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October 18, 2022 • short film

Two Cats Online

“There once were two cats of Kilkenny….”

My short film Two Cats in now available to watch online for a limited time.

A young woman attempts to scatter her brother’s ashes, despite the intentions of some suspect mourners. The film features Aoibhín Murphy, Peter McGann, Amy Dunne, Ed Murphy and meself in an old Corpo jacket. The film was shot and edited by Sean Clancy, produced by Alan Slattery and features an original score from Dave Sheenan. Also check out this new poster from Stephen Morton who also designed the titles for the film.

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February 23, 2020 • short film

Where The Wild Things Go

This lovely wee short from all round GOAT Fergal Costello that I worked on last year has just gone online. I got to play Max from Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are as an entirely unconvincing teenager and an entirely convincing haggard 30 something. Based on D. Gilson’s lovely poem about growing up and getting your shit together. I’m acting alongside my old mucker Clare Monnelly, who had the misfortune of playing both my girlfriend and my ma in a one month period in early 2019.

Here’s the film:

Where The Wild Things Go – Based on the poem by D. Gilson from Fergal Costello on Vimeo.

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September 23, 2019 • short film

Seanie and Flo Trailer

Here’s the trailer for a short film I wrote based on my old summer job of tracking down illegal dumpers in a bin truck. It’s off now to scavenge around a few film festivals in the US, Australia and Europe. Directed by the always brilliant Imogen Murphy and starring John Connors, Ann Skelly, Aidan McArdle and Norma Sheahan.

Seanie & Flo (Trailer) from Imogen Murphy on Vimeo.

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November 1, 2018 • mycrofilms, short film

Two Cats

My short film Two Cats recently premiered at the Kerry Film Festival and I was delighted that it got shortlisted for Best Irish Short, which is a great result in its first run out.

There’s also a trailer for the film recently released into the wild. Check it out.

The film is synopsised thus: Two Cats is a black comedy that tells the story of a woman’s struggle to scatter her dead brother’s ashes discreetly in their hometown in the aftermath of his death. The film is a modern reworking of the old story of the two cats of Kilkenny.

It stars Aoibhín Murphy, Peter McGann, Amy Dunne, Ed Murphy and myself. It was produced by Alan Slattery and shot and edited by Sean Clancy. It’s produced under the Mycrofilms banner.

I’m hoping there will be a few more screenings of the film in 2019. Will post updates accordingly.

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April 30, 2017 • short film

The Lawless Mind

I did a part in this terribly grim comedy from the warped minds of Sean Clancy and Peter McGann. The Lawless Mind chronicles the attempts of failed actor Mick Lawless to refashion himself as a mental health guru.

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March 9, 2017 • mycrofilms, short film

Swerve

A short film I wrote about a group of criminals competing for a mysterious bag has just hit the interwebs in all its bloody and profane glory. The film was shot in Kilkenny under the Mycrofilms banner and directed by Ross Costigan.

Check out Swerve here.

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April 30, 2016 • mycrofilms, short film

Daffney Molloy And Other Catastrophes

With Smitten gone off the RTÉ Player it seemed as good a time as any to put Daffney Molloy And Other Catastrophes online.

It’s a short comedy based on the same play with a lot of the same characters and actors (except me and Niall Morrissey who are the ‘Pippas’ of this short) and it’s set after Smitten so it kind of works as a follow up episode! And there probably won’t be a follow up episode so best enjoy this one! The film can be summed up as “Drowning their various sorrows at a housewarming party, four friends trade stories about a near mythical girl from their past.”

It premiered at last years IndieCork and also played this years Chicago Irish Film Festival. Enjoy!

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March 5, 2015 • mycrofilms, short film

The Mastermind

The Mastermind

Here’s a pic of the character I’m playing in the upcoming crime short Swerve, directed by Ross Costigan. The Mastermind is a smug, over dramatic strategist trying to pull the strings of all the players in the brutal game the movie centres around. It was a lot of fun to play and I got to drive a jeep. Happy out.

The film will premiere later this year. For more check out the Swerve page on Facebook.

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February 13, 2015 • short film

Hot Water Bottle

My first short film Hot Water Bottle has just gone online.

Produced by Mycrofilms, it was shot in Kilkenny from summer 2010 into the spring of 2011 and premiered at the 2012 Cork Film Festival. After its festival runaround, I’m finally getting around to putting it online.

hotwaterbottleI was fairly into the idea of mumblecore movies (so cheap!) at the time and Richard Linklater makes movies where people just talk seem so easy, but yeah, it’s a fairly loose quartet of scenes centred around a break up that doesn’t go according to plan. The film stars Suzanne O’Brien, David Thompson, Simone Kelly and Peter McGann. Have a looksee.

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May 29, 2014 • short film

The Flatpack Effect

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Here’s a new sketch I did some acting in for LAD Productions.

It’s called The Flatpack Effect and chronicles one man’s breakdown at the hands of efficient Swedish furniture. I had to do very little acting for this as I don’t know the first thing about putting a table together. In all likelihood, if I had to, I’d probably lose my shit. It’s written by Dale Longmore and John Quinn and directed by Dale Longmore. Have a looksee!

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