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Charity!

A woman wearing a purple cowboy hat in front of a white background with swirling purple dots.

Synopsis

At the turn of the millennium, closeted Irish pop star, Charity, is completely under the control of her evil record label. With rumours about her sexuality in the tabloids and her ludicrous ideas of writing songs for her next album herself, her Swedish manager and his Stylist / lead singer of a boyband, sidekick decide it's time for Charity to undergo her latest transformation; from teen, bubble-gum pop princess to an over sexualised Y2K pop star. The lack of control in her own life leads to a breakdown for Charity and she must learn to rid herself of her evil management and rip out the belly button piercing they're using to control her... Literally.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 56 sec
Format
Short Film
Director
Stephen T Lally
Producer
Cian O'Leary
Executive Producer
Thomas Wightman
Editor
Stephen T Lally, Cian O'Leary
Screenwriter
Stephen T Lally
Director of Photography
Tom O'Keefe
Production Designer
Julie Ash
Sound
Tobias Withers
Composer
Tim Steemson, Malcolm McCarthy
Principal cast
Niamh McCormack, Jake Watkins, Antti Hakala

Genre

Comedy Musical

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Cian O'Leary

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