Project Detail

Charity!

Name: Charity!
Director: Stephen T Lally
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Released: 2026
Duration: 14 min 56 sec

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

Photo: Capri McPherson. Edit: Stephen T Lally

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Cian O'Leary

cianolearyfilms@gmail.com

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