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
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Sinead RalstonDirectorSame Time, Same Place
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Sinead RalstonWriterSame Time, Same Place
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Sinead RalstonProducerSame Time, Same Place
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Jenn McGuirkKey Cast"Yvonne"180 Degrees, Tae Talk, Tae Talk 2
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Barry John KinsellaKey Cast"Joe"
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Grace FarrellKey Cast"Saoirse"
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Lucy JonesDirector of PhotographyKerbute Productions
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John HennessySound Recording/DesignKerbute Productions
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Kerbute ProductionsPost Production
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Jenn McGuirkExecutive Producer180 Degrees, Tae Talk, Tae Talk 2
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Michael O'DwyerExecutive ProducerContact, Same Time Same Place, Testimony, The Betrayal, Terminal, Dead Along the Way, The Limit Of...
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Valerie GrierExecutive Producer
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Conor FlanneryAssistant DirectorThe Lobster, 1917, Sing Street
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama, Social Drama, Feminism
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Runtime:12 minutes 6 seconds
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Completion Date:January 1, 2022
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Production Budget:3,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Ireland
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Country of Filming:Ireland
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital 4k
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Sinead Ralston is a writer, producer, and director.
"Saoirse" is her 2nd short film after previously writing, producing, and directing "Same Time, Same Place".
“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?