Project Detail

The Freesia of Eden

Name: The Freesia of Eden
Director: Alastair McIlwain
Released: 1999
Duration: 14 mins 30 secs

Synopsis

The unique friendship between Ned and his seven-year-old grandson, Conan, stems from their devout love of gardening. So when Ned realises that he is going to die, he knows he must explain his death to Conan in the only way he will understand.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 mins 30 secs
Format: 35mm
Director: Alastair McIlwain
Producer: Robert Cooper
Executive Producer: Robert Cooper
Director of Photography: John T. Davis
Principal cast: Barry Cassin, Aaron Moore, Sheelagh O'Kane
Film Stock: Kodak Screen Writer: Gemma McMullan

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Footprint Television 38 Dublin Road, Belfast BT2 7HN Tel: 01232 237326 Fax: 01232 241082 Email: info@footprint.dnet.co.uk

Sales Company

Network Ireland 23 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: 3531 6797309 Fax: 3531 6778748

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

n 1858, an eccentric young governess, Winifred Notty, arrives at the remote gothic manor Ensor House. As Winifred assimilates, staff begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners wonder if something is amiss about this new governess. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - World premiere - Un Certain Regard

Horror Thriller

A Town in Nova Scotia

Director: Babak Jalali

Year: 2026

Leon, a widowed Irish senior, lives in a Merseyside council flat near his best friend Saleh. When Saleh needs help after surgery and news breaks of a deadly tower fire, Leon wrestles with his daughter's offer to relocate to Canada.

Drama

The Queen of Fashion

Director: Alex Marx