The Christmas Ward
A story about death, denial and free sunglasses.
A Cork Family are forced against their will to spend the Christmas holidays together around their father’s death bed. As time lingers on the brother and sisters must come to terms with their own individual personalities as well as their fathers.
14MIN / DRAMA / ENGLISH
DIRECTED BY: ALLYN QUIGLY
PRODUCED BY: KEVIN FEATHERSTON
SPECS: SUPER 16MM / KODAK
DATE: 2009
AWARDS:
- Screened on RTE2 as part of the “Shortscreen” season of Irish short films.
- Winner- Short Film of the Year- National Student Media Awards 2010
- Nominee Royal Television Society Student Film Of the Year
- Official selection Galway Film Fleadh 2010
- Winner- Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Script in a Student Film LA Reel Film Festival 2009.
- 2nd Place-Student Film Category LA Reel Film Festival 2009
- Winner Vinny Murphy/theScreenProject Award for Best Script Dublin Film Fringe 2010
- Winner Lili Forberg Photography Award for Best Actor Dublin Film fringe 2010
- Official Selection- Capital Irish Film Festival 2011