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I'LL BE FRANK
(2022) 15MINS

For teenager Danny, with regards to musical taste - he did it his way. He got a kick out of Sinatra not Sheeran. Regrets? Potential social isolation. But will his love for Ol' Blue Eyes get under his skin - or be his salvation?

Starring: Jake Doyle, Helena Bereen, Bernadette Brown, James Devlin, Eimear Bailie and Caolan Johnston

Written and Directed by Carleton Rodgers

Produced by Michael Costello & Rachel Coffey

Director of Photography: Carl Quinn

Funded by Northern Ireland Screen and BFI

I'll Be Frank held its world premiere at the BAFTA qualifying Aesthetica Film Festival in November 2022 before launching its North American premiere at the Academy-Award qualifying Chicago International Children's Film Festival.

 

I'll Be Frank held its West Coast premiere at the Academy-Award qualifying Cinequest Film Festival in the summer of 2023. 

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THEATRICAL TRAILER

OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

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AESTHETICA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
York, UK | World Premiere
BAFTA Qualifying Festival

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL
Chiacago, USA | North American Premiere
Academy-Award Qualifying Festival

GOLDEN KNIGHT MALTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Marsa, Malta | Malta Premiere
Highly Commended Jury Prize - Best Short Film

RICHARD HARRIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Limerick, Ireland | Irish Premiere
IFTA Qualifying Festival

MANCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL
Manchester, UK | Manchester Premiere
BIFA Qualifying Festival

DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Dublin, Ireland | Dublin Premiere
IFTA