Six Shooter (2005)

Running Time: 27 mins

Director
Martin McDonagh

Writer
Martin McDonagh

Producers
John McDonnell
Mary McCarthy

Cast
Brendan Gleeson
Rúaidhrí Conroy

International Sales
The Works

UK Distributor
2 Entertain, Channel 4

Worldwide Distributor
iTunes

Synopsis

At the hospital, a doctor gives Donnelly the bad news: his wife of many years has died. He visits her body, placing a photograph of their pet rabbit on her hands. Then, in the early morning light, he leaves and catches a train back home toward Dublin. He sits across from a young talkative man who seems to have a screw loose, making coarse observations and starting an argument with a couple in the next seat. Over the next few miles, Donnelly learns that all four have lost someone that night, and, in a strange turn of events, the kid bequeaths to Donnelly a gift that may ease his pain. There's a strange bond in grief.

Festivals and Awards

Academy Awards, 2006 - Winner OSCAR™  Best Short Film, Live Action; Antelope Valley International Film Festival, 2006; Aspen Shortfest, 2008; BAFTAS- Nominated Best Short Film; Brief Encounters Short Film Festival, 2005; British Independent Film Awards, 2005 – Winner Best British Short Award; Cork International Film Festival, 2004 - Winner Best 1st Short by 1st time Director; Edmonton International Film Festival, 2006; Foyle Film Festival, 2004 – Winner Best Irish Short Award; Granada International Short Film Festival, 2004; Irish Film & Television Awards, 2005- Winner Best Short Fiction Award, Nominated Breakthrough Talent; Leuven Film Festival,2005 - Winner Audience Award for Best Short; Manchester European Short Film Festival, 2006 - Winner Best Overall Short Film; Raindance Film Festival, 2005 - Winner Best Short; Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, 2005 - Winner Grand Prize; San Francisco Irish Film Festival, 2006; Short Shorts Film Festival, Toyko, 2006; Trenton Film Festival, 2006.