It is produced by WaveWalker Films and 3 Hot Whiskeys Films.<\/p>\n
In Horseshoe, four estranged siblings return to their crumbling family home in the West of Ireland after the death of their father. As they attempt to navigate inheritance, grief and long-buried grudges, their time together unearths far more than expected \u2013 including secrets that just might shatter what little bond remains between them.<\/p>\n
Blending razor-sharp dialogue with raw emotional depth, the film is anchored by powerful performances from Carolyn Bracken (Oddity, The Gone, You are Not my Mother) Lalor Roddy (That They May May Face the Rising Sun), John Connors (Cardboard Gangsters, Love\/Hate), Mary Murray (Love\/Hate), Jed Murray (Love\/Hate), Neill Fleming (Kin), Eric O\u2019Brien and Caroline Harvey, with an original score by acclaimed Irish composer Anna Mullarkey and music from John Francis Flynn.<\/p>\n
Horseshoe premiered to a sold-out audience at the Galway Film Fleadh, receiving a five-minute standing ovation and going on to win the Best First Feature Award, marking an extraordinary debut for Mullane and O\u2019Keeffe.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve always loved films about families \u2014 there\u2019s so much drama, comedy and tension to mine from those relationships, especially when people are forced back under one roof,\u201d say directors Edwin Mullane and Adam O\u2019Keeffe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe wild, haunting beauty of Sligo inspired so much of the tone and texture of Horseshoe \u2014 it\u2019s a landscape that holds memory and mystery, and we wanted to reflect that onscreen. Working with some of Ireland\u2019s best acting talent and an incredible crew made the whole experience an absolute joy, and we can\u2019t wait for audiences to experience it in their local cinemas \u2014 exactly where we believe it belongs, on the big screen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Its International Premiere at Oldenburg International Film Festival in Germany \u2014 known as the “Sundance of Europe” \u2014 was marked by a special reception opened by the Irish Ambassador to Germany, and the film received a nomination for the festival\u2019s Audience Award.<\/p>\n
In North America, Horseshoe had the honour of opening the San Francisco Irish Film Festival, before a standout Canadian debut at Cin\u00e9fest, Sudbury, where demand for tickets was so high (500+ attendees) that organisers ran simultaneous screenings in two packed theatres \u2014 a rare and remarkable moment in the festival’s history. Most recently, the film was selected to open the Kerry International Film Festival 2025, continuing its exceptional run across both domestic and international festivals.<\/p>\n
With its critical acclaim, festival awards, and a growing global fanbase, Horseshoe is now preparing for a North American theatrical release in 2026.<\/p>\n
Horseshoe is Written by Adam O\u2019Keeffe; Directed by Edwin Mullane & Adam O’Keeffe; Produced by Mo O\u2019Connell, Edwin Mullane, and Adam O\u2019Keeffe and is supported by F\u00eds \u00c9ireann \/ Screen Ireland, Sligo County Council and Creative Heartlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is produced by WaveWalker Films and 3 Hot Whiskeys Films. In Horseshoe, four estranged siblings return to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[4636,93,61,60,270],"class_list":{"0":"post-158701","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-emma-gallagher","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-movies"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=158701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=158701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}