Shooting has completed on Oidhreacht, a 16-minute short film. Written and directed by Colm Bairéad and produced by Greg Corcoran for Fingers Crossed Films, 'Oidhreacht' was commissioned as part of the Lasair scheme administered by Filmbase and TG4.
Set in 1994; a country on the brink of affluence. A family speaking a strange language. ‘Oidhreacht’ is a film about loss, about family, about coming to terms with our past.
The cast features Macdara Ó’Fatharta (Ros na Rún, Blackwater Lightship, The Butcher Boy), Ronan Wilmot (Bachelor’s Walk, On Home Ground, The General), Paddy C. Courtney (Yu Ming is Ainm Dom, Fluent Dysphasia), Paul Roe (Adam & Paul, Veronica Guerin, Proof 2), John Burke (An Cruthaitheoir, Pandora), Cain Williams (A Dublin Story, Pandora) and introducing Georgia Cronin and Dean McCarthy.
‘Oidhreacht’ was shot on Sony Hi-Def by DoP Fergal O’Hanlon. Camera, grip and lighting equipment were provided by John Leahy at the Production Depot.
Post-production begins this weekend at Screenscene. ‘Oidhreacht’ is to be edited by John Paul Shortt.
Fingers Crossed Films expect to have a finished product ready to premiere at the Cork Film Festival in October and primed to hit the international festival circuit thereafter.
Full Crew List:
Greg Corcoran – Producer
Colm Bairéad – Writer / Director
Fergal O’Hanlon – Director of Photography
Maeve Clancy – Art Director
Suzanne Cave – Costume Designer
Liz Byrne – Make Up Artist
Yvonne Shiels – Sound Recordist / Mixer
Colin Corrigan – 1st AD
Stephen Murphy – Camera Operator
Fionn Comerford / Mark Byrne – Focus Pullers
Paul Naughton – Boom Operator
Ruth Lysaght / Odette Gaffney – Script Supervisors
Sarah Wachman – Locations Manager
Pat Nangle – Locations Consultant
Clare Connolly – Assistant Producer
Graham Donlon – Production Assistant
Angus MacRae – Gaffer
Rob Kelly – Grip
Deborah Davis – Assistant Art Director
Patch Corcoran – Costume Assistant
Liam Maguire – Camera Van Driver
Charlie Sheridan – Camera Dept. Assistant
Kate Walshe – Stills Photography
JP Shortt – Editor
