Ireland

Synopsis

Belfast 1972. Laurence invites his cousin and man-on-the-run Mickey to a party of drinking, dancing and young love. by morning, reality catches up with them.

Director's Biography

Andrea is a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker from Northern Ireland. She is currently directing COMING HOME for the BBC with Christopher Ecclestone and recently directed three episodes of the brand new BBC3 drama-thriller CLIQUE, starring Aisling Franciosi (THE FALL) and Louise Brealey (SHERLOCK). After making her first short film THE FLYER, for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Scotland new talent award, Andrea studied Directing at the NFTS and graduated in 2011 with a portfolio of short films. She was selected for Channel 4’s Coming Up scheme, gaining her first broadcast credit with the single drama SAMMY'S WAR (2013), and went on to direct two episodes of BBC Northern Ireland's drama 6 DEGREES (2014). She was selected for Northern Ireland Screen’s Emerging Auteurs scheme to support the development of her first feature film THE RAIN DAYS, and she took part in the EIFF talent lab in 2016 to further develop this project.
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Cast & Crew

Directed by: Andrea Harkin

Written by: Conor MacNeill

Produced by: Farah Abushwesha, Emmet Fleming

Cinematography: Piers McGrail

Editing: Catherine Creed

Production Design: Damian Draven

Costume Design: Gwen Jeffres

Make-Up & Hair: Joseph Vera

Original Score: Gareth Averill

Sound Design: Dario Swadre

Cast: Anthony Boyle (Mickey), Niall McNamee (Laurence), Eileen O'Higgins (Alison), Tara Cush (Siobhan), Christopher Grant (Sean), Ross McKinney (Liam)

Nominations and Awards

  • European Short Film 2017