This Happened
Synopsis
What sounds like an epic 10 out of 10 craic sesh takes a turn when Matt realises best mate Chris’s night on the tiles invited a sinister guest home for the after-party.
As Chris recounts the madness, Matt grows increasingly concerned his friend hasn’t clocked the seriousness of the situation he ended up in – never mind having processed the trauma of surviving it.
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 8 min 46 sec
- Format
- Digitial 4K
- Director
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Stuart Drennan
- Producer
- Mervyn Marshall, Pearce Cullen, Madi Whiteside, Stacey Browne
- Editor
- Thomas James Scott
- Screenwriter
- Stuart Drennan
- Director of Photography
- Andrew McAllister
- Production Designer
- Klaudia Ryciak
- Sound
- John Panayotou
- Principal cast
- Barry John Kinsella, Cailum Carragher, Brendan Quinn
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Bad Radio Productions and Figboot Productions production
Figboot Productions
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