“What's there to talk about?” by Keenan O'Reilly

Drama

Dec 22

Michelle is in denial of her trauma, and her partner Spencer needs her to acknowledge it.

A woman flies home with a new plant, her partner tries to get her to talk about the elephant in the room.

FROM THE DIRECTOR

“Michelle Lucy and I met the week prior at a film festival. I saw her film and loved her performance so much I decided I wanted to shoot something before she flew back to Ireland. The subject matter in the film is similar to two other films I have previously written and directed. I thought it would be interesting to tackle the same subject matter a third time but in completely different format and tone.

Michelle wrote the film on Thursday, we filmed on Saturday and she flew back to Ireland on Sunday. We wanted to capture a "fork in the road" moment for a couple without any cuts or other cinematic manipulation like score or sound design. We simply wanted to capture moment in time. There is no editing, not even to trim seconds off the beginning or end. In the end, we have physical piece of 16mm that captures a turning point in a couple's relationship.”

- Keenan O’ Reilly