Synopsis: Christie O’Mallaghan is a lonely and pathetic fishmonger, hated by everyone on the island of Connamarragagh, for being a disgrace of a man — can’t fish, can’t swim, can’t even drink. When Christie’s mother is struck down with a deadly case of St. Moira’s Bloat (contracted by eating cheese made from her own breast milk), Christie learns that if he is unmarried at the time of her death, her soul will burn in hell. Christie sets off on wild ride of suicide attempts, exploding hell blisters, tentacle sex, and a musical promenade. Either Christie will rise above a life of disgrace and failure, or his mother will burn for eternity.
About the Filmmaker: Neil Ferron is a Seattle-born writer/director currently based in LA. His first feature screenplay, FISHMONGER, a supernatural dark comedy about Irish tentacle sex and vulnerability, won the Grand Prize of the Slamdance Screenplay Competition (2021). His AFI thesis, a short film version of FISHMONGER, received a Cannes Lions Young Directors Award (2023), world premiered at Fantastic Fest, and was nominated for a Student Emmy (2024). Neil’s work has been described as “wonderfully surreal” (Sub Pop), “shocking, horrific, and funny” (Rolling Stone), and a “Ph.D testing of what ‘works’ on the human consciousness” (Seattle Weekly). He recently graduated from the Directing Fellowship at the AFI Conservatory.
Details
| Released: | 2024 |
| Runtime: | 25 Mins |
| Director: | Neil Ferron |
| Country: | United States |
| Writers: | Neil O Ferron, Alexandra Dennis-Renner |
| Producers: | Valerie Steinberg, Jordan Willcox, Neil Ferron |
| Key Cast: | Dominic Burgess, Donnla Hughes, Penny O'Brien, Mari Weiss, Mark Bramhall, Ron Bottitta |