THE PASSION

Short drama | 19 min | 2021

Film Offaly | Little Rose Films

 
 

This award-winning short drama, based on The Passion by renowned Irish author Donal Ryan, portrays a young man who accidentally kills his girlfriend in a car crash. Following his release from prison, Steven begins a strange relationship with his deceased girlfriend’s mother.

  • Best Cinematography - Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021

    Best Original Score - Kerry International Film Festival 2021

    Nomination for producer Roisín Geraghty for the Bingham Ray New Talent Award - Galway Film Fleadh 2021

    Finalist - Oudeis International Film Festival 2021

    Nomination for Best Irish Short - Irish Film & TV Academy Awards 2022

    Nomination for Best Short Screenplay - Zebbie Awards, Writer’s Guild of Ireland 2022

    Best Original Score - Venezia Shorts Festival 2022

    Best Cinematographer - Transilvania Shorts 2022

    Best Actress - Transilvania Shorts 2022

    Best Editor - Transilvania Shorts 2022

    Winner ‘Made in Midlands’ - Still Voices Film Festival 2022

    Best Women’s Film - Gangtok International Film Festival 2022

    Best Short Film - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Director - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Actor - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Original Score - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Cinematography - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Editor - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Screenplay - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Nomination Best Actress - Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022

    Best Short Film - Golden Short Film Festival 2022

    Nominated Best Short Drama - Celtic Media Festival 2023

    Best International Film - San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2023

  • Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021, USA

    Galway Film Fleadh 2021, Ireland

    Kerry International Film Festival 2021, Ireland

    Offline International Film Festival 2021, Ireland

    Belfast International Film Festival 2021, Ireland

    Cork International Film Festival 2021, Ireland

    Oudeis International Film Festival 2021, Italy

    Dublin International Film Festival 2022, Ireland

    Fastnet Film Festival 2022, Ireland

    Underwire Film Festival 2022, UK

    St Patrick's Film Festival 2022, UK

    8th Annual Flickers' Film Feis 2022, USA

    Golden Short Film Festival 2022, Italy

    Venezia Shorts Festival 2022, Italy

    Hollywood Shorts Fest 2022, USA

    Bucharest ShortCut CineFest 2022, Romania

    Torino Underground Cinefest 2022, Italy

    Bleeding Pig Film Festival 2022, Ireland

    Still Voices Film Festival 2022, Ireland

    Transilvania Shorts International Short Film Festival 2022, Romania

    Bengaluru International Film Festival 2023, India

    Europanarama 2023, Cities across Europe

    Visualízame Festival 2023, Portugal

    San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2023, USA

  • Frank Blake as Steven

    Olga Wehrly as Gráinne

    Andrew Bennett as Dad

    Jenny Gavin as Girlfriend

    Mark Kelly as Man at Station

    Oisín Robbins as Filling Station Attendant

    Anna Mullarkey as Bonny’s Voice

  • Director - Mia Mullarkey

    Writer - Frank Blake

    Based on the short story ‘The Passion’ by Donal Ryan

    Producer - Roisín Geraghty

    Director of Photography - Luke Jacobs

    Composer - Anna Mullarkey

    Production Designer - Mark Kelly

    Costume Designer - Saileóg O’Halloran

    Make-up Designer - Ber Drennan

    First Assistant Director - Jim Corr

    Production Coordinator - Oisín Robbins

    Script Supervisor - Áine Máire Ní Thaibhís

    Story Consultant - Colm Farren

    Focus Puller - JJ Sullivan

    Second Assistant Camera - Ger O’Keeffe

    Movi Operator - Martin Osborne

    Sound Operator - Simon Murphy

    Boom Operator - Chris Dolan

    Gaffer - Noel McElligot

    Best Boy - Eoghan Hand

    Stills Photographer - Madeline Mulqueen

    Camera Equipment - Vast Valley, Progressive Productions

    Lighting Equipment Red Rum Lighting

    Editor - Mia Mullarkey

    Editing Consultant - David Stevens

    Sound Designer - James Latimer

    Colourist - Leandro Arouca

    Online Editor

    Post Production Supervisor - Chriona O’Sullivan

    Production Company - Little Rose Films

    Post Production House - Element Post

    Funder - FilmOffaly & Offaly County Council