BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated film An Irish Goodbye is to receive its television premiere this weekend ahead of the Oscars ceremony.
Written and directed by Tom Berkeley and Ross White, the locally-set film is up for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
It will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland on Sunday night, just before this year's Academy Awards ceremony.
The dark comedy, which was recently awarded a Bafta in the British Short Film category, tells the story of estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O’Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin), who are brought back together on a rural farm after the death of their mother (Michelle Fairley).
Under the watchful eye of parish priest Father O’Shea (Paddy Jenkins), the brothers’ pained reunion is worsened by the fact Turlough must now make new care arrangements for Lorcan, who has Down’s syndrome.
A robust and dedicated farmer, Lorcan’s dream of continuing to work the land he grew up on is thwarted when Turlough decides he’s sending him to live with their aunt on the other side of Ireland. But when the brothers discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mother, Lorcan senses an opportunity: he’ll only agree to leave the farm once he and Turlough have themselves completed every single wish on their mother’s list...all one-hundred of them.
:: The short film is available now on BBC iPlayer and will be broadcast on BBC One NI on Sunday March 12 at 10.30pm.
