Whale
Mam seeks refuge at a women’s shelter with her teenage son, Cian. Their situation is complicated and the system fails them so Cian saves Mam the only way he knows how. European premiere.
- Country: Irland
- Year: 2022
- Length: 8
- Language: Engelsk
- Director: Lorna Fitzsimons
- Script: Ben Conway
- Cast: Dane Whyte-O'Hara, Maura Foley, David O'Hara, Bríd Ní Chumhaill, Maeve O'Donovan O'Donovan, Micheal Ryder, Julie Hogan
- Producer: Martha O'Neill
Lorna Fitzsimons
Lorna Fitzsimons is an Irish photographer and filmmaker dedicated to telling stories that explore the human condition. Lorna teaches adults who use homeless services and in community groups at the heart of Dublin. During lockdown she devised and directed a short community piece for The Abbey Theatre’s Dear Ireland project. Her most recent short film is Whale, a gripping drama about the complexity of domestic violence, produced by Wildfire films and funded by FilmOffaly.