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I saw this a while ago but didn’t watch all of it as I wasn’t in the mood then yesterday I found it on a friends blog!

Such a good short film. I wish I did shorts of this quality. Very moving – you have been warned!

There was a time, back in the day, when I used to make short films. I’d advertise for actors and extras, find locations, and turn a short script or joke into a five or ten minute film.

I actually have a feature length film in the planning but after having the funding refused a couple of times I decided to put it on the back-burner, as they say, and reapply at some other time.

I think now is that time, but I also think it’s been that long since I’ve actually done anything along these lines that I need to get back in to the swing of things.

So, with that in mind I’ve decided to make a couple of short films and enter them into a couple of film festivals. I’ve entered some of my other works into festivals before and won a couple of awards at times, a fact I’m quite proud of and will happily display (brag about) on any curriculum vitae I attach to any future projects.

I’ve already got the story for my first short film sorted. It’s a short story by someone most of my viewers will know quite well. I’m not going to mention names, that’s up the author but I’ve spoken to them and have their full permission to use the story and they’ve even offered to help out here and there. I’m quite glad they’ve offered as it saves me begging in a couple of weeks when things don’t seem to sound as good as they should and it’ll all be because I’ve made some stupid mistake somewhere. Many of you won’t believe this but there are times I’m wrong you know.

All I have to do now is turn it into a script, organise a shooting schedule, find the locations and get the actors! Editing will be easy, music will be okay-ish and I even have a gimmick to ensure it’s entry into festivals! I’m not revealing the gimmick just yet as it’s something I want to be revealed at the very end of the short film, in the credits or such like.

I’ll keep you updated on here and on the soon-to-be-redeveloped-website and may even give some of you a preview. There is a small eighty seater cinema in Galway I can hire and I’m very tempted to have a “premiere” just for the hell of it!

So, anyone fancy acting? I’m looking for young woman, she is the only speaking part (this may and probably will change as the time goes), and loads of extras. The only requirements are that you can get to Galway and own something black! Let me know.