Irish Film Night with Cian O’Connor

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Join us for a special night with producer, director, and writer Cian O’Connor for a screening of three film shorts and talk with Irish filmmaker Cian O’Connor.

Cian O’Connor is a filmmaker from the West of Ireland. The Kerryman newspaper has described Cian’s work as “stories from the West of Ireland, with echoes of the past and lessons for the present”. He has won awards from Fresh Film Festival, Junior Galway Film Fleadh and Charlie Chaplin Comedy Festival. Cian’s films have also been screened at Galway Film Fleadh, Fastnet Film Festival and Dingle International Film Festival.

Directed by Cian O’Connor / 2020 / 17 mins

Synopsis: Big Mac and his dad Frank live a lonely life in the heart of West Kerry. After his mother’s death, Big Mac falls into a secretive world. On the day of her anniversary, Big Mac has a confession to make. The West Kerry Cowboy is a comedy drama about a man looking for acceptance of himself through acceptance by his father.

Director Statement: The West Kerry Cowboy is based on my experience growing up in rural Ireland. I have always been intrigued by slice of life stories set in stark rural landscapes. The West Kerry Cowboy is a film about a father and son relationship strained under the weight of male societal norms.

Producer: Peter Kilmartin

Cast: Donncha Crowley, Fionnuala Flaherty, Finbarr Doyle

Directed by Cian O’Connor / 2024 / 13 mins

Synopsis: A young man moves away from home in search of a new life in New York City. He takes a job minding a distant relative, and the two find themselves more alike than they realize.

Cast: Katherine O'Sullivan, Éanna Grogan, Chiara Motley

Press: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/an-chathair-mhor-new-york-irish-language-film

Directed by Cian O’Connor / 2021 / 13 mins

Synopsis: Ireland 1980. Football royalty Real Madrid travel to play Irish semiprofessional outfit Limerick FC in the European Cup. A David vs Goliath tale about a game no one remembers that three men can never forget.

Produced by: Peter Kilmartin

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