Project Detail

Gravest Hit

Synopsis

Two assassins keep watch as a young man digs his own grave. Meanwhile, in a fancy-dress shop, the assassins’ daughter has just found out she is pregnant to the gravedigger when the kingpin who ordered the hit walks in.

In his debut, writer/director Robert Herbert McClean draws inspiration from myriad of classic cinema to create this truly unique dark comedy.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 35 sec
Format
h264
Director
Robert Herbert McClean
Producer
Ross Morrison
Editor
Joshua Mulhall
Screenwriter
Robert Herbert McClean
Director of Photography
Conor Rotherham
Production Designer
Robert Herbert McClean
Sound
Simon McCormick
Composer
Support Provider
Principal cast
Lalor Roddy, Maggie Cronin, Ciaran Nolan, Derek Halligan, Leonie McDonagh, Emily McDonagh

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