Uisce Beatha ('Whiskey / Water Of Life') - Multi Award-Winning Irish Titanic Short Film

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Shaun O Connor

Shaun O Connor

9 жыл бұрын

Set in 1912, 'Uisce Beatha' (Gaelic for Whiskey or Water Of Life) is the true story of Tom, a young Irish man who leaves his home in rural Ireland to cross the ocean on the ill-fated 'Titanic'. But a night of celebration beforehand results in a twist that will affect Tom's fate drastically....
WINNER: Filmmakers' Choice, DC Shorts Festival 2013
WINNER: ‘Made In Cork’ - Cork Film Festival 2012
WINNER: 3rd Place Audience Prize: Chicago Irish Film Festival 2013
NOMINATED: Best Drama - Healdsburg International Film Festival 2012
NOMINATED: Best Short Film / Best Director - Lewiston-Auburn Film Festival 2013
NOMINATED: Best Short Film - Julien Dubuque International Film Festival 2014
Official Selection:
Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2014
Helsinki Film Festival 2014
Raindance Film Festival 2013
Boston Film Festival 2012
San Francisco Irish Film Festival 2012
Fastnet Short Film Festival 2013
Waterford Film Festival 2013
Ford ‘8 Minutes’ competition
Dare Media Underground Short Film Festival 2012
Underground Cinema Film Festival 2012
Detours en Cinecourt 2012
RTE Shortscreen 2014
Starring Tadhg Hickey, Jack Healy, Martin Purcell and David Cooney
Written by Tadhg Hickey
Produced by Aideen Wylde
Directed, Shot and Edited by Shaun O' Connor
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Filmed on location in County Cork
This film was researched, written, cast, shot and edited in exactly one month, with a total budget of less than 300 euros.

Пікірлер: 196
@metellojacob
@metellojacob 2 жыл бұрын
This is all about father and son love. Just wonderful, the young man was ashamed for having lost the boat while the father was all in joy for not having lost his only son.
@charlyjames9145
@charlyjames9145 4 жыл бұрын
This is exactly the same story my mother told of her uncle, leaving a tearful family in Abbeyleix he headed to Cork to catch the Titanic, meeting up with friends in Cork, he got drunk and missed the boat, ashamed to go home he turned up at my Great Grannys house like a ghost after the news broke. I wonder how many other young men had the same good fortune at this time!
@buddha7178
@buddha7178 Жыл бұрын
Wow!!
@lynnblack6493
@lynnblack6493 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@marymccarthy8486
@marymccarthy8486 Жыл бұрын
A friend's great uncle did the same.
@seachange2551
@seachange2551 2 жыл бұрын
The whiskey was truly "the breath of life"!
@ollymone1033
@ollymone1033 3 жыл бұрын
What a gem of a show, this proves that quality doesn't have to cost a fortune.
@adastra123
@adastra123 3 жыл бұрын
RIP Martin Purcell, who played the barman. He was an excellent singer and had an upbeat demeanor about him. Not to mention his wit. He will be missed.
@adastra123
@adastra123 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Shaun . I will extend that to his wife and family.
@SugarloafMountainFilms
@SugarloafMountainFilms 7 жыл бұрын
On a scale of 1-10, an absolute 10,
@bobdonovan2879
@bobdonovan2879 6 жыл бұрын
Tears here........
@markalexwhite
@markalexwhite Жыл бұрын
A fondness for the drink rarely saved a life but on this occasion...
@NiallMor
@NiallMor Жыл бұрын
So wonderful. I blundered across this film two or three days ago and have already watched it several times. I particularly like the performance of the actor who plays the father. He has a perpetual scowl on his face and a sharp tongue for his son. Before the boy goes away, the father reaches out to embrace him or at least place an affectionate hand on his shoulder, but can't bring himself to do it. Later he's devastated when he believes his son is dead. Then Tom miraculously returns, and the father can't believe it. He reaches out to touch the boy, as if to make sure he's not a ghost, and it makes that long, slow embrace that closes the film so poignant. Just marvelous!
