Ireland, UK
Colin Thornton, Darren Thornton

Four Mothers

Competition

FILM INFO

Edward, a novelist who cares for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep! Over a chaotic weekend, he has to juggle his burgeoning career with the care of four eccentric, combative, and wildly different ladies.

Original title
Four Mothers
Country
Ireland, UK
Year
2024
Duration
89’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR

Darren Thornton

Darren is an award-winning Irish Director/Writer working across Film and TV. His latest feature film, FOUR MOTHERS, premiered at the BFI London Film Festival in 2024, winning the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature Film.

Darren made his television debut directing the IFTA award-winning LOVE IS THE DRUG, a six part comedy-drama series for RTÉ.

His first feature film A DATE FOR MAD MARY won Best Irish Feature Film at Galway Film Fleadh 2016.

Фільмографія / Filmography

A Date for Mad Mary (2016); Two Hearts (2011); Frankie (2007); Love is the Drug (2004)

РЕЖИСЕР_КА

TEAM

Director
Colin Thornton, Darren Thornton
Screenplay
Tom Comerford
Camera
Gary Dollner, Gretta Ohle
Editing
Lucy van Lonkhuyzen
Production design
Stephen Rennicks, Hugh Drumm
Music
James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan, Dearbhla Molloy, Stella McCusker, Paddy Glynn
Cast
Eric Abraham, Martina Niland, Jack Sidey
Producer
Port Pictures, Portobello Films and Television
Production
mk2 Films
World sales company