Private Project

The Lightkeeper

Logline: When a friend needs help from another timeframe or spacetime, young lighthouse keeper Aisling Fletch must help to find the light even in the darkest times.
Concept: The light of the lighthouse symbolizes life, which may fade without a friend's support. Lighthouse keepers helping one another represents human values standing against darkness.
Outline: The film is a metaphor for Ukraine, which needs real help to win this war. This film presents the fates of two different lighthouses: Irish and Ukrainian. Every lighthouse in the world of the film has a soul, embodied in the form of a young man, and special gifts with which they can answer the Call - the SOS signal that comes to them from ships in different times and spaces. They also have their Caretakers - faithful companions, ready to save people in any world.

But this time something is wrong - the Call to Locklight, the Irish lighthouse, does not come from a ship, but from his fellow lighthouse, Mar from Mariupol. Aisling, the young Lightkeeper of Locklight, has to go there to find out what is wrong, and unexpectedly come face to face with the nightmares of her past...

The film will introduce you to charismatic, funny, and kind characters: Locklight from the coast of Ireland will treat you to his signature tea, Mar will sing Ukrainian songs, and Ash will be your guide to the world of a special lighthouse community, where everyone is one family, able to find light for a friend even in the darkest times.

  • Mishel Mudryk
    Director
  • Mishel Mudryk
    Writer
  • Varvara Fadieieva
    Writer
  • Mishel Mudryk
    Producer
  • Anna Kudriavtseva
    Key Cast
    "Aisling Fletch"
  • Conn McCormack
    Key Cast
    "Locklight Wolsh"
  • Oleksandr Hroza
    Key Cast
    "Mar Onuchenko"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Sci-Fi, drama, comedy, war
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 28 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 8, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    2,300 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ukraine
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - BCFE
Director Biography - Mishel Mudryk

My name is Mishel Mudryk. I'm BCFE student (final year) from Ukraine. I have written, directed, edited two films and learned a lot about filmmaking over the last two years in college. I'm also a freelance video editor since 2020. My goal is to talk about important for me topics through films and raising awareness about it. At this point, I want to talk about war in Ukraine and whole world, but there are other topics like family and self-love.

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Director Statement

The main theme of this film is the importance of helping each other even in the darkest times, and it serves as a reminder to the audience about the russian war in Ukraine. However, it also touches on many other different things, and I believe that everyone in the audience will find something personal. While watching the film, you can fall in love with Locklight’s tea, appreciate the beauty of the Irish and Ukrainian languages and recognize the importance of preserving them, laugh at Aisling’s jokes, cry over the many Ukrainian lives lost during the war, spot some Easter eggs in the film and feel inspired to donate to the Armed Forces of Ukraine to help end this war. I admire Nolan’s style of filmmaking, where his films make you think. The Lightkeeper film aims to be one of those.