Project Detail

The Parting Glass

Synopsis

Ireland, 1892. A widowed mother forms a sinister relationship with the body of her husband, leaving it to her son to do all he can to part the living and the dead.

Details

Year
2015
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins 40 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Alexander McNeill
Producer
David Ritchie
Co-Producer
Hannah McCarthy
Editor
Chloë Kilby
Screenwriter
Alexander McNeill
Director of Photography
Peter E. Riches
Production Designer
Tom Medlock
Sound
Cei Frampton
Composer
Bas Bouma
Principal cast
Muireann Ryan, Anthony Moriarty, Nigel Mercier
Film Image
©Camilo Mejía

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Production Status

Production Company

Arts University Bournemouth

Sales Company

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