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Christy

Generation 14plus 2025
© Sleeper Films, Wayward Films, Nite Owl Film & TV
The life of 17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. He has just been thrown out of his comfortable suburban foster home and moved in with his estranged older brother Shane, who lives in Cork’s working-class north side. As far as Shane is concerned, this is just a temporary arrangement. But Christy begins to feel at home, becomes involved in the local community and makes friends. And, in spite of the bad reputation of his extended family, he also reconnects with his past – even though Shane tries to steer him away from this crowd. Shane wants something better for Christy at all costs, even if that means he has to push him away. After spending so many years apart, the brothers are now faced with the task of reconciling with their turbulent pasts and deciding what the future might look like.
by Brendan Canty (Director, Screenplay), Alan O'Gorman (Screenplay)
with Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis Ireland / United Kingdom 2025 English 94' Colour World premiere | Debut film recommendation: 14 years and up

With

  • Danny Power (Christy)
  • Diarmuid Noyes (Shane)
  • Emma Willis (Stacey)

Crew

Director Brendan Canty
Screenplay Alan O'Gorman, Brendan Canty
Cinematography Colm Hogan
Editing Allyn Quigley
Music Daithí
Producers Marina Brackenbury, Meredith Duff, Rory Gilmartin

World Sales

Charades

Produced by

Sleeper Films

Wayward Films

Nite Owl Film & TV

Photos

Brendan Canty

The Irish director gained international recognition with his music video for “Take Me to Church” by Hozier which received two MTV Video Music Award nominations. His award-winning short films include For You, starring Barry Keoghan, and Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent) which won the Audience Award and Best Director at the Show Me Shorts film festival in New Zealand. Christy is his debut feature film.

Filmography

2017 For You; short film 2019 Christy; short film 2022 Atali’i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent); short film 2025 Christy

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025