How to Rob a Witch
Why wish for riches when you can rob witches?
A brother and sister rob an elderly witch living beneath a wishing well deep in the woods.
Deep in the woods Martin and Maeve find a witching well marked on their map. After finding the secret key stone that opens a hole in the bottom, Martin lowers Maeve down in the well’s pail into the snoring Witch’s cozy underground dwelling. After finding the Witch’s jar of collected wishing coins and her wand, the not-so-innocent Maeve begins terrorising the kind Witch and her old cat. After Maeve escapes back to the surface the gentle Witch comforts her distraught pet...just before Maeve uses her wand to cave the roof in on them. With their pockets filled, they set off for the next home on their map.
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Liam FahyDirector
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Liam FahyWriter
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Liam FahyProducer
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Liam FahyAnimators
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Callum NolanAnimators
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Emma MurphyAdditional Animation
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Sinead KeaneAdditional Animation
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Kaj SjöstrandAdditional Animation
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Cai SanchezAdditional Animation
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(Credit Music Only) Bryan Jardim FlemingMusic
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Danny SykesSound Mixing
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Liam FahyCompositing
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Evija VelpaCompositing
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Eimhin McNamaraCompositing
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Project Type:Animation, Short, Student
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Genres:Fantasy
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Runtime:5 minutes 30 seconds
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Completion Date:July 18, 2019
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Language:English
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes
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Dublin Animation FestivalDublin
Ireland
November 19, 2019
Audience Choice Award -
Hack FestDublin
Ireland
August 17, 2019
Irish Premier
Official Selection -
Dingle Animation FestivalDingle
Ireland
March 20, 2020
Winner Best 2D, Best Writer -
Irish Film LondonLondon
United Kingdom
April 10, 2020
UK Premiere
Official Selection -
Nenagh Children's Film FestivalNenagh
Ireland
June 13, 2020
Official Selection -
Underground Film FestivalDublin
Ireland
June 11, 2020
Official Selection -
Horrible Imaginings Camp Fire Tales
United States
October 1, 2020
Official Selection -
Mind the Indie Film FestivalPlovdiv
Bulgaria
September 20, 2020
Official Selection -
Offline Film FestivalBirr
Ireland
October 9, 2020
Official Selection
Liam is an animator who hails from the wet and windy west coast of Ireland. He left his home in the countryside to study animation on the east coast at the National Film School at IADT Dun Laoghaire. His graduation film How to Rob a Witch has garnered much success in the Irish film festival circuit and was awarded the Audience Choice award at the Dublin Animation Festival 2019 and both the Best 2D and Best Writer Awards at Animation Dingle 2020.