So You're Going To Die
Synopsis
The shock forces them to finally connect and talk properly, as they realise what is ahead of them. Desperate, Ruari asks his dad to help him break the news to his mum. Liam, reluctant at first, downs another pint, and it hits Ruari that his dad is drinking non-alcoholic beer.
As Bridget, Ruari’s mum, walks through the door, Liam is caught in the headlights by the family reunion. In tragedy and celebration, and with their differences finally set aside, we know that these two men will navigate their days ahead, together.
Official Selection Galway Film Fleadh 2026
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 min 47 sec
- Director
-
Oisín Kearney
- Producer
- Connor Richmond
- Co-Producer
- Rachel Logan-Fee
- Executive Producer
- Stephen Wright, Carl Benée
- Editor
- Stephanie McCutcheon
- Screenwriter
- Michael Patrick, Oisín Kearney
- Director of Photography
- Conor Rotherham
- Production Designer
- Helen Logan
- Sound
- Daniel McCabe
- Composer
- Tim Wheeler
- Principal cast
- James Nesbitt, Conor MacNeill, Tara Lynne O'Neill
- Other Lead Creative(s)
- Abigail McGibbon, Ian McElhinney, Marie Jones, Muireann Bradley, Natalie Reid, Claire Snoddy, Ian McGurrell, Davy Bates
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK, Northern Ireland Screen
Two Cities Television
STV Studios6th Floor
236 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8HB
Two Cities Television
East Belfast EnterpriseCity East Business Centre
Office #309
3rd Floor
68-72 Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 1GW
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