Pentecost (short film)
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| Original title | Pentecost |
| Country of production | Ireland |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2011 |
| length | 11 minutes |
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| Director | Peter McDonald |
| script | Peter McDonald |
| production | Eimear O'Kane |
| music | John McPhillips |
| camera | Patrick Jordan |
| cut | John O'Connor |
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Pentecost is a 2011 Irish short film directed by Peter McDonald .
action
The year 1977 in Ireland: Damien Lynch is reluctant to be an altar boy in his congregation, but his censer swing , which brought down Father Hanley at mass, was just an accident. Damien's father is outraged and gives the boy a comprehensive three-month football ban. This hits Damien hard, as his favorite club, Liverpool FC, are currently in the final of the European Cup .
In the small town, the archbishop is expected to attend a Sunday mass. One acolyte has failed because he turned out to be unbaptized, so that only Damien can be considered as a replacement. Even though Father Hanley opposes it, the ward will have to fall back on him. Damien's father makes it clear to him that Sunday mass is his chance to prove himself - if the mass goes well, he can watch the European Cup final on television. Before the mass, Father O'Toole motivates the acolytes like in a football booth before the game and Damien also hears the people singing in the stadium as he speaks. The mass went on without incident, but Father Lynch silently made it clear to his son during the Archbishop's closing remarks that it was “not over yet”. When the acolytes and the archbishop leave the altar, Damien remains behind. He sets the censer down and waits for the archbishop to turn to face him. With start-up he kicks the censer as the penalty in the direction of the archbishop, who shocked the arms pulls up.
production
Pentecost was the directorial debut of actor Peter McDonald, who was an altar boy himself in the 1970s. The film was shot in County Dublin and County Wicklow . Belle Phipps created the costumes, Stephen Daly designed the film . The song that runs during the credits is My Perfect Cousin to Northern Irish punk band The Undertones . The basic theme of the film music is Ludwig van Beethoven's Ode to Joy .
Awards
Pentecost won the Best Irish Short Film Award at the Corona Cork Film Festival in 2011 and was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Short Film category in 2012 .
Web links
- Pentecost in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Oscar shorts: "Pentecost" merges worlds of sports and church . latimes.com, January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Irish short film shortlisted for Oscars . thejournal.ie, December 15, 2011.