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A man with moderate deafness must overcome his stigma to use a hearing aid.
2024 | 11m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Ste Murray |
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| Writer: | Ste Murray |
| Staring: |
| Meet Mark. A daydreamer who has lived with hearing loss for his whole life. As his condition deteriorates, Mark must listen to his past and face the present, in order to move forward with his life. Sometimes loss doesn't mean lost. At a routine checkup with his lifelong audiologist, Mark is presented with a hearing aid and with a choice. Between the torment from his childhood - and his stigma around wearing the hearing aid - he lashes out. But he remembers his young self, loving and loved; along with the care his late mother showed him. Through courage, he is able to connect with her; as she guides him through this tumultuous time in his life. He realises he can either continue to shut himself off from the world, or open up and begin to accept himself for who he really is. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 13, 2024 |
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| Director: | Ste Murray |
| Writer: | Ste Murray |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | deaf, dublin, ireland, memory, family, self identity, sign languages, care, hearing impaired, short film, hearing aid, self acceptance, isl, absurd, sentimental, first time filmmaker |
| Production Companies | SwanDive Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $8,200 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Jul 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ste Murray | Mark |
| Derbhle Crotty | Dr. Sadlier |
| Fiona Browne | Mark's Mam |
| Hilary Cahill | Mother on Street |
| Jonny Murray | Young Mark |
| Bobby Toole | Kid on Street |
| Finnuala Gillen | Barista |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rebekah Bustos | Production Designer |
| Michael-David McKernan | Still Photographer, Editor |
| Alexandra Maria Sofroni | Costume Designer |
| Craig Kenny | First Assistant Director |
| Roman Bugovskiy | First Assistant Camera |
| Peter Morrissey | Gaffer |
| Michael Dowling | Online Editor |
| Colm Hogan | Director of Photography |
| Kilian O'Kelly | Music |
| Aine O'Sullivan | Casting Director |
| Sandra Dunne | Makeup & Hair |
| Enda Bowe | Still Photographer |
| Leandro Arouca | Colorist |
| Collie Ennis | Animal Wrangler |
| Ste Murray | Writer, Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mícheál Fleming | Producer |
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| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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