Private Project

Saoirse

Working mother Yvonne struggles to maintain harsh beauty standards, not realising that her young daughter Saoirse is watching and taking notes.

“Saoirse” portrays the extreme pressure felt by women and girls to live up to unrealistic imaging of the female body.

LOGLINE: A working mother maintaining harsh beauty standards doesn't realise the effects on her daughter Saoirse.

Written & Directed by Sinead Ralston.
Sudden Moves Productions

  • Sinead Ralston
    Director
    Same Time, Same Place
  • Sinead Ralston
    Writer
    Same Time, Same Place
  • Sinead Ralston
    Producer
    Same Time, Same Place
  • Jenn McGuirk
    Key Cast
    "Yvonne"
    180 Degrees, Tae Talk, Tae Talk 2
  • Barry John Kinsella
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
  • Grace Farrell
    Key Cast
    "Saoirse"
  • Lucy Jones
    Director of Photography
    Kerbute Productions
  • John Hennessy
    Sound Recording/Design
    Kerbute Productions
  • Kerbute Productions
    Post Production
  • Jenn McGuirk
    Executive Producer
    180 Degrees, Tae Talk, Tae Talk 2
  • Michael O'Dwyer
    Executive Producer
    Contact, Same Time Same Place, Testimony, The Betrayal, Terminal, Dead Along the Way, The Limit Of...
  • Valerie Grier
    Executive Producer
  • Conor Flannery
    Assistant Director
    The Lobster, 1917, Sing Street
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Social Drama, Feminism
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Sinead Ralston

Sinead Ralston is a writer, producer, and director.
"Saoirse" is her 2nd short film after previously writing, producing, and directing "Same Time, Same Place".

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Director Statement

“Saoirse” portrays the extreme pressure felt by women and girls to live up to unrealistic imaging of the female body.

The idea for the film came to me through watching hours of Friends and Fuller House re-runs with my son and daughter. Over episodes that were supposed to span years, the female characters were permanently professionally styled. But the level of physical modification was never addressed. All that thought, planning and effort was not allowed to be part of the story. The silent message was that women were supposed to just be like this, before the story started.

I believe this plays out in women’s and girls’ lives every day. Get that hair off your armpit before you go to the gym. Get that layer of foundation on before you face the world every morning. Get that filler into your lips before you take the picture. Because what’s there naturally is not acceptable.

The word “Saoirse” means “freedom”. How free are we? What’s stopping us from being free?