The Story
There was once an invisible optician, living in a strange and lonely world. Her story starts with a broken lens and the woman who taught her to see things differently.
Maura recounts her life story in an interview with the Head Archivist of the Human Experience Records. Hers is the greatest mission of all time, you see, because what bigger challenge can there be, than learning to love?
She begins on the day she meets Amy, a bright academic with broken glasses. For the first time in forty years, Maura wants to share her life. The only catch is leaving behind the world as she knows it.
Festivals
Galway Film Fleadh
Special Jury Mention
GAZE international lgbt film festival
Winner, Best Irish Short
Screenplay Reviews
“Interesting, topical and emotionally rich…it’s the kind of mature and intelligent project Ireland should be producing right now.”
“It is imperative that we increase positive visibility of older LGBT+ people in a way that portrays their experiences, their resilience and that celebrates their lives. For this reason we are supporting this short film In Orbit. And we will be supporting this initiative as much as we can.”
Cast
Áine Ní Mhuirí | Elderly Maura
End of sentence, Brooklyn, Broken
Claire J. Loy | Maura
Casualty, The Outpost, Beyond the Woods
Sarah J. Kinlen | Amy
The Cured, Writing Home, Cat Calls
Olwen Fouéré | ELDERLY AMY
Nightflyers, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald
Michael-David McKernan | THE INTERVIEWER
Quantico, Red Rock, 3 Friends
Joe McNeice | Toddler Maura
Well done on your first film, bud
Crew
Katie McNeice | Writer & director
Lily (Feature Film, Co-Writer), Flaneur
Jaro Waldeck | Cinematographer
QED, The Refuge, The Donor
Emer Kinsella | Composer
In Full Bloom, Jungle, Sense8
Ivo Andrade | VFX Supervisor
Leandro Arouca | COLOUR GRADING
Element Post
Caimin Agnew | Sound Recordist
Detainment, Lily, The New Music
