14 minutes. One house. Two people who picked the wrong fight.
A young woman finds herself a prisoner in the home of an old man who has recently lost his wife. As her desperate attempts to escape accelerate, the man soon realises that he has taken on more than he can handle.
Acting
McCormack's contained panic vs. Roddy's crumbling control.
Direction
Bresnihan weaponizes every corner of that house.
Editing
Tight 14 minutes with zero fat—every second earns its keep.
Director
Rory Bresnihan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Dublin during 2019, Bresnihan crowdfunded post-production through Irish film community networks.
The title 'Stir' doubles as prison slang for starting trouble and the physical act of movement—both Poppy and Leonard are stirring against their trapped states.
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