16 minutes that'll make you side-eye every ex you've ever had.
Several years after the suicide of a long term girlfriend, David is in a new relationship. However, a chance encounter with the dead woman's sister raises complex questions about just how complicit he was in her death.
Acting
Declan Conlon's face does all the lying and confessing at once.
Writing
Mark O'Rowe's dialogue: every word earned, nothing wasted.
Director
Mark O'Rowe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mark O'Rowe is primarily known as a playwright — this is essentially a filmed three-hander with theatrical precision.
The 16-minute runtime isn't arbitrary; it's the exact length of a cigarette break, and the whole film feels like holding smoke in your lungs.
IE
