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Mirrorman

A boy born with a mirror for a face becomes an artist and finds love in this modern fable. His mother is from Earth, his father from a planet nineteen light years away. His name is Aron, but the world will know him as Mirrorman.

  • Aidan Duffy
    Director
    Christ on a Bike, Vienna
  • Aidan Duffy
    Writer
    Christ on a Bike, Vienna
  • Aidan Duffy
    Producer
    Christ on a Bike, Vienna
  • Aidan Duffy
    Key Cast
  • Rachel Brady
    Key Cast
    Pairs & Spares
  • Graham Tugwell
    Key Cast
    Christ on a Bike, Vienna
  • Simon Fogarty
    Key Cast
    The Boogeyman, The Snatchers
  • Brian O' Neill
    Editor
    A Taxing Night
  • Tommy Fitzgerald
    Directors of Photography
    The Shed, Glassjaw
  • Donnacha Coffey
    Directors of Photography
    The County, Voices
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2011
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    XDCam
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • L.A. Diversity Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    August 8, 2014
    American Premiere
    Ichi-Go Ichi-E award - for the film which encapsulates supreme uniqueness, creativity, and innovation
  • Five Lamps Arts Festival
    Dublin, Ireland
    April 2, 2014
  • BuSho Film Festival
    Budapest, Hungary
    September 8, 2013
    Hungarian Premiere
  • WorldKids International Film Festival
    Mumbai, India
    September 1, 2012
    Indian Premiere
  • Underground Cinema
    Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
    July 27, 2011
    Irish Premiere
  • Festival de Cannes (Short Film Corner)
    Cannes, France
    May 12, 2011
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Aidan Duffy

Aidan Duffy was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1984. His breakthrough short film as writer-director Mirrorman had it's world premiere at the Short Film Corner of the 64th Festival de Cannes and won the L.A. Diversity Film Festival's Ichi-Go Ichi-E award, as well as being nominated for best screenplay at Dublin's Underground Cinema awards and transmitted on the Shortscreen programme on Irish TV station RTÉ2.. His next short film Nostalgia.exe also began it's festival run with a world premiere at the Short Film Corner of the 67th Festival de Cannes, before competing for the Grand Prix Irish at the Oscar-qualifying Cork International Film Festival. Nostalgia.exe also played in French subtitled form at the 2nd Courts des Iles film festival in Tahiti, French Polynesia before also being transmitted as part of the Shortscreen programme on Irish television station RTÉ2. He wrote and directed the Star Wars/Citizen Kane spoof Citizen Vader which won the best cinematography award at the 9th Firehouse Film Contest in Dublin and recently surpassed 2,000 views on YouTube. His newest short film The Observation Level won the Jury Award at the 2nd Pink City International Film Festival in Rajasthan, India, and has been selected for the International Peace & Film Festival due to take place in November in Orlando, Florida. He is currently studying for a Masters degree in Digital Feature Film Production.

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Director Statement

A boy born with a mirror for a face becomes an artist and finds love in this modern fable. His mother is from Earth, his father from a planet nineteen light years away. His name is Aron, but the world will know him as Mirrorman.