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Eel Soup

© Bryan and I

© Bryan and I

Synopsis

A bleak, surreal silent short film that references Beckett’s ‘First Love’ monologue, isolation and ghosts. The film is loosely based on the story of Denis McCabe, a musician and employee of the Castle Caldwell Estate, Belleek and The Fiddler’s Stone - a tombstone made in his memory.

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 5 min 36 sec
Format: 8mm
Director: David Robinson, Bryan Michael Mills
Editor: David Robinson
Screenwriter: David Robinson, Bryan Michael Mills
Director of Photography: David Robinson
Sound: Bryan Michael Mills
Composer: Bryan Michael Mills
Principal cast: Bryan Michael Mills

Genre

Action Experimental Northern Irish Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

David Robinson

sporeboy@icloud.com

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