Private Project

Pandora's Bottle

This is a short film from Ireland, from first time Director John Pepper. The film explores how attitudes towards alcohol use, move down through the generations of a family in Dublin. The prevalence of alcohol related problems in Ireland is well known, yet its normalization in Irish society is never questioned. This film sets out to ponder why this is the case and how alcohol is used as a cure all for emotional stress, in our society today. Pandora's bottle, once opened, can it ever really be shut....

  • John Pepper
    Director
  • Lee Jordan, Gerard Colton, John Pepper, Tiernan Williams and John Connors
    Writer
  • Tiernan Williams
    Producer
    Kilbarrack's ode to Banksy; Anastási
  • John Connors
    Producer
    Love Hate, King of the Travellers, Stalker, Cardboard Gangster
  • Lee Jordan (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Joanna Dunne (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Martin Cooke (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Kaela Cooke (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Daniel Blake (actor)
    Key Cast
    Anastási
  • Gerard Colton (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Conor Leach (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Sean Flood (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Louise Stringer (actor)
    Key Cast
  • Brian Dennis
    Sound Recordist
  • Mark Alden
    Sound Recordist
    Anastási
  • Conor Leach
    Sound Recordist
  • Tiernan Williams
    Editing
  • Tiernan Williams
    Camera operators
  • John Pepper
    Camera operators
  • Glenn Radley
    Camera operators
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    3 minutes 41 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 30, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    DSLR 35mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - John Pepper

First time film maker. Directed and filmed this production in cooperation with members of the Reach Out Project Film Group, in Dublin, Ireland.

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