Setanta agus Jim Cullen

Winner Audience Award (Shorts) at the Cork International Film Festival 2024

Irish language short film, 18 minutes

In a modern retelling of the classic Irish legend, Setanta is a young good-for-nothing, stuck living with his parents in the middle of a housing crisis. When the idea strikes to help aging relative Jim Cullen, in the hopes of inheriting his house, Setanta bites off more than he can chew, especially faced with Cullen's fearsome hound, Bing Bong.

Premiered at the Cork International Film Festival 2024. Winner - Audience Award.

Written by Jack Desmond. Directed and produced by Jack Desmond and Cian Desmond.

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Setanta & Jim Cullen

Written by

Jack Desmond

Directed & produced by

Jack Desmond and Cian Desmond

Translated by

Bobby Wolfe

Cast

Amhlaoibh Mac Suibhne

Conchur Ó Luasa

Bobby Wolfe

Eibhlín Ní Leonaird

An Gadhar Charlie

Cinematographer

Jack Desmond

Composer

Amhlaoibh Mac Suibhne

Production designer

Diarmuid Wolfe

Editor

Cian Desmond, Jack Desmond

1st AD

Saorlaith Ní Shuibhne

Sound

Cian Desmond