An Irish Goodbye

2022 short film

For the American Dad! episode of the same name, see American Dad! (season 16).

An Irish Goodbye

Film poster

Directed by|

* Tom Berkeley
* Ross White

Written by|

* Tom Berkeley
* Ross White

Produced by|

* Tom Berkeley
* Ross White
* Pearce Cullen

Starring|

* James Martin
* Seamus O'Hara
* Paddy Jenkins
* Michelle Fairley

Cinematography| Narayan Van Maele
Edited by| Stephen Dunne
Music by| Anthony Eve

Production
company

Floodlight Pictures

Release date

* 4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) (United States)

Running time

| 23 minutes
Country| Ireland
Language| English

An Irish Goodbye is a 2022 Irish short comedy film written, directed, and produced by Tom Berkeley and Ross White. The film stars James Martin, Seamus O'Hara, Paddy Jenkins, and Michelle Fairley.

## Plot[edit]

Turlough McCaffrey lives in London and is estranged from his brother, Lorcan, who has Down syndrome. Their mother, Grainne, dies from an illness; Turlough returns to the family farm in rural Glenmornan in order to sell the property and take Lorcan to live with their aunt, but Lorcan refuses. Lorcan explains that the local priest, Father O'Shea, gave him a list of things Grainne wanted to do before dying. Turlough insists that the list is now useless, and later fights with Lorcan about Lorcan's desire to stay and take care of the farm.

The next morning, Turlough prepares to drive Lorcan away, but Lorcan refuses to leave until they have finished all 100 items on the list. Turlough reluctantly agrees and the brothers happily bond once more as they check off the items on Grainne's list by using her urn as her stand-in for activities such as modelling for a painting, flying with balloons, and smoking marijuana. However, Turlough becomes upset when Lorcan breaks the urn in order to fulfill the 99th item on the list: skydiving. He insists that this is the reason Lorcan cannot be trusted with the farm and officially puts the property up for sale.

As Turlough prepares to finally move Lorcan out, he is greeted by Father O'Shea, who reveals that he never gave Lorcan a list. Turlough confronts Lorcan over the lie and Lorcan apologises, but Turlough then suggests that they finish the list by fulfilling the 100th item: going to space. They send up Grainne's ashes with fireworks as they recline by a bonfire, and Lorcan adds a 101st item on the list: the wish that he and Turlough become best friends again, and that Turlough will leave London to stay and take care of the family farm. Turlough agrees to consider it.

## Title[edit]

The film takes its title from "Irish goodbye", a phrase describing the action of quickly leaving a social gathering without telling anyone or saying goodbye.[1]

## Accolades[edit]

The film won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Academy Awards[2][3][4] and the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 2023 British Academy Film Awards.[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ https://dictionary.com/e/slang/irish-goodbye/
2. ^ "Nominees for the 95th Academy Awards". Variety.com. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
3. ^ 2023|Oscars.org
4. ^ 'An Irish Goodbye' Wins Best Live Action Short Film | 95th Oscars (2023)
5. ^ "Baftas: An Irish Goodbye wins best short film award". BBC News. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
6. ^ "An Irish Goodbye Oscar winners aim to 'bask in success' with cinema tour". RTE News. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

## External links[edit]

* An Irish Goodbye at IMDb

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Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film

Short subject
1931–1935|

| Comedy|

* The Music Box (1932)
* So This Is Harris (1933)
* La Cucaracha (1934)
* How to Sleep (1935)

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Novelty|

* Wrestling Swordfish (1932)
* Krakatoa (1933)
* City of Wax (1934)
* Wings Over Everest (1935)

Short subject
1936–1956|

| Color|

* Give Me Liberty (1936)
* Penny Wisdom (1937)

|

One-reel|

* Bored of Education (1936)
* The Private Life of the Gannets (1937)
* That Mothers Might Live (1938)
* Busy Little Bears (1939)
* Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
* Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)
* Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942)
* Amphibious Fighters (1943)
* Who's Who in Animal Land (1944)
* Stairway to Light (1945)
* Facing Your Danger (1946)
* Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1947)
* Symphony of a City (1948)
* Aquatic House Party (1949)
* Grandad of Races (1950)
* World of Kids (1951)
* Light in the Window (1952)
* Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)
* This Mechanical Age (1954)
* Survival City (1955)
* Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)

Two-reel|

* The Public Pays (1936)
* Torture Money (1937)
* Declaration of Independence (1938)
* Sons of Liberty (1939)
* Teddy, the Rough Rider (1940)
* Main Street on the March! (1941)
* Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
* Heavenly Music (1943)
* I Won't Play (1944)
* Star in the Night (1945)
* A Boy and His Dog (1946)
* Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)
* Seal Island (1948)
* Van Gogh (1949)
* In Beaver Valley (1950)
* Nature's Half Acre (1951)
* Water Birds (1952)
* Bear Country (1953)
* A Time Out of War (1954)
* The Face of Lincoln (1955)
* The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)

Short subject
(live action)
1957–1973|

* The Wetback Hound (1957)
* Grand Canyon (1958)
* The Golden Fish (1959)
* Day of the Painter (1960)
* Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
* Heureux Anniversaire (1962)
* An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1963)
* Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
* The Chicken (1965)
* Wild Wings (1966)
* A Place to Stand (1967)
* Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
* The Magic Machines (1969)
* The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
* Sentinels of Silence (1971)
* Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
* The Bolero (1973)

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(live action)
1974–present|

* One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
* Angel and Big Joe (1975)
* In the Region of Ice (1976)
* I'll Find a Way (1977)
* Teenage Father (1978)
* Board and Care (1979)
* The Dollar Bottom (1980)
* Violet (1981)
* A Shocking Accident (1982)
* Boys and Girls (1983)
* Up (1984)
* Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
* Precious Images (1986)
* Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
* The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
* Work Experience (1989)
* The Lunch Date (1990)
* Session Man (1991)
* Omnibus (1992)
* Schwarzfahrer (1993)
* Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life / Trevor (1994)
* Lieberman in Love (1995)
* Dear Diary (1996)
* Visas and Virtue (1997)
* Election Night (1998)
* My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1999)
* Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)
* The Accountant (2001)
* This Charming Man (2002)
* Two Soldiers (2003)
* Wasp (2004)
* Six Shooter (2005)
* West Bank Story (2006)
* Le Mozart des Pickpockets (2007)
* Toyland (2008)
* The New Tenants (2009)
* God of Love (2010)
* The Shore (2011)
* Curfew (2012)
* Helium (2013)
* The Phone Call (2014)
* Stutterer (2015)
* Sing (2016)
* The Silent Child (2017)
* Skin (2018)
* The Neighbors' Window (2019)
* Two Distant Strangers (2020)
* The Long Goodbye (2021)
* An Irish Goodbye (2022)
* The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)

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