@gary5761
@gary5761 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Bears the weight and emotion of the prodigal son story.
@authenticas........
@authenticas........ 3 жыл бұрын
By god that’s well written and well shot, well done, there’s something romantic abs Irish father and son relationship even tho we don’t know how to show it in real life
@wytchwayforest
@wytchwayforest 5 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many times I've watched this now, but I cry every time. What a beautiful creation.
@gary5761
@gary5761 2 жыл бұрын
Truth be told....had me in tears.
@CodyCole798
@CodyCole798 Жыл бұрын
And me as well, having lived in Ireland for 8 years!
@englishwithstephen4704
@englishwithstephen4704 3 жыл бұрын
I love this film. I use it with my English students to talk about Ireland in general and then to practise conditional sentences, like 'What would have happend if...' Top stuff!
@veronicaroach3667
@veronicaroach3667 3 жыл бұрын
A truly great example of the bad decisions most of us make at a young age, and it doesn't hurt to tell kids growing up how to avoid the stupid times, and know what matters. This little film was beautiful !
@themasimba3887
@themasimba3887 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I watched this short film while breakfast and It makes me smiled at how God blessing for this young man fate. Ah....Go home, son, your old man needs you more🌹
@phoboswhiplash
@phoboswhiplash Жыл бұрын
Such a simple idea, the type one comes up with on a bar having a drink wirh friends. Great execution, little details, tough love becomes real.
@argeev2013
@argeev2013 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't read the description before I started watching. As soon as I saw 'White Star' on his ticket, it hit me. Well done.
@holymolar2
@holymolar2 7 жыл бұрын
By far a superior film than anything out of Hollywood these days, thumbs up.
@akirak1871
@akirak1871 5 жыл бұрын
A great work of art says a lot with very little... In this case, an eight minute film is more powerful than some two-hour Hollywood tripe.
@Koyangi
@Koyangi 3 жыл бұрын
I come back to watch this every now and again. The end always makes me shed a tear or two, in that soul-cleansing happy way. Fantastic work Mr. O' Connor.
@TrisnoSutanto
@TrisnoSutanto Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant! Apart from the reference to the ill-fated Titanic, it is a kind of re-interpretation of the return of the prodigal son motive. Love it ❤
@pipermclean9190
@pipermclean9190 2 жыл бұрын
Studying this film for my English class our teacher showed it to us today. Loved it and absolutely brilliant. Well done!
@judeirwin2222
@judeirwin2222 Жыл бұрын
Authentic, touching, vivid and superbly executed.
@Iremiah
@Iremiah 7 жыл бұрын
Great movie!! Deserved all the awards!! Reminds me of an old chinese tale that bad things could turn out good, but good things turn out bad as well. Very easy to understand, yet very emotionally acted story with a light philosophical touch
@denismack2374
@denismack2374 5 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant. A very well made film. Touching, it reminded me of my Grandpa Pat Joe, whose farm I would work at in the summers in County Leitrim. Tough Old IRA man and strong farmer. Never touched a drink in his life as he was a member of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart. But always had Guinness and cider along with the lemonade or ginger ale when he hosted a seisiun at his home. I never saw him hug my old man or kiss my Grandma but he had love in his heart for us all. Just hard for him to show it. Like Tom's Da.
@shaunoc1
@shaunoc1 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Patrick, glad to hear you enjoyed it
@dobman2011
@dobman2011 2 жыл бұрын
Your grandpa was a tough IRA man. The "old" part is only a media invention to allow southern poiticians be hypocrites. There was never any such thing.
@mukhliskhamo74
@mukhliskhamo74 5 жыл бұрын
The Irish version of The Prodigal Son... Well done
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Well said
@ChlopskiStyl
@ChlopskiStyl 4 жыл бұрын
Ive only just stumbled across it but great work. The end should hit anyone but especially anyone who's a Father.
