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Forever Hold Your Peace

As the 36th anniversary of her brother's disappearance looms, a woman starts to receive phone calls which she believes hold the clues to what happened to him all those years ago.

  • Jason Branagan
    Director
  • Jason Branagan
    Writer
  • Sam Atwell
    Producer
    Hidden Assets, North Sea Connection, Home and Away, Fair City, Smother
  • Amy Poland
    Producer
  • Karin Larkin
    Producer
  • Tina Kellegher
    Key Cast
    "Nell"
    The Snapper, Fair City, Ballykissangel
  • Jade Jordan
    Key Cast
    "Lia Dunne"
    The Colour Between, KIN, You Are Not My Mother
  • Barry Kinsella
    Key Cast
    "Evan Cole"
  • John Fay
    CINEMATOGRAPHER
  • Kieran Sheridan
    SOUND DESIGNER
  • Emer Landers
    COMPOSER
  • Tori Clarkson
    EDITOR
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Crime
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 20, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • IndieCork
    Cork
    Ireland
    October 3, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Louth International Film Festival
    Louth
    Ireland
    October 2, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Underground Film Awards
    Dublin
    Ireland
    November 12, 2022
    WINNER, Best Screenplay, NOMINATED Best Director, Best Actor, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Film
  • Foyle Film Festival
    Derry
    Ireland
    November 26, 2022
    Runner Up, Best Irish Short, LIGHT IN MOTION Competition
  • Belfast Film Festival
    Belfast
    Ireland
    November 6, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jason Branagan

Jason is an emerging writer, director and producer based between Dublin and London. His television directing credits include RTE’s long running drama series, FAIR CITY, handling multiple specials and some of the show’s biggest episodes in recent memory; season 3 of the hit scripted comedy series, THE DOIREANN PROJECT, which was RTE Player’s highest viewed original series in 2021; and most recently EASTENDERS for BBC.

Other credits include the short films MR. ECKLES for Eli Roth’s CRYPT TV which has garnered over 1,000,000 views across their platform, THE WALL which was awarded Clones Film Festival’s Short Film Award and the upcoming FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE, starring Tina Kellegher and Jade Jordan which was awarded the inaugural SDCC/Creative Ireland Short Film Bursary.

As well as receiving mentoring through Screen Ireland's "Screen Mentoring" programme, Jason has also recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Producing through Screen Ireland's skills programme and the Media School at TU Dublin.

He is currently in development on his debut feature film, THEY DON’T BELONG HERE with Northern Ireland Screen and Liberty Video.

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