Pentecost
International Premiere

Pentecost

Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| Ireland | 11 MINUTES | English

Ireland, 1977. Eleven-year-old Damian Lynch is called in at the last moment to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in the local parish. Following his last appearance as an altar boy, when he knocked Father O'Toole off the altar, he faces a choice: either conform to the status quo or serve an extended ban from his passion in life, football.


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Peter McDonald and Peter McDonald
PETER MCDONALD has been a professional actor for the last 18 years. His film credits include The Damned United, I Went Down, Saltwater, When Brendan Met Trudy, Nora, The Opportunists, Felicia's Journey, and Some Voices. He wrote and directed his first short, Ginger Bill, which was selected for the Corona Cork International Film Festival.
Editor
John O'Connor
Screenwriter
Peter McDonald
Director
Peter McDonald
Director of Photography
Patrick Jordan
Producer
Eimear O' Kane
Composer
John McPhillips
Production Designer
Stephen Daly
Primary Cast
Scott Graham, Andrew Bennet, Michael McElhatton, Don Wycherley, Eamon Hunt, Des Nealon

Contacts
Submitter
Barry O'Brien
Network Ireland Television
Dublin, D2
Phone: +353.1.679.7309
networkirelandfestivals@gmail.com
Producer
Eimear O'Kane
EMU Productions
Dublin, D4
Phone: +353.86.866.9698
eimear@emuproductions.ie

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