Locally produced short film A Mist That Clears will follows last years warm reception at the Kerry Film Festival with a showing this week at the 13th Dingle International Film Festival on Sunday 24th March as part of the Kindgom Shorts Programme.
Proving the depth of talent currently being produced in the county, this short film has also been recently been accepted by the famous Fastnet Film Festival in West Cork and is sure to be popping up in the film festival scene over the coming months.
Directed by Killarney’s Shay Nolan and written by Cian Brady A Mist That Clears, was shot entirely in Killarney with post-production completed in July 2018. Starring Kathie Richardson (Cork) and Neil Kelders (Killarney) and co-produced by Rob Bais (sound), Daragh Beeston (cinematography) and James Purcell this short feature is one of high quality, proof of which can be seen in it's acceptance at such high calibre film festivals.
The filmmakers, given their relative inexperience, were keen to contain the film to one or two locations with only one or two speaking parts. The task then falling to Cian was to write an engaging script that could hold the viewers’ attention.
The primary focus for Director Shay Nolan was to capture the underlying sense of sorrow and regret in the story while at the same time allowing the script to shine. The conversation between the two leads is designed to be a clever back and forth that tells the viewer something of the complexity of their relationship as well as hinting at the warmth that remains between them.
The filmmakers were determined, in the nicest possible way, not to be ‘topical’ or ‘thought provoking’. The ultimate goal was to produce a short film that entertained an audience for 10 or so minutes and they have certainly achieved that.
For the serious cinephiles amongst us they assure us their next film will have the bleakest of landscapes and stoniest of silences throughout.
For fans of exceptional short film why not make your way to Dingle this Sunday 24th March to catch a short film of real quality that has the added bonus of being produced locally and showcases quite well the talent alive and kicking in the Kingdom when it comes to making film.
Full details and screening times can be found at www.dinglefilmfestival.com
Really good movie well done all!
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