Private Project

Dead Beat

Ger, an ageing punk rocker, returns to his hometown of Birr in order to get his band back together for one last gig.

  • Alastair Cummings
    Director
  • Richard Power
    Director
  • Alastair Cummings
    Writer
  • Richard Power
    Writer
  • Ger McCormack
    Key Cast
  • Patrick Byrne
    Key Cast
  • Heather Colohan
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Drama, Musical
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 14, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    500 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    ProRes 422
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • OFFline Film Festival
    Birr
    Ireland
    October 15, 2017
    Irish Premiere
    Winner - 57hr Filmmaking Challenge
  • Galway Film Fledh
    Galway
    Ireland
    July 11, 2018
Director Biography - Alastair Cummings, Richard Power

Alastair Cummings, born in Newcastle / UK, is an award winning filmmaker who has been creating films since he could remember. Starting his own production company in 2009, he's behind a camera or edit suite everyday.

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Director Statement

Dead Beat was originally created as part of the Offline Film Festival's 57hr film-making challenge where it won the grand prize and a guaranteed slot at Galway Film Fledh 2018.

Dead Beat is about friendship, grief and masculinity; wrapped up inside a DIY punk aesthetic.