Poppies

Set in an Irish psychiatric hospital in the 1940's, Eva, a young girl pushed to the brink of madness, let's us step into her world and experience the anxieties, hallucinations and depressions of her everyday life.
Inspired by the famous poem "Poppies in July" by Sylvia Plath.

  • Rachel McGill
    Director
  • Rachel McGill
    Writer
  • Issey Fenton
    Key Cast
  • Conor Bustos
    Key Cast
  • Rebekah Bustos
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 31, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    100 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Fresh Film Festival
    Limerick
    Ireland
    March 10, 2016
    Young Filmmaker of the year.
  • LSAD Student exhibition
    Limerick
    Ireland
    1st prize
  • First Cut Youth Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    April 23, 2016
    Best Director
  • Cast Film Festival
    Dublin
    Ireland
  • Fastnet Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    May 27, 2016
    Official Selection
  • The Next Film International
    Odense
    Denmark
    Official Selection
  • Wicked Wales International Film Festival
    Wales
    United Kingdom
    International Audience Award
  • Seoul International Youth Film Festival
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
  • Garden City International Short Film Festival
    Bangalore
    India
  • Emerge Film Festival
    Maine
    United States
  • NFFTY (National Film Festival for Talented Youth)
    Seattle
    United States
Director - Rachel McGill