Project Detail

Lure

Synopsis

A fisherman contemplates his mixed relationship with alcohol throughout his life, as he drinks excessively by a fishery.
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2022

Details

Year: 2022
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 15 min 18 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Dominic Curran
Producer: Meghan McArdle, Will Reade
Editor: Dominic Curran
Screenwriter: Will Reade
Director of Photography: George Barnes
Production Designer: Jack McNally
Sound: Will Reade, Dominic Curran
Composer: Liam 'Son Zept' McCartan
Principal cast: Shane McCaffrey, Matt Faris, Peter Young

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK, Northern Ireland Screen

Soil Engineers Productions

Will Reade

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Sales Company

Will Reade

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