Scene from the Men's Toilets at a Ceilidh
It’s a family affair, and Rory (Ben Walsh) is on familiar ground. He knows each burly man who comes in for a mid-dance piss break, and his dad is playing the fiddle in the band. But Dan (Joe Sefton), his visiting boyfriend, couldn’t be further out of place – and there’s something Rory hasn’t told him. Once Rory manages to coax him out the cubicle, previously unaddressed questions over masculinity and communication are brought to the fore and their conversation unfurls into a flaming row, paused at regular intervals by urinating family friends, and underscored by the rising ceilidh music coming through the wall.
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Ben WalshKey Cast"Rory"
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Joe SeftonKey Cast"Dan"
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Harrison MacNeillKey Cast"James"
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Tim AtkinKey Cast
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David WeirKey Cast
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Scott Van SlyckKey Cast
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David HowieKey Cast
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Louis NorrisDirector
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Amy GeorgeProducer
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Stephen AllwrightDirector of Photography
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Lily BaldwinCamera Assistant
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David ErwoodSound Recordist
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Isobel HoustonChoreographer
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Tony KingBand
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Ethna ProsolBand
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Eileen WilsonBand
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Carl TurnerBand
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Colm SheppardBand
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Project Type:Short, Student
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Genres:Drama, Romance, Comedy, LGBT
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Runtime:10 minutes
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Completion Date:November 6, 2018
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Production Budget:200 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - University of Cambridge
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Cambridge ShortsCambridge
United Kingdom
November 13, 2018
Official Selection -
fliQsMontreal
Canada
December 11, 2018
Official Selection -
Inshort Film FestivalLagos
Nigeria
December 27, 2018
Official Selection -
Dirigo International Student Film FestivalBristol
United Kingdom
January 30, 2019
Winner of the Best UK Film Award -
Chennai International Short Film FestivalChennai
India
February 16, 2019
Official Selection -
International Changing Perspectives Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
March 7, 2019
Turkish Premiere -
Catalyst Film FestivalStoke-on-Trent
United Kingdom
March 28, 2019 -
2019 London International Motion Picture Awards (L.I.M.P.A)London
United Kingdom
Official Selection -
Melbourne International Youth Film FestivalMelbourne
Australia
June 1, 2019
Official Selection -
Top Indie Film AwardsTokyo
Japan
Best Student Film -
Vacouver Queer Film FestivalVancouver
Canada
August 15, 2019 -
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalDurham, NC
United States
August 15, 2019
US Premiere -
QueerbeeLondon
United Kingdom -
Watersprite Film FestivalCambridge
United Kingdom
March 7, 2020
Nominated for Best Screenplay -
Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film FestivalMumbai
India
July 19, 2019
Louis graduated in 2018 with a degree in English from Cambridge University, where he ran the student filmmaking society and was involved in Watersprite International Student Film Festival. His films have been shown at numerous festivals worldwide, his most recent (Scene from the Men’s Toilets at a Ceilidh, 2018) winning the Best UK Film Award at the Dirigo Film Festival, Bristol, in 2019. He has worked as a trailer director and as a projection designer (in the UK and Iceland); he also has over thirty professional film and TV credits as a voice actor. He is currently based in London, working as a film researcher at the Garden Cinema.