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Chicken

    • Director

      Barry Dignam

    • Credits

      Producer: Barry Dignam. Writer: Audrey O'Reilly

    • Principal Cast

      Darren Healy, Niall O'Shea

  • Category

    Short
    LGBTQIA+

Adolescent sexuality is explored here in Barry Dignam's dramatic short which continues his interest in revelation of gay desire. Here, in the evening light, two young men drink on a beach and test each other’s bravery in games of ‘chicken’ as their underlying feelings search for expression. 

3 minutes, Ireland, 2000, Colour


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