On All Souls’ Day, the naked body of a young woman Nicole (Eva Birthistle) is found on a beach. Seven years later, her mother Madie (Jayne Snow), obsessed with finding out what happened on that fateful day, visits her daughter’s boyfriend Jim (Declan Conlon) in prison. As memories surface, and Madie and Jim embark on a search for truth and redemption, they stumble upon a sinister truth. Gilsenan creates a sense of deep unease with this intelligent and formally unconventional work.

Notes by Sunniva O’Flynn

This screening will be introduced by Alan Gilsenan.

Preceded by short film Zulu 9
(Dir. Alan Gilsenan, 12 mins, Ireland, 2001, Digital)
An Irish truck driver becomes concerned when he hears noises in the back of his cargo container in this tense short drama.

Screening as part of the Alan Gilsenan Retrospective