@amandapberry
@amandapberry 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, really didn’t realize I’d be sobbing like a baby after a story of only 7.5 minutes. Good job, there.
@b-radsadventures6846
@b-radsadventures6846 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story
@archbhavya
@archbhavya 6 жыл бұрын
Simple and beautifully impactful story.
@neogeo1545
@neogeo1545 7 жыл бұрын
His father said that the drink would be the end of him. The drink was what actually saved him.
@Curratum
@Curratum 4 жыл бұрын
Why would you spoil the movie and show up as the bleeding top comment?
@armstr47a
@armstr47a 3 жыл бұрын
That’s why Whiskey is the water of life!
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Ironic
@martinstent5339
@martinstent5339 4 ай бұрын
3.5 thousand likes in 8 years for this little gem. A video of a cat falling of a table gets hundreds of thousands of likes. Is the world unjust or just tasteless and trivialised beyond belief. It’s hard to say, but what can you do?
@RevolvoDoOr
@RevolvoDoOr 7 жыл бұрын
love the fact he had no idea what is going on or what happened lol
@evepick
@evepick Жыл бұрын
Have to admit I shed a tear or 2, beautiful short story.
@Igotknobblies
@Igotknobblies 4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit, I task any father to watch this and not shed a tear... Brilliant!
@sweetdreams3119
@sweetdreams3119 9 ай бұрын
That wink and admonition is everything about my ancestral homeland. Everything.
@marthagillespie14
@marthagillespie14 7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful story, it gave me goosebumps at the end. Irony after irony, and that lovely Iilting Irish brogue.
@thelosthighlander3373
@thelosthighlander3373 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant and beautiful.... and yes a good whiskey can save your life!
@theGUEZtube
@theGUEZtube 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic acting, and beautifully shot, but I can't help but feel like there was just a tiny missed opportunity! Would have been such a crazy twist if you gave no one any indication the boat he was boarding was the titanic, and then make sure no one mentioned it directly by name until the very end! Buuuut whatever doesn't even matter really, very well done!
@taxtrapper4990
@taxtrapper4990 4 жыл бұрын
Aye, well done, indeed! I rate all movies by the cry factor and that was, if not the longest in duration, was the fastest to happen! Well done.
@demotivater
@demotivater 4 жыл бұрын
Just now seeing this. What a great film.
@romanzahin7078
@romanzahin7078 6 жыл бұрын
My favorite short film, a masterpiece..
@shaunoc1
@shaunoc1 6 жыл бұрын
Roman Zahin Thank you!
@romanzahin7078
@romanzahin7078 6 жыл бұрын
It's inspired me to make short film, i'll start soon in my country Bangladesh!
@anythingandeverything1214
@anythingandeverything1214 4 жыл бұрын
have you watch "the call" ? a 4 min. short film. try it
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Definitely
@pipersmitty87
@pipersmitty87 2 жыл бұрын
Im not crying, thank god for the whiskey
@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066
@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066 4 жыл бұрын
Produces a very lasting after taste.
@peadarmacconnmhaigh4337
@peadarmacconnmhaigh4337 4 жыл бұрын
Tears in my eyes at the end! What a fantastic short film. The young man had a great singing voice too.
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Yes he did
@DiagoAmir
@DiagoAmir 8 жыл бұрын
Great work of art! i love the scene on the train, the way you make appear the abstraction of the character in the silence of the conversation between the two old mens, and the flat on movement of what is outside the windows to reinforce the idea. You make me almost smell the green of the fields, and revive my passage on Ireland when i was walking Europe. Really Great Work! Rregards frome a starting cinema director in Uruguay!
@kaisenji
@kaisenji 5 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell. That pulls at your heart don't it? Thank you.
@kattydover6356
@kattydover6356 2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful film, we boozers get it right some of the time!!
