Signature Short ‘Two Hearts’ Cork Short Film Nominee for European Film Awards
Following on from its premiere on Saturday at the Corona Cork Film Festival, the Signatures short TWO HEARTS directed by Darren Thornton has been selected as the Cork Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards.
Written by Colin Thornton, the short film follows Lorna as a man from her past is released from prison. It shows her emotions spiral out of control as she finds herself inextricably drawn back into a life and a love that's forbidden.
The jury said that "it is rare that one comes across a film with as much social agency as dramatic potency and sheer filmmaking craft. This film depicts the fragility of human relationships against a gritty urban social landscape, and bravely whispers silent stories."
TWO HEARTS was produced by Colette Farrell for Calipo Pictures. Both Darren and Colette are the multi-award winning team whose short Frankie took the international festival circuit by storm and won the European Film Academy Award for Best Short Film.
The Reality Bites short QUARANTINE also received a Special Mention for Best Irish Short at the Cork Film Festival following its premiere on Saturday. Co-directed by Tadhg O'Sullivan and Feargal Ward is an intimate portrait of one woman's solitary time in the Radioactive Iodine Suite in St Lukes hospital where she enters each Tuesday and is left until the end of the week.
The jury said of the film that it was "a dark time in her life, yet the film itself is not dark. It is rich in its casual humanity. Tadhg O'Sullivan and Feargal Ward impressed us greatly."
The short documentary was produced by Pat Collins for Harvest Films who most recently directed the critically acclaimed Gabriel Byrne-Stories from Home.
Both the Signatures and Reality Bites schemes are funded by Bord Scannán na hEireann/the Irish Film Board.