Governing the Northern Irish countryside, Hydebank Wood currently houses 104 young male offenders. Ryan, currently serving a 5 year sentence, has formed an unlikely bond with the prisons flock of sheep. Through their interactions, Ryan attempts to come to terms with the brutal act that led him here.
Screening formats: DCP, HD file
Highlights
Available to watch worldwide on True Story Film
WORLD PREMIERE – Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
Galway Film Festival 2019 – Best Short Documentary
Cork International Film Festival 2019
Dok Leipzig 2019
Close-Up DocuFest 2019 – Best Short Documentary
Camerimage 2019
Leeds IFF 2019 – Best British Short
Inverness International Film Festival 2019
IDFA 2019
BOGOSHORTS 2019
London Short Film Festival 2020 – Best Documentary
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2020
Vilnius Film Festival 2020
FIPADOC 2020
British Shorts Berlin 2020
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2020
Tampere Film Festival 2020
GoShort Nijmegen 2020
Tabor Film Festival 2020
FICBUEU Film Festival 2020
Leiden Short Film Festival 2020
Corto e fieno – Rural Film Festival 2020
This is England Film Festival 2020
Bolton Film Festival 2020
Docs Ireland Film Festival 2020 – Best Short Documentary
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2021
Świdnica Film Festival Spektrum 2021 – Best Short Documentary
To arrange a screening please contact: festivals@scotdoc.com
Made with the support of Northern Ireland Screen, Creative Scotland and the University of Edinburgh.
This film was developed through Bridging the Gap, an opportunity for emerging filmmakers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