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
I agree
@The_Republic_of_Ireland
@The_Republic_of_Ireland 5 жыл бұрын
This is by far the greatest short film I have ever seen, fantastic job
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
So do i
@blueandgreenslacks
@blueandgreenslacks 6 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful narrative and the production values were tops.
@viviennemariaforde5027
@viviennemariaforde5027 4 жыл бұрын
a grand story!
@pauljohnson5190
@pauljohnson5190 3 жыл бұрын
Extremely beautiful.
@emseebe
@emseebe 2 жыл бұрын
Loved it!
@kbce123
@kbce123 3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@adailydaughter6196
@adailydaughter6196 4 жыл бұрын
Beautifully done. So sad, yet so wonderful to watch. Thank you for sharing :)
@shaunoc1
@shaunoc1 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@etiennenobel5028
@etiennenobel5028 3 жыл бұрын
Lovely take on the Prodigal Son.
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@bmxbandito9
@bmxbandito9 Жыл бұрын
I'll drink to this!
@susanosky1
@susanosky1 Жыл бұрын
Powerful ! So many layers to it. Powerful.
@CodyCole798
@CodyCole798 Жыл бұрын
As an Irish American, having spent 8 years living in Co. Clare where we own a cottage on Galway Bay, I will say this was just wonderful! I, too, had tears in my eyes, as I know too well the emotions involved! What a masterpiece! WELL DONE and thank you!
@paulochagasdesouza8487
@paulochagasdesouza8487 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing! My love to Ireland! Is breá liom Éire ❤
@DanielTorres-vs9wt
@DanielTorres-vs9wt 6 жыл бұрын
k, i am from Venezuela, i have a bout 2 years traveling in Latinoamerica, loocking for jobs (to get some money for me and my family -Father, Mother, Sister and my Grandma-), and to meet many places, people and food, this travel so far has been fcking amazing, i have meet many people from all kind of countries even from places i never heard off, but by these days, i miss so much my family, i miss so much the long talks with my father, i miss so much the warm hugs and food of my mother, i miss so much the smile of my sister and the long walks with my grandma, i miss the beaches of my country, i miss the cofe, but i wont get back till i get my ass to Europe, just few places loocking in this wonderfully made video makes me want to go there so hard. The last escene just break a lil my heart, but was indeed very strong and beatifull, i hope my father awaits for me a lil longer. Thanks so much for this beattiful sorty.
@isabellaaghayeva5868
@isabellaaghayeva5868 3 жыл бұрын
I am afraid you haven't learned enough from this story if you postpone seeing your family as it might be too late
@neosandy
@neosandy 4 жыл бұрын
That was so sweet... 💚🍀
@strangersound
@strangersound 6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes your biggest mistake is the best twist of fate.
@randyhandbag
@randyhandbag 8 жыл бұрын
deserved all the awards it got beautiful piece of film, thanks for sharing
@MickHuerta
@MickHuerta 5 жыл бұрын
Big league pitcher Tug McGraw once quipped, “Ninety percent I'll spend on good times... and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste."
@INeverWanted2010
@INeverWanted2010 2 жыл бұрын
I finally found it again! Omg
@michealfitz9115
@michealfitz9115 3 жыл бұрын
It brought tears to my eyes my uncle died in that he was a great captain of the ship
@jackdicker4720
@jackdicker4720 3 жыл бұрын
Wat an absolute king I solute ur mom
@seanhoran9400
@seanhoran9400 3 жыл бұрын
Ur a strong man
@hebrews1147
@hebrews1147 8 жыл бұрын
Now that brings a tear...
@vaz.mann_onestopmedia
@vaz.mann_onestopmedia 6 ай бұрын
Wow, this was something else. 8 min of pure joy.
@kevindoherty4105
@kevindoherty4105 Жыл бұрын
Sublime, from the beginning to the extremely emotional ending. Fantastic. Thank you
@brasogoytacaz211
@brasogoytacaz211 7 жыл бұрын
what a lovely piece of art u have there! tnk u ❤
@BrianCarnevaleB26
@BrianCarnevaleB26 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this touching short.
