Project Detail

So You're Going To Die

Two men face each other across a table with a pint in a pub.

Synopsis

An anxious young man, Ruari, arrives to meet his dad, Liam, in their local pub. They reminisce about the past, as Ruari struggles to share some big news. Conversation turns to Liam’s alcoholism, which resulted in the breakdown of Liam’s marriage to Ruari’s Mum, Bridget. As tensions rise over the strained father-son relationship, Ruari finally tells his dad the reason for their impromptu meeting – he has Motor Neurone Disease. He is going to die.
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
Format
Yes
Director
Oisín Kearney
Producer
Connor Richmond
Executive Producer
Stephen Wright, Caryl 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, Rory Gallagher
Associate Producer
Rachel Logan-Fee
Script Executive
Sarah Hewitt
Hair & Makeup Designer
Natalie Reid
Costume Designer
Claire Snoddy
Key Grip
Ian McGurrell
Lighting Gaffer
Davy Bates

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK, Northern Ireland Screen

Two Cities Television

STV Studios
6th Floor
236 Gray's Inn Road
London
WC1X 8HB

Two Cities Television

East Belfast Enterprise
City East Business Centre
Office #309
3rd Floor
68-72 Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 1GW

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