From Day To Day

  • Stu Teehan
    Director
  • Amy Tierney
    Writer
  • Úna Spillane
    Producer
  • Paddy C Courtney
    Key Cast
    "Mick"
  • Carol Tormey
    Director of Photography
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ó Lá Go Lá
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 4, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Ireland
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    Irish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Stockholm City Film Festival 2022
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    October 27, 2023
    n/a
    Best Screenplay
  • Waterford Film Festival 2023
    Waterford
    Ireland
    October 27, 2023
    Best Short Screenplay Finalist
Director Biography - Stu Teehan

Stu Teehan has risen through the ranks over the last twenty years as a Director of Photography / Cameraman. Of latter years he has been focussing on directing commercials, corporate videos and multi camera events. Some of Stu's more recent work includes Virgin Media's Birra Moretti Shared Table Series 1 and 2, RTE's Eating with The Enemy,  TG4's Mountain Rescue, RTE's The Silent Civil War, the opening sequences and VT’s for Gradam Ceoil (TG4) and Handal’s Messiah Live from St Patricks Cathedral.
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Stu has directed numerous high end commercials and two short films, Juncture and Ó Lá Go Lá (From Day to Day).
 
Stu’s visual talents also include his award winning photography @stuteehanphoto. 

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Director Statement

The creative intention of Ó Lá Go Lá (From Day to Day) is to make a film that resonates with positivity in the seemingly endless contradictory age of Covid. The film is an uplifting look at loneliness and conquering the demons.

From the initial meeting with the lead, Mick, he is gruff and grumpy. In casting Paddy C Courtney as Mick we have a strong actor with a characterful face playing our seemingly dour lead. In contrast Paddy’s face when he breaks into a smile also lights up the screen. That juxtaposition in expression is a huge factor in the turning point of the film, that sea change from troubled to elated will encompass the emotional heart of the story.

The story is a snapshot of a key time in recent history and it is imperative to do it justice, to realistically portray the monotony and loneliness of isolation, mirrored with the joy and freedom and laughter of when there is music and community.