Film

An Irish Goodbye

Past Event

Details

$10–21 (inclusive of fees) Film: 23 minutes, with talkback after
Date(s)

Wed, Oct 18, 2023

7:30pm

Contact

Box Office

888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org

Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days

Location

Irish Arts Center 
726 11th Avenue 
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Written and directed by Ross White and Tom Berkeley

On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother. But when the pair discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mum, their pained reunion takes an altogether different course. 

Join us for a screening*, talkback, and reception with writer/director duo Tom Berkeley and Ross White, star of An Irish Goodbye James Martin, and moderator Maedhbh McCullagh.

*Runtime: 23 minutes

"An absolute charmer"—THE IRISH TIMES

"A modern emigrant story that turns the genre of departure from Dear Old Erin’s Isle on its head"—EPIC: THE IRISH IMMIGRATION MUSEUM


AWARDS

Best Short Film //
2023 ACADEMY AWARDS
2023 BAFTA FILM AWARDS
2023 IFTA AWARDS

Grand Jury Prize for Best Live Action Short // Edmonton International Film Festival

Jury Prize for Best Comedy, Audience Award for Best Comedy // Indy Shorts International Film Festival

Grand Prize for Best Short Film, Jury Award for Best British Short Film // British Short Film Awards

Artistic Director's Award // San Diego International Film Festival

Best British Short Film // Norwich Film Festival

Best Short Film, Best Director // Discover Film Awards

Best Drama Short Film // Irish Film Festa

European Audience Award // Leuven International Film Festival

Norma Houston Award for Best Short Film // Capital Irish Film Festival 

Best Short Film // Chicago Irish Film Festival

Best Live Action Short Film // Pittsburgh Shorts Film Festival

Best Short Film // Festival Inclus

Best Short Film // Suffolk Shorts

Best Short Film - "Let's Include" // Bengaluru International Film Festival

Best Actor - James Martin // Short Com International Film Festival


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Presented with generous support from Culture Ireland.


Featuring

Tom Berkeley and Ross White
James Martin

Featured Media

Trailer
Tom Berkeley and Ross White

An Irish Goodbye is the second collaboration from writer-director duo Tom Berkeley and Ross White, following their breakout debut ROY which was shortlisted for Best British Short at the 75th BAFTA Awards. 

Hailing from Gloucester and Belfast respectively, their journey began initially writing for theatre, with their early plays recognized as finalists in the Bruntwood Prize, the Papatango Prize, and the Kenneth Branagh Award for New Drama Writing. 

Turning their focus to co-writing and directing for screen, the pair founded the Belfast-based Floodlight Pictures in 2019 as a vehicle through which to produce their work. They were recently selected for BBC Writersroom 'Belfast Voices' and the BFI Shorts2Features cohort of 2022.

James Martin

James Martin first showed his talents for performing as a regular guest on his father's popular Northern Ireland radio show. His first starring TV role came on BBC's critically acclaimed Ups and Downs, which soon led to a subsequent starring role in ITV's Marcella opposite Anna Friel. For the former, James won the prestigious Best Actor award at New York TV Festival in 2019. 

For his portrayal of Lorcan, James was nominated for Best Actor at the BIFA and BAFTA-qualifying Oska Bright Film Festival, with An Irish Goodbye making history as the first ever Northern Irish film to screen at the festival. 

An ambassador for Mencap, James is a passionate advocate for the visibility and equality of opportunity for actors with learning disabilities, and regularly works within the local community to raise awareness of the avenues available for emerging talent.

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Our Supporters

Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours International; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.

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