Christy
Synopsis
Between joining Shane on painting jobs, Christy makes new friends, including Leona, and is welcomed by the wider community. But he still struggles with the weight of an uncertain future and turbulent past, particularly over the trauma of having lost his mother at a young age. He’s also increasingly resistant to Shane’s insistence that he live with another family, which he sees as a painful rejection.
Christy’s success as a barber at the local salon and deepening friendships further pull at him, with his fear and fragility coming to a head after a bust-up with Shane. As the summer bonfire burns, Christy and Shane finally let their walls down and Christy learns to find his own feet within this new community; this new family.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Generation 14plus - World premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 93 min
- Director
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Brendan Canty 1st Feature
- Producer
- Marina Brackenbury, Meredith Duff
- Executive Producer
- Claudia Yusef, Niamh Fagan, Yann Demange, Lee Magiday, Wilf Varvill
- Editor
- Allyn Quigley
- Screenwriter
- Alan O'Gorman
- Director of Photography
- Colm Hogan
- Production Designer
- Martin Goulding
- Sound
- Bob Brennan
- Composer
- Daithi O'Dronai
- Principal cast
- Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis, Chris Walley, Alison Oliver, Helen Behan
- Line Producer
- Sinead Barry
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BBC Film (UK), Fís Éireann/ Screen Ireland (IE)
Ireland, UK co-production
Wayward Films (UK), Sleeper Films (UK, IE)
Wayward Films
Meredith Duff2/4 Ash Lane Rustington
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN16 3BZ
Sales Company
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