Oscar-nominated Northern Irish Short wins BAFTA

Oscar-nominated An Irish Goodbye, produced by Future Screens NI awardee Sean Murray has won the BAFTA Best British Short Film. Filmed entirely in Northern Ireland, with a production team featuring current Queen’s University Belfast students and Alumni, An Irish Goodbye is a black comedy about the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan following the untimely death of their mother. The film stars Seamus O’Hara (The Northman, Game of Thrones), James Martin (Marcella, Ups and Downs), Paddy Jenkins (Hunger) and Michelle Fairley (Game of Thrones, Fortitude) and has been nominated for an Oscar in the Live Action Short Film category.