Directed byIrvine WelshNuts
Irvine Welsh’s film Nuts is a dark comedy. Underneath the obvious comic elements, there are bigger issues at play: the much overlooked men’s health issue of testicular cancer, and the closeted racism among Ireland’s middle-class professionals. Ireland is a country that has recently undergone dramatic changes, and the comfortable materialistic world that Dominic has built around himself is about to fall apart. This short film is novelist and screenwriter (Trainspotting) Irvine Welsh’s directorial debut. The film was produced by the Media Factory.
Official Selection
Edinburgh International Film Festival
Cork Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
Programming Descriptors
FORMS: Short, Television
GENRES: Comedy, Cult
TRT: 18 mins
125-Word Synopsis
Nuts is a dark comedy. Underneath the obvious comic elements there are bigger issues at play here. Notably, the much overlooked men’s health issue of testicular cancer, and the closet racism among the professional Irish middle-class. Ireland is a country that has just undergone dramatic changes, and the comfortable materialistic world that Dominic has built around himself is about to fall apart. This is not only apparent in the plot but is reflected in the style of the piece.
250-Word Synopsis
NUTS
Director’s Vision of Form
Nuts is a dark comedy, but underneath the obviously humourous elements, bigger issues are at play. The much overlooked men’s health issue of testicular cancer is used to highlight a similarly concealed social disease – the closet racism among the professional Irish middle-class. Ireland is a country that has just undergone dramatic changes, and the comfortable materialistic world that Dominic has built around himself is about to fall apart.
Dominic discovers a lump on his genitals. While he is forced to contemplate his mortality, he encounters the Nigerian man selling the newspapers, and they have an altercation. This sets up another conflict, with a Doctor who might not be all he seems. We Dominc’s journey through the grey, drab tones of a sprawling city, replete with the usual urban problems.
Irvine Welsh’s film Nuts is a dark comedy. Underneath the obvious comic elements there are bigger issues at play. Notably, the much overlooked men’s health issue of testicular cancer, and the closet racism among the professional Irish middle-class. Ireland is a country that has just undergone dramatic changes, and the comfortable materialistic world that Dominic has built around himself is about to fall apart. This short film is novelist and screenwriter (Trainspotting) Irvine Welsh’s directorial
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Irvine Welsh Bio
Irvine Welsh is the author of several works of fiction. His books ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘The Acid House’ have been adapted for screen and there are plans to film ‘Ecstasy’, ‘Filth’ and ‘Porno’. He is co-writer of the film ‘Wedding Belles’, with Dean Cavanagh, and he will direct ‘The Man Who Walks’, adapted with Dean Cavanagh, from the novel by Alan Warner. Antonia Bird is to film his original screenplay ‘The Meat Trade’, starring Robert Carlisle and Colin Firth. Welsh and Cavanagh are currently working on a film project with Granada, entitled ‘The Choir’. He is a partner, with Antonia Bird, Mark Cousins and Robert Carlyle, in Four Ways Films.
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Cast and Credits
Submission Contact
Niall McKay
Submission Contact
Media Factory
Saul Zaentz Film Center
2600 Tenth Street
Berkeley, CA, 94710
U S A
mail@niall.org (510) 295 4305 (Work)
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Production
Emer Martin
Producer
pookaproductions
7 kilcloone lawns,
kilcloone, co meath, ireland
co meath, 0000
Ireland
martin_emer@hotmail.com 353 16291803 (Cell)
Irvine Welsh
Director
Niall McKay
Producer
mediafactory
U S A
mail@niall.org
Writing
Irvine Welsh
Writer
Performance
Joe McKinney
Lead Actor
Camera
greg hecq
Cinematographer/DP
Print Traffic
Niall McKay
Print Shipper
Media Factory
Saul Zaentz Film Center
2600 Tenth Street
Berkeley, CA, 94710
U S A
mail@niall.org (510) 295 4305 (Work)
Written by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh
Directed by Irvine Welsh
Produced by Emer Martin and Niall McKay
Assistant Director Emer Martin
Cinematography Greg Hecq
Edited by Carlo Tatu Kamin
Music by Mark Healy
Cast
Dom ……………….. Joe McKinney
Wife ………………..Olga Wehrly
Newspaper Seller………………Gabriel Akujobi
Dr John …………….. James Akpotor
Dinner Friend One ……………….. Rachel Rath
Dinner Friend Two ……………….. Graham Cantwell
Office Mate One ……………….. Steve Wilson
Office Mate Two ……………….. Emer Martin
Dr Patel ……………….. Janee Rambocus
Nurse ……………….. Celine Mullins
Security Guard One ……………….. Mark Kennedy
Security Guard Two ……………….. Mark Healy
Goth Girl ………………. Aisling Fulcher
Injured Man………………..Eamonn Martin
Hooker ……………….. Elizabeth Quinn
Traveller ……………… Ciara Martin
Burqua Woman One ……………….. Marguerite Martin
Burqua Woman Two ………………. Emer Martin
Girl on Lap ……………….. Jasmine Martin-Partovi
Girl on Chair ……………….. Jade Martin-Partovi
Drunk ……………….. Irvine Welsh
Art Director
Ruth McKay
Gaffer
Gav O’Reilly
Lighting
Niall O’ Connor
Sharyn Mee
Sound Recordists
Niall McKay
James McKay Jr.
Sound Editor
Jim LeBrecht
Berkeley Sound Artists
Boom Operator
James McKay Jr.
Production Assistant
Sarah Curran
Driver
Jim McKay
Stills Photographer
Ciaran O’Brien
Music
Klinsmen Collective
Mark Healy
Johnny Quinn
“Upside Down”
Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club
Special Thanks
Bo Loco
Dave McKeever
Eamon Croke
Jerry Fish
Ray Gilligan
Jim’s Autos Rathdrum
Ciara Martin
GCA Gerry Cahill Architects
Elizabeth Quinn
Liston’s
Jim Halpin
The Portobello Pub
The Attic Studio
Edwina Forkin
Zanzibar Films
