Hereunder
In a tale of art, deception, and desperate choices, Robbie, the acclaimed artist, and Ivan, his brother tethered to the fringes of the art world, find themselves entangled in a dangerous game of insurance fraud. As their carefully crafted plan to fake the theft of Robbie's masterpiece teeters on the edge, the brothers face a reckoning with insurers who demand answers, pushing them to the brink of a family feud with consequences that may be irreversible.
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Gregory O'ReillyDirector
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Gregory O'ReillyWriter
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Aisha BolajiProducerSapling, The End Of The World Tour
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George GreenProducer
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Cillian Ó GairbhíKey Cast"Ivan"Foscadh, Tarrac, Róise & Frank
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Eoin O'SullivanKey Cast"Robbie"Fair City, Pernico, Writing Home
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Maree-Jane DuffyKey Cast"Jo"Reign Of Fire
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Barry O'DonnellKey Cast
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Fionn BeardonCinematographer
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Mari NaughtonEditor
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Lucia DwyerSound Design
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Reuben HarveyComposer
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Runtime:16 minutes 25 seconds
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Completion Date:May 31, 2023
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Production Budget:6,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Country of Filming:Ireland
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - IADT
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
Greg has just completed his undergraduate studies at The National Film School where he majored in directing. He has been developing his craft by directing short films and music videos and has recently completed his short graduation film—Hereunder, which is a thriller with surrealist undertones. He cites his main influences as Yorgos Lanthimos, The Coen Brothers, David Lynch and Martin McDonagh.
The world of Hereunder is a manifestation of Ivan’s subconscious, his internal terror turned inside out with himself torn and mutilated at its centre. Ivan’s fears, failure and emotional state have created this space and this sequence of events. I want the audience to feel like a voyeur, watching what happens in these forgotten backrooms. The writing style of Franz Kafka is a big influence on how I want to tell this story — namely his precision, humour and lack of overt emotion with which he describes his own terrors. This film, underneath it all, is about the fear of failure and its implications on our loved ones. This fear is like a parasite, feasting on us and our relationships. The reason I want to tell this story is because I am trying to turn my internal terror inside out.