Private Project

A Little Bird Told Me

Seeking evidence of an afterlife for her seriously ill father, a Dublin teenager attempts to contact the spirit of Phil Lynott.

  • Sophie Meehan
    Director
    Young People of Ireland, Monday to Friday Person
  • Sophie Meehan
    Writer
    Young People of Ireland, Monday to Friday Person
  • Aoife Derwin
    Producer
    Sapphire, Young People of Ireland
  • Alan Devine
    Key Cast
    "Dad"
    Vikings: Valhalla, Veronica Guerin, The Tudors
  • Ella Rooney
    Key Cast
    "Stevie"
  • Callum Kelty
    Key Cast
    "Terrence"
    Tallaght '94
  • Georgina McKevitt
    Key Cast
    "Mam"
    Redemption, TWIG
  • Carlos Moguel
    Director of Photography
    Young People of Ireland, Sons of Róisín
  • Tracey McEvoy
    Composer
    Young People of Ireland
  • Linn Hansen
    Editor
  • Oscar Freaney
    Sound Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 32 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 11, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dublin International Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
    February 21, 2025
    Irish Premiere
    Official Selection: Competition Shorts
  • Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
    October 4, 2025
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • OFFline Film Festival
    Birr, Offaly
    Ireland
    October 11, 2025
    Official Selection: Competition Shorts
  • Kerry International Film Festival
    Kerry
    Ireland
    October 17, 2025
    Official Selection
  • Fastnet Film Festival
    Schull
    Ireland
    May 14, 2026
    Official Selection
  • Toronto Irish Film Festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    March 27, 2026
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Sophie Meehan

Sophie Meehan is a filmmaker, poet and multidisciplinary artist from Dublin. As a writer/director she is one half of Fishty Fagan Films, along with producer Aoife Derwin.

Sophie's shorts A Little Bird Told Me (2025), Young People of Ireland (2023) and Monday to Friday Person (2020) introduce us to some unseen members of society. Her work explores social realities through a poetic lens, using humour as an entry-point.

A self-taught filmmaker, Sophie was selected for funding from the National Academy for Film & TV's First Credit Film Scheme in 2024, an initiative to support promising emerging talent in the Irish film industry.

Official selections have included Galway Film Fleadh, Dublin International Film Festival, Toronto Irish Film Festival, Fastnet, OFFline, Kerry International Film Festival, Female Filmmakers' Festival Berlin, Atlanta Women's Film Festival and more.

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