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Whale Fall

Synopsis

In an Irish peat bog, the inexplicable remains of a humpback whale are discovered by two rural women. Drawn into the mystery of how and why it has appeared, they soon realise the whale is exerting its own magnetic force.
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min 16 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Patrick Hough
Producer
Tracy Bass
Editor
Patrick Hough
Screenwriter
Owen Corrigan
Director of Photography
Martin 'Teddy' Testar
Production Designer
Aoife Fealy
Sound
Daniel Goddard
Composer
Daniel Goddard
Principal cast
Derbhle Crotty, Aoife Duffin

Genre

Experimental Climate / Environment Drama Science

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Croghan Pictures

Patrick Hough

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