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Troubles

Synopsis

A troubled traditional Irish musician re-enters the fold after a long absence. An emotionally stunted friend wants to offer an apology. When words fail them both, music is all they have to bring them together.
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Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 21 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Jonathan Harden
Producer
Jonathan Harden
Co-Producer
Shauna Shivers
Executive Producer
Michael McAdam
Editor
Brian Philip Davis
Screenwriter
Bronagh Taggart
Director of Photography
Ryan Kernaghan
Production Designer
John Leslie
Sound
Will McConnell
Principal cast
Fra Fee, Niall McNamee, Tony Devlin

Genre

Northern Irish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Honesty Inc

Jonathan Harden
Blick Studios
46 Hill Street
Belfast
BT1 2LB

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