July 5, 2024
Irish Film & TV Academy Award-nominated, multi-award-winning drama offering a closer look at one of the most devastating policies of Jehovah's Witnesses.
A devoted Jehovah's Witness is forced to reconsider her beliefs during a judicial committee hearing led by three congregation elders.
Written, directed and produced by Kamila Dydyna.
Awards & Nominations:
- Irish Film & TV Academy Award (IFTA) Nominee: Best Short Film (Live Action) 2022
- Winner: Best Irish Fiction Short, Kerry International Film Festival 2021
- Winner: Best National/ International Film, @ Richard Harris International Film Festival, 2021
- Winner: Audience Award @ Chicago Irish Film Festival, 2022
- Winner: Best Short Film @ Achill Island Film Festival, 2022
- Nominee: Best Irish Short, Dublin International Short Film & Music Festival 2022
- Nominee: Best Writing (Kamila Dydyna) & Best Actress (Úna O'Brien) @ Richard Harris International Film Festival, 2021
- Nominee: Best Sound Design (Killian Fitzgerald / Avatar Audio Post Production) @ Fastnet Film Festival 2022
- Official Selection/ World Premiere: 33rd Galway Film Festival, 2021
Reviews: "One of the most powerful short films I have seen in some time, Debutante is a moving tribute to the vision and dedication of writer, director, and producer, Kamila Dydyna. With heartrending and touchingly believable performances from both lead roles, Meg (Úna O'Brien) and Sam (Richard Neville), it tells the story of a young couple balancing personal happiness when their feelings are set in opposition to their religious beliefs." FILM IRELAND
Audience feedback:
"It’s incredibly skilfully written and made. It takes just 18 minutes to break your heart and make you incandescent with rage."
"Absolutely true to life (...) and devastatingly honest in the portrayal of the damage of the judicial system and the shunning policy."
"So simple and efficient in its storytelling (all killer, no filler, atmospheric and not a moment wasted), but really arresting, such strong performances."
The story behind the making of Debutante: linkedin.com/pulse/making-film-against-all-odds-kamila-dydyna
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