SHORT SUBJECT / ANIMATION / COMEDY PORTFOLIO

Please take a quick look at some of my recent short subject, animation, comedy, and other work portfolio here. If you’re interested in learning more about my work and my services, I invite you to click here to contact me. I would love to hear about your project.

Mustard (2022) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer / Re-Recording Mixer

Description: Eilis is addicted to mustard. When she falls madly in love, she’s sure her demons are finally banished, but when the relationship breaks down her shameful addiction to the yellow stuff returns with a vengeance.

Harvest (2021) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A farmer struggles with his mortality following a near fatal heart attack Winner of the Kerry Screen Bursary Written & Directed By Tristan Heanue

Zemblanity (2021) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: This film looks at two protagonists living in despair, separated by circumstance. Where misery is passed through the generations, scarring the next generation. The film explores a supposed predetermined journey to the end, which in fact actually is the start of a process of enlightenment for many.

Eden (2020) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer / Re-recording Mixer

Description: This short film is a directorial debut from acclaimed actor John Connors. It covers themes of identity, marginalization in the context of the pressures felt in a globalized world by many small communities.

First Disco (2019) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: It’s 1983. Culture Club are No.1, everyone’s watching Knight Rider and Kelly Harrison is not only experiencing her first crush, she’s going to her first disco. The only problem is she’s getting braces on her teeth before the big night.

Ciúnas (2018) View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A couple embark on a journey in the midst of a family crisis.

All In Good Time (2018) View Project on IMDB

Position: Re-Recording Mixer

Description: A comic fantasy about two children, one in 1917, the other in 2017, who magically communicate across time through messages in a bottle and help solve each other’s problems.

The Girl At The End Of The Garden (2019)

Position: Re-Recording Mixer

Description: Enchanting Short Film about a young girl who befriends a mysterious young girl who turns up in her garden one night and the adventure they have together

Low Tide (2018) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: From the Director & Producer of the internationally acclaimed ‘Gridlock’, this is the darkly disturbing tale of a young boy and his Father going on a fishing trip unlike any other.

Inner Child (2018) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A woman turns to therapy, in an effort to address the behaviours that hurt her and others around her. She is encouraged to reconnect with her Inner Child, who holds all the answers to her questions. But, is she ready to hear them?

Hum (2017) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Diagnosed at 19 years old with schizoaffective disorder – which has been described as the ‘unhappy marriage of bipolar and schizophrenia’ – Kevin Nolan began writing music to regain some of the freedom he’d lost due to his illness. ‘Hum’ is an intimate and music-fueled tour of Kevin’s world

A Break In The Clouds (2017) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A young couple struggle to adjust to life following the birth of their first child.

Awards:

Official Selection, 29th Galway Film Fleadh, 2017

Sober Minds (2017) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer / Re-recording Mixer

Description: Sober Minds is an autobiographical documentary that showcases the beauty of urban wildlife through breathtaking photography and powerful anecdotes.

Awards:

Official Selection DocUtah International Film Festival, 2017

Terminal (2016) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A girl and a woman meet in an airport departure gate. Just before they board a plane to Manchester, we witness a private exchange as they share the different reasons that brought them to this moment, and the traumatic journey that awaits them.

Awards:

  • Nominated British/Irish Short Film Of The Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards, 2017
  • Winner, Best Irish Short Film, Dub Web Fest (2017)

Today (2015)

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Written and Directed by Tristan Heanue ‘Today’ is a hard hitting drama about a man who wakes up one morning in his car, disorientated, with no recollection of how he ended up parked in the middle of nowhere. The harsh reality soon comes flooding back once he gathers his thoughts.

Starring one of Ireland’s most exciting young actors, John Connors (LOVE/HATE, King of the Travelers), as Peter, a young man lost, both physically and emotionally; and he stars alongside Lalor Roddy (Grabbers, Cherrybomb), who took on the role of Desmond, a curious yet compassionate farmer.

  • Best First Short Film, Galway Film Fleadh (2015)

The Betrayal (2016) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Effects Designer

Description: The Betrayal is a new Irish LGBT drama from writer/director Kamila Dydyna, addressing sexual identity issues and domestic violence.

