A White Horse

1970s Ireland.
A young female patient has escaped a psychiatric hospital and rings home from a telephone box…. but her parents are waiting for the call.

A White Horse is directed by Shaun O’Connor, written by Paul Cahill and produced by Sinead Barry for Three Pin Productions.

It was funded by the Screen Directors Guild of Ireland through their ARRI Take scheme and premiered at the 2019 Galway Film Fleadh.

Winner of the Best Irish Short Film at Foyle Film Festival, longlisted for Academy Awards 2021.

A White Horse Poster

Director – Shaun O Connor
Producer – Sinead Barry
Writer – Paul Cahill

Starring
Amber Deasy
Cora Fenton
Jack Healy

CREW

DOP –   Jass Foley
1st AD – Niall Owens
Sound – PJ Rankin
Production Designer – Kate Howard
Make Up – Gill Brennan
Editor – Shaun O Connor
Producer – Sinead Barry
Writer – Paul Cahill

 

FESTIVALS

  • WINNER Best Irish Short Film
    Foyle Film Festival 2019
    (Oscar Qualifying)
  • WINNER Best Irish Short Film
    Kerry Film Festival 2019
  • WINNER Best Overall Short Film
    Richard Harris International Film Festival 2019
  • WINNER Best Production Design
    Kinsale Sharks 2019
  • WINNER: Best Independent Short
    Underground Cinema Film Festival
  • RUNNER UP: GAZE Film Festival 2020
  • Newport Beach Film Festival 2020
  • Galway Film Fleadh 2019
  • Belfast Film Festival 2020
  • Badalona Filmets 2020
  • St. Louis Intl Film Festival 2020
  • Cork Film Festival 2019
  • Offline Film Festival 2019
  • Waterford Film Festival 2019
  • Catalyst Film Festival 2020