@matthewbrady1607
@matthewbrady1607 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@dohertm2
@dohertm2 5 жыл бұрын
Heart-wrenching yet uplifting!😊👍
@m.w.9940
@m.w.9940 9 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful movie, I loved it.
@samirsigneu3920
@samirsigneu3920 3 жыл бұрын
Lindo! Belas locações, trilha sonora especial, ótimas atuações e direção. Maravilhoso o roteiro! Amei!
@onemileproductions3425
@onemileproductions3425 7 жыл бұрын
Great Story!
@timbolene
@timbolene 9 жыл бұрын
Very good. Enjoyed that a lot!!
@ChiTownMTM
@ChiTownMTM 5 жыл бұрын
The heading has a spoiler that hints at the twist of a great short film. I saw it first at the Chicago Irish Film Festival.
@ringdk
@ringdk 9 жыл бұрын
Great film lad, keep up the good work!
@adrianheffernan102
@adrianheffernan102 8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful work , beautifully told story
@shaunoc1
@shaunoc1 8 жыл бұрын
+Adrian Heffernan Thanks Adrian!
@joekilgobinet
@joekilgobinet 8 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Final scenes with father waiting for the son, brings the Bible story of The Prodigal Son to mind.
@1TalldrinkH2O
@1TalldrinkH2O 7 жыл бұрын
joekilgobinet Yes! That is just what I was thinking.
@bnbwhitezombie
@bnbwhitezombie 6 жыл бұрын
Oh, it was a wonderful film it was!
@delriomalinois
@delriomalinois 7 жыл бұрын
Well done. Very well done.
@minns5515
@minns5515 7 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@ShafiMImran-ql3yh
@ShafiMImran-ql3yh 7 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@GypsyIrishNewfieNomad
@GypsyIrishNewfieNomad 6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !!!
@johnkilcher477
@johnkilcher477 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful!!
@iqbalalali6118
@iqbalalali6118 6 жыл бұрын
beautiful work well done
@me1747
@me1747 5 жыл бұрын
😢 beautiful
@Gundesalf
@Gundesalf 6 жыл бұрын
Loved it, mate!
@vapurzaa
@vapurzaa 7 жыл бұрын
Nice film.... Thanks
@gladysrivera116
@gladysrivera116 8 жыл бұрын
aww that made me teary
@patrickketch1
@patrickketch1 8 жыл бұрын
great, really enjoyed it.
@gabru-garbage887
@gabru-garbage887 4 жыл бұрын
Much love from a remote Village in odisha ♥️♥️♥️
@jackdicker4720
@jackdicker4720 3 жыл бұрын
Stfup
@ReverendJoeyWicca
@ReverendJoeyWicca 8 жыл бұрын
best you tube video I have ever found. Thank you.
@matycee
@matycee 5 жыл бұрын
Really?! 'Cause there's this one, where a kid dressed like a zombie, sort of, says: "I like turtles" to a reporter. Oh man... OH MAN!
@marekpetrovicphotography1049
@marekpetrovicphotography1049 6 ай бұрын
I love it.
@TERRAMOUNT
@TERRAMOUNT 8 жыл бұрын
love it!
@MiguelArmaza
@MiguelArmaza 9 жыл бұрын
Grand!
@everythingisnoting5938
@everythingisnoting5938 4 жыл бұрын
Big love from Kildare ☘
@TheFeelena
@TheFeelena 5 жыл бұрын
That's a good one !!!
@sofakingdrunk66
@sofakingdrunk66 6 жыл бұрын
Famous last words "One for the Road"..
@seanohare5488
@seanohare5488 Жыл бұрын
So true
@dbbnw1047
@dbbnw1047 Жыл бұрын
Grand. I tell yah..immigrant 1962 to Crooklyn..cop .NYPD ..combat veteran..well done
@lynnblack6493
@lynnblack6493 Жыл бұрын
Oh so good...
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