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Nostalgia.exe

The near future. Dream recording has now become a reality, so too has dream-splicing; the illegal and dangerous altering of dreams for subconscious playback. In this world, a history lecturer named Paul Wheatley seeks out an enigmatic dream-splicer known only as Sarah Tonin, forging a bond which may become his salvation or damnation.

  • Aidan Duffy
    Director
    Mirrorman, Vienna, Christ On A Bike
  • Aidan Duffy
    Writer
    Mirrorman, Vienna, Christ On A Bike
  • Aidan Duffy
    Producer
    Mirrorman, Vienna, Christ On A Bike
  • Victor McGowan
    Producer
    The Veil
  • Craig White
    Key Cast
    The Good Father
  • Hannah Mamalis
    Key Cast
    Chimneys, The Detective Man
  • Valeria Bandino
    Key Cast
    Charlie Casanova, Villa la Maschera
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Science Fiction, Drama
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 28, 2014
  • Production Budget:
    2,200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Short Film Corner, 67th Festival De Cannes
    Cannes, France
    May 14, 2014
    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

Nostalgia.exe is set in the near future, when dream recording has become a reality. So has dream-splicing; the illegal and dangerous altering of dreams for subconscious playback. In this world, a history lecturer named Paul Wheatley seeks out an enigmatic dreamsplicer known only as Sarah Tonin, forging a bond which may be his salvation or damnation.