Gaeilge | English

PÚCA (2024)

iRELAND | sHORT fILM | Gaeilge & eNGLISH | fOLKlore, dRAMA

1967. In a lonesome farmhouse in the West of Ireland, a young woman named Donnellan grows increasingly concerned when her sister fails to return home from the nearby village. With days passing quickly and suspicion brewing, Donnellan soon finds herself in the middle of the bog ready to confront a mysterious entity notorious amongst the locals for spiriting away anyone that crosses its path. Venturing into the bog, however, starts a journey toward a truth for which Donnellan may not be prepared.

PÚCA is a celebration of Irish landscape, language, and folklore, exploring the intricacies of human nature through the stories we choose to believe.

Cast

DONNELLAN: Eilish McCarthy
Mae & Púca: Yvette Picque
Púca (Voice): Neasa Ní Chuanaigh


Production Team

Director: Conor Kennedy Burke
Producer: Kate Murphy

Story: Conor Kennedy Burke, Annie Duffy McMahon & Peter Shine
Screenplay: Conor Kennedy Burke & Annie DUFFY McMahon

Assistant Director: Annie Duffy McMahon
Director of Photography: Emma Zukovic
aDDITIONAL pHOTOGRAPHY: pAUL d’eATH
Editing: Paul D’Eath & Conor Kennedy Burke

Sound Design: Niall Clarke
Music: Chris Geddes

Production design: Conor Kennedy Burke & Kate Murphy
Costume Design: Áine Lawless
Costume Assistant: Annie Duffy McMahon