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Sludge

    • Director

      Sinéad Murphy

    • Credits

      Producer:
      Sinéad Murphy

      Writer:
      Sinéad Murphy

      Cinematographer:
      Colm Mullen

    • Principal Cast

      Shauna Radford,
      PJ Gallagher,
      Katie Murtagh,
      Ray Malone.

  • Category

    Feature
    F-Rated Female-led

Sinéad Murphy’s debut film, Sludge, follows a young homeless woman living on the fringes of Irish society and deeply in love with her best friend. Haunted by fractured traumatic memories and visions of a dark-hooded figure, she struggles to hold onto reality as her friend is drawn into the orbit of a dangerous underworld. As her world unravels, she must confront the terrifying truth behind the figure that stalks her, and face the darkness within.

World premiere: Galway Film Fleadh, 9 July 2026

85 minutes, Ireland, 2026, Colour

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