THE CHURCH OF ACCEPTANCE

The Church of Acceptance

Irlanda. 2000. Color. 15 min. Ficción. .
  • Film Director: Brendan Muldowney.
  • Scriptwriter: Brendan Muldowney.
  • Producer: Conor Barry; Brendan Muldowney.
'Death frightens us all. For too long, we have relied on fantasies to protect us from the truth. The truth - that we are born, and we die. All we do is accept that fact.'

Brendan Muldowney
Brendan is a graduate of Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art and Design. He has made nine short films. He received a FilmBase / RTE Funding Award in 1998 for his short film - 'Retribution in the Year 2050', and one in 2002 for 'The Honourable Scaffolder'. He finished the Irish Film Board / RTE funded SHORT CUT - 'Beauty Queen' in 2003. His short 'Innocence' won the Tiernan MacBride - Best Irish Short Award at the Galway Film Fleadh 2002, Best Short / Best Director at the Kerry Film Festival 2002 and Best International Short at the Roma Independent Film Festival 2003. His 2004 short 'The Ten Steps' won eight awards, including Best Short at Stella Artois Diversions 2005, New York Children's Film Festival 2005 and Sitges 2004. He presently has feature projects in development with the Irish Film Board and a TV series with RTE in Ireland.