WEIGHT
Best Short Fiction
Dale Leadon-Bolger
Ireland,
Fiction,
00:16:33
A struggling flat-jockey's life begins to unravel after falling from his horse during a race. Fired by his trainer mother and grappling with his injury, he desperately tries to maintain his riding weight, whilst struggling to support his family.
Film block:
FICTION / ON MANHOOD AND THE MALE EXPERIENCE
Screening:
Palace of Culture Pernik, Hall 1
- Language
- Country Ireland
- Genre Fiction
- Cinematographer Alba Fernandez
- Scriptwriter Dale Leadon-Bolger
- Producer Dale Leadon-Bolger
- Music Andrew Dunne
- Editor Dale Leadon-Bolger
- Cast Dale Leadon-Bolger, Ally Ní Chiaráin, Áine Ní Laoghaire Ally Ryan, Dylan Audrey, Sofia Tomasin, Saoirse Grogan, Brian Mccarthy Shauna Radford, Ciarán Hemeryck
- Year of creation 2024
- Duration 00:16:33
Dale Leadon-Bolger is an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter from Ireland. He was awarded funding from Screen Ireland for his short film Weight, a film that he wrote, directed and produced, which had its world premiere at the Academy Award qualifying Galway Film Fleadh in 2024. Dale was commissioned by Virgin Media Television and Screen Ireland to produce and direct the documentary When Horses Run, which looked at the mental health of Irish jockeys. Having broadcast, it subsequently played globally at festivals and was nominated for the Headline Mental Health Media Awards and won the Irish Consulate Award at the Chicago Irish Film Festival.
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