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.
Director – Shaun O Connor
Producer – Sinead Barry
Writer – Paul Cahill
Starring
Amber Deasy
Cora Fenton
Jack Healy
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