In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Alan O'Gorman, Writer of Christy.
https://soundcloud.com/film-ireland/alan-ogorman-writer-of-christy
17-year-old Christy is at a crossroads. Kicked out of his suburban foster home, he moves in with his estranged older brother Shane and his young family. As far as Shane is concerned this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to feel at home on Cork's working-class Northside. As he makes friends and begins to let the community in, he also reconnects with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family, despite Shane’s efforts to protect him. Shane wants something better for Christy at any cost – even if it means he has to push him away. As the brothers look to reconcile their turbulent past, their family and the community around them offer hope for Christy’s future.
Christy is in cinemas from 29th August 2025.
Alan O’Gorman
Alan O’Gorman is a writer from Cork. His debut feature film CHRISTY won Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh 2025. His short films include IFTA-nominated FOR YOU (starring Barry Keoghan), the award-winning CHRISTY, the Zebbie-nominated script for YELLOW BELT, and MOUSE.
He also writes fiction and non-fiction. He was the winner of the 2018 John O’Connor Short Story Prize, and has been published in various literary journals.
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Read Alan's article for rundale.org
https://www.rundale.org/2025/05/29/human-animals-dehumanisation-and-ireland/
Christy is directed by Brendan Canty, penned by Alan O’Gorman from a story by O’Gorman and Canty and was developed with BBC Film and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and also with the mentorship of celebrated director Yann Demange (Top Boy, ’71, Lovecraft Country), who also serves as executive producer.
Produced by Marina Brackenbury (Sing Street, Every Day, The Beast Must Die, Prime Target) with Meredith Duff of Wayward Films and Rory Gilmartin (Herself, Rosie, Calm with Horses) of Sleeper Films, Christy was funded by BBC Film and Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland. Executive producers include Claudia Yusef (BBC Film), Niamh Fagan (Screen Ireland), Yann Demange, Thomas Benski (Wayward), Lee Magiday and Wilf Varvill (Sleeper Films).
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