30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: International Competition of Short Animated Films for Children

The Wiremen (2018) -

Ireland, United Kingdom | 2018 | 9 min.

When electricity is first brought to rural Ireland, a young girl believes this new power is in fact a faerie who has entered her home with "the Light".

CountryIreland, United Kingdom
Year2018
Duration9 min
Rating-
LanguageEnglish
SubtitleSimultanneous translation into
Directed by Jessica Patterson
Screenplay Paul Cahill
Director of Photography Jessica Patterson
Music Richie Egan
Edited by Conor Flanagan
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Biography

Jess is a director and filmmaker from Dublin, Ireland, currently living and working in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her graduate short film, Did You Hear About Her Dad, is now multi-award winning and received a warm reception screening both nationally and internationally. She joined JAM Media in 2016 and has enjoyed working as an animator and storyboard artist across a number of series. Most recently Jess has begun working as an assistant director on a soon to be released series, as well as developing and directing a number of in house projects.This film is a part of the set The Big Bad Wolf Is Back and other animations.