
30/07/22 - IBIZACINEFEST (EFA) - Ibiza, ES
05/08/22 - DokuFest - Prizren, XK
09/08/22 - ALPINALE Short Film Festival - Bludenz, AT
08/08/22 - Flickers' Rhode Island Intl Film Festival - Rhode Island, USA
11/08/22 - HollyShorts Film Festival - California, USA
17/08/22 - Animist Tallinn - Tallinn, EE
20/08/22 - Museu da Imagem em Movimento - Leiria, PT
21/08/22 - Concorto Film Festival - Piacenza, IT
26/08/22 - IDSFFK - Kerala, IN
26/08/22 - BANG Awards Festival - Lisbon, PT
29/08/22 - OFF Odense International Film Festival (EFA) - Odense, DK
01/09/22 - International Animation Film Festival Nikozi - Nikozi, GA
02/09/22 - HACKfest - Dublin, IE
02/09/22 - OFF-COURTS TROUVILLE - Trouville, FR
07/09/22 - LINOLEUM - Kyiv, UA
11/09/22 - FICBUEU - Bueu, ESP
23/09/22 - MANIFEST - Mafra Animation Film Festival - Mafra, PT
29/09/22 - Nashville Film Festival - Nashville, USA
29/09/22 - Animation Volda Festival - Volda, NO
30/09/22 - Festival of Animation Berlin - Berlin, DE
02/10/22 - Cork Indie Film Festival - Cork, IE
02/10/22 - Kilkenny Animated - Kilkenny, IE
12/10/22 - OFFline Film Festival - Birr, IE
30/09/22 - Galway Cartoon Festival - Galway, IE
14/10/22 - BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá, CO
25/10/22 - Centro de Artes e Espectáculo de Portalegre - Portalegre, PT
29/10/22 - REX Animation Festival - Stockholm, SE
04/11/22 - Festival Shorts in Big - Multiple Cities, CL
12/11/22 - Piccolo Festival dell'Animazione - Friuli-Venezia Giulia, IT
14/11/22 - YARN Storytelling Festival - Bray, IE
11/12/22 - Short Movie Sunday - Amsterdam, NL
20/12/22 - Silk Road International Film Festival - Dublin, IE
19/01/23 - British Shorts Film Festival - Berlin, DE
20/01/23 - London Short Film Festival - London, UK
23/02/23 - ANIMAC - Lleida, ESP
15/03/23 - Bergamo Film Meet - Bergamo, IT
25/06/23 - Long Beach Opera - California, USA
10/08/23 - Flipbook Film Festival - Skopje, MK
