Private Project

Pints

"What if Munster, Leinster and Connaught ... went for a pint?"
The Irish 'Sideways'.
The Limerick 'Poitín'.
A short film about men drinking pints.
A mates movie, warts and all.
An Irish pub kitchen sink drama.
Men talking shite, in the pub.
For hours. And not remembering any of it.
The queen gets a mention. So does Obama.

  • Mark Peter O'Connor
    Director
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10911829/
  • Shane Serrano
    Director of Photography
    shaneserrano.com
  • Mark Peter O'Connor
    Writer
    https://scenestr.com.au/blog/Mark-OConnor
  • Mark Peter O'Connor
    Producer
  • Mark Peter O'Connor
    Key Cast
    "Red"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10911829/
  • Nigel Shinnors
    Key Cast
    "Green"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5569051/
  • Tom Muldowney
    Key Cast
    "Blue"
  • Donal Ryan
    Key Cast
    "Mick / the old man"
  • Eoin Ryan
    Key Cast
    "Johnny / Fionn"
  • Fer Kenobi
    Key Cast
    "Limerick jedi"
    instagram.com/fer_kenobi/
  • Mark de Carreau
    Key Cast
    "Sarge"
    https://linktr.ee/markdecarreau
  • Greg Burrowes
    Sound Recordist
    Carbonatedcomet.com
  • Hazey Haze
    Music
    hazey-haze.bandcamp.com/mise_hazey/
  • Citrus Fresh
    Music
    witnessthecitrus.bandcamp.com
  • Simon Pfisterer
    Music
    Facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063560649133
  • Fiana Ní Chonaill
    Music
    Facebook.com/fianaharpmusic
  • Fer Kenobi
    Music
    https://www.instagram.com/ferkenobimusic/
  • Mark O'Connor
    Music
    https://bandcamp.com/markoconnor
  • Shane Joyce
    First Assistant Camera
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12898182
  • Andrew Gallivan
    First Assistant Camera
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7259075/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr7
  • Wojciech Kwiatkowski
    Second Assistant Camera
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12448335/
  • Val O'Connor
    Wardrobe
    https://www.instagram.com/valskitchen_stories/
  • Fionnan Coughlan
    Wardrobe
    https://www.instagram.com/re_story_limerick/
  • Shane Joyce
    Colour Grading
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12898182
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy, Irish, Buddy movie, Drinking, Porter, Pints
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Wisconsin
    United States
    July 20, 2023
    World
    Best Narrative Short
Director Biography - Mark Peter O'Connor

I have directed a number of projects for the stage and have acted for stage and screen since 2010. I am a musician since learning piano age 11. 'Pints' is my first short film. Captured through the masterful hands of DOP Shane Serrano.

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Director Statement

In 2011, over 1 week in May, HM Queen Elizabeth II and President Barack Obama visited Ireland. Pints were involved.

In 2022 in Limerick, Ireland, a group of doers gathered in Limerick, Ireland.
It was agreed to make this 'no budget' short film, with as much freedom as possible to tell this story.
This Irish short film is unlike the gritty, miserable tales you've heard before.
It points a lens at real conversations you'd hear in an Irish pub.
Not for tourists, it is the cinematic equivalent of the ball getting thrown in at start of the all Ireland hurling final.
Shot in 3 days, among the themes taken on in this 'Limerick 'Oxen of the sun'' are:

The pulling of a good pint and how to savour it.
The voices of the provinces of the island of Ireland.
The Irish diaspora and the Irish pub overseas.
Irish mythology, Berlin noize and Mexican tunes.
To the tune of Irish traditional, hip hop, noise and rock and roll music, 'Pints' is a cry from the heart to get back to pulling a good pint.

Alright.