Project Detail

Paper Plane

A young girl is lying on the grass staring up at the sky in front of her house, in the background her mother stands at the front gate of their house looking towards her.

Synopsis

When a defiant young girl stages a silent protest, refusing to return home until the disruptive presence of her father is gone, her mother must decide whether to follow her or let her go.
Official Selection, Venice International Film Festival 2026 - Competition Orizzonti Corti - World premiere

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
35mm
Director
Saoirse Ronan
Producer
Shirin Eren
Co-Producer
Solomon Golding, Grace Odumosu
Executive Producer
Katie Holly, Lisa Kelly, Alice Ojha, Keith Potter
Editor
Nathan Nugent
Screenwriter
Saoirse Ronan
Director of Photography
Kate McCullough
Production Designer
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen
Sound
Steve Fanagan
Principal cast
Martha Malone, Clare Dunne, Tim Creed
Costume Designer
Sinéad O’Sullivan
Hair/Make-up Designer
Kat Morgan
Casting Director
Fiona Weir

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Una Pictures Ltd

5 Elstree Gate, Elstree Way
Borehamwood
Hertfordshire
WD6 1JD

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