THREE KEENINGS
BY OLIVER MCGOLDRICK
ABOUT
Year: 2024
Length: 10 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Format: Digital
Production Country: UK/Ireland/US
Language: English, Irish (Gaelic)
SYNOPSIS
Ian is a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner. As he tours the Northern Irish countryside, his practiced mask of apathy begins to slip amongst the humour and heartache of the local funeral circuit.
CAST
IAN — Seamus O’Hara
PAUL — Sean Kearns
TERESA — Caitriona Hinds
CECIL — Niall Cusack
SONIA — Carol Moore
MARGARET — Olivia Nash
TEAM
WRITER/DIRECTOR — Oliver McGoldrick
PRODUCERS — Oliver McGoldrick, Natalie Remplakowski, Cade Featherstone, Chloe Langton
CINEMATOGRAPHER — Gianna Badiali
EDITORS — Oliver McGoldrick, Reuben Hamlyn
CO-PRODUCTION DESIGNERS — Marianne Auvinet-Gould and Myles Thompson
COSTUME DESIGNER — Katie Ireland
HAIR & MAKE-UP — Anna Knight
SOUND MIXER — Matteo Di Cugno
SOUND DESIGN — Ines Adriana
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – Bill & Kumi Martin
FESTIVALS
81st Venice International Film Festival — Orizzonti Short Film Competition — World Premiere
Tirana International Film Festival — Albania Premiere
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus — Cyprus Premiere
Bosphorus Film Festival — Turkey Premiere - Grand Prize Award
Scanorama European Film Forum — Lithuania Premiere
Aguilar Film Festival — Spain Premiere
Akbank Short Film Festival — Turkey
Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival / Landshut Short Film Festival — German Premiere
Go Short - International Short Film Festival 2025 — Netherlands Premiere
International Film Festival of Uruguay — South American Premiere
Ennesimo Film Festival 2025 — Italy
Zlín Film Festival International Festival for Children and Youth — Czech Premiere
Palm Springs International ShortFest, North American Premiere
Yerevan Short Film Festival — Armenia Premiere
In The Palace International Film Festival — Bulgaria Premiere
Bašta Fest — Serbia Premiere
Galway Film Fleadh 2025, Ireland Premiere, Tiernan McBride Award for Best Short Drama
Indy Shorts International Film Festival, Presented by Heartland Film — USA
La Guarimba Film Festival — Italy
Anonimul International Independent Film Festival — Romania Premiere
Concorto Film Festival — Italy
Dieciminuti Film Festival — Italy
Martovski — Belgrade documentary and short film festival — Serbia
Bolton International Film Festival — United Kingdom Premiere
Filmfest Sundsvall — Sweden Premiere
Monstrale Festival — Germany
Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest — France Premiere
CONTACTS
For international sales
Inga Diev — Ouat Media
info@ouatmedia.com
For festival distribution
Flavio Armone — Lights On Films
lightson@lightsonfilm.org