CALF

In this shocking and stylistically assured drama a calf is about to be born. The accident that suddenly strikes the farm illuminates the trauma which has been tucked away and deafened by the noise of the farm and its constant need for tending. A gut-wrenching film from way out in the countryside, a place where the worst things are silenced.

Director: Jamie O’rourke
Ireland, 2023
14:48 min | trailer

Jamie O’Rourke (Dublin, Ireland). Writer/Director. His first short as writer and director, Scrap, is currently on the festival circuit, was nominated for an IFTA in 2022 and screened at the 2023 Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival. His second film, Calf, was commissioned and funded by Screen Ireland & Virgin Media. Calf has screened around the world including OFF Odense, Calgary International FF, InterFilm Berlin, Fantastic Fest TX, Aesthetica, London Short FF and screens at the upcoming Tampere Film Festival 2024.

Jamie O'rourke, Director of Calf (2023)

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