The First Saturday of May - Irish Trans Gay Short Film (2019)

The First Saturday of May is a short film that follows the story of an Irish-Traveller father as he struggles to raise his son to be the man he was destined to be. As a well-respected figure in his community, Paddy yearns for nothing more than to have the perfect family, however, pushing his son to be the next man of the McDonagh family will only drive a bigger wedge between them. You never know what’s happening behind closed doors.

Shot on ARRI ALEXA Mini with CP2 lenses.
Thanks to LSBU.

CAST

Paddy McDonagh - Kevin Glynn
May McDonagh - Jacob McCarthy
Mary McDonagh - Kathleen Ryan
Mick - Eoin Lynch
Francie - Jalyn Johnson
Tillie - Darcie Ryan
Traveller - Marcus Fortuna

CREW

Writer & Director - Ethan McDowell
Production Company - Pickle & Co. Productions
Producer - Lucy Carruthers
DOP - Nathan Rubins
Gaffer - Alfie Brown
Editor - Borbala Szilassi
Colourist - Katie Linard

Special thanks to Alfie Lang, Flora Tamas, Millie Attle, Jox Oiz, Martyn Larcombe, Joseph Hobbs, Sulin Hasso, Lynne Johnson, Paige Lockwood, Elisabeth Carruthers, Turo Car Rental and Fat Llama Kit Rental

Film Festivals:
London Underground Film Festival 2020 (Selected)
Open Mouth Film Festival 2019 (Selected)
Deptford Cinema Film Festival 2019 (Selected)
Performance Short Film Festival 2019 (Selected)
The Lift-Off Sessions 2019 (Selected)

Pickle & Co. Productions
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Writer & Director;
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