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Melanie Thomas is an American artist whose latest show recounts the infamous Irish urban legend of Father Alistair Burke, who painted a portrait of 8-year-old Siobhan Callahan in 1986. Days later, Siobhan went missing on the very morning that her figure miraculously vanished from the painting as well. Though absolved of any wrongdoing, Burke abandoned the priesthood and went into self-exile.

After receiving a bad review before her opening, Melanie is contacted by the reclusive Burke, who offers to fly her to Ireland to create a new sculpture that he will help her to sell while she’s there. Telling no one where she’s going, Melanie never stops to consider that some urban legends are real.

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photo of Michael Tully

Credits

Director:

Michael Tully

Producer:

George Rush, Producer, Ryan Zacarias, Producer #2, Wally Hall, Producer #3, Jeff Allard, Producer #4, Tristan Lynch, Producer #5, Aoife O'Sullivan, Producer #6

Screenwriter:

Michael Tully

Cinematographer:

Wyatt Garfield

Editor:

Zach Clark

Production Designer:

Bart Mangrum

Sound Designer:

Ryan Billia

Music:

Michael Montes

Principal Cast:

Anna Margaret Hollyman, Lalor Roddy, Helena Bereen, David McSavage, Karrie Cox

Contact

Public Film Contact:

Ballymartin LLC
george@gmrush.com

Publicity Contact:

Adam Kersh
adam@brigademarketing.com
9177717021

Sales Agent:

XYZ Films

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86:00 mins