Co-directed with Natasha Waugh, produced by Driftwood Doll Films, shot by Gosia Zur, featuring Mark McAuley and Miriam Devitt in leading roles, premiered at the 24th GAZE International LGBT Film Festival in Dublin 2016

Norm of the North (2016) | View Project on IMDB

Position: Sound Effects Designer

Description: When a real estate development invades his Arctic home, Norm and his three lemming friends head to New York City, where Norm becomes the mascot of the corporation in an attempt to bring it down from the inside and protect his homeland.

Retina

Position: Sound Designer

Description: A short film about a boy who sees the world differently after major trauma. Written & Directed by Darko Dragičević, Produced by Austin Stack. Short film by Aempel Prodjus.

Awards:

  • Winner, Bosifest International Film Festival, Belgrade 2016

Papa’s Boy

Position: Sound Designer

Description:

Forest Force

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Live Action / Animation Childrens TV show featuring the adventures of the Forest Force as they learn all about the woodlands

Kill Your Idols | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Short film for Television. A comic thriller about a smart young girl determined to get the autograph of the surly pop star holed up in her father’s hotel

Pentecost (2011) | **Oscar Nominated ** | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Ireland 1977. Eleven-year-old Damian Lynch (Scott Graham) is called in at the last moment to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local parish. Following his last appearance as an altar boy when he knocked Father O’Toole off the altar, Damien is serving a 3 month ban from his only passion in life…football. To make matters worse, Damian’s team, Liverpool FC, are playing in their first European cup final in two weeks time. Damien’s father (Michael McElhatton) offers him a reprieve and crucially a chance to see the European cup final if he serves the mass correctly. Damien now faces a choice: either conform to the status quo or never watch his beloved Liverpool play again

Awards: | View Awards on IMDb

  • Nominated, Best Short Film Live Action, Academy Awards

Endgame by Samuel Beckett (1989) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Sound Designer

Mattie (2009 – ) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Sound Designer

Paths to Freedom (2000 – ) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Sound Designer

Description: Jeremy and Rats are two very different ex-cons, recently released from Dublin’s Mountjoy Prison and agree to be filmed as part of a documentary series following what life is like for former prisoners once they are released. Written by moe_2k@excite.com

Awards: | View Awards on IMDb

  • Winner, Best Actor in a Television Drama, Irish Film and Television Awards (2003)
  • Winner, Best Television Drama Series/Serial/Soap, Irish Film and Television Awards (2003)
  • Nominated, Best Actress in a Television Drama, Irish Film and Television Awards, (2003)
  • Nominated, Best Script (Film & Television), Irish Film and Television Awards, (2003)

Thumbelina (1994) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Supervising Editor

Description: A girl no bigger than her mother’s thumb feels all alone in the world knowing she is the only person her size. Her wish for a companion at last comes true when the prince of the faerys arrives at her window sill. However, the niave Thumbelina’s life goes downward from there when a toad kidnaps her. While she tries to find a way home, she begins to grow up and learns about hope with the help of the friends she always wanted. Written by Max Vaughn

Rock-A-Doodle (1991) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Supervising Editor

Description: The rooster on the farm, Chanticleer, has to sing every morning for the sun to rise. One morning, he is stopped from singing and the other animals discover that he’s a phony – the sun rises anyway. He becomes an outcast and runs away to the city. However, the animals discover that this was a mistake, because the sun stops coming up and rain, which causes a flood, begins instead. A few of the animals decide to go into town to find Chanticleer and ask him to come back. And they have to hurry, because the horrible owls, who love the darkness, are coming. Written by Anders E Lundin

The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Supervising Editor

Description: He must present his special pebble to her before the pebble festival is over, or lose his chance forever. He just manages to pluck up the nerve, when the evil Drake knocks him off the ice, and Hubie is swept away. Picked up and caged by a ship, he meets the streetwise Rocko, whose only wishes are to live in sunny climates and learn to fly. Together they escape, and Hubie convinces Rocko to help him find Antarctica. When they reach the home ice, Hubie must defeat his worst enemy, and Rocko must face up to the reality of his dream of flying. Written by Cynan Rees

Awards: | View Awards on IMDb

  • Nominated, Best Youth DVD, Satellite Awards

All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 (1996) | View Film Info on IMDb

Position: Supervising Editor

Description: Charlie and Itchy return to Earth to find Gabriel’s Horn, but along the way meet up with a young boy named David, who ran away from home.

Awards: | View Awards on IMDb

  • Nominated, Best Family Feature – Animation or Special Effects, Young Artist Awards (1997)
  • Best Performance in a Voiceover – Young Artist, Young Artist Awards (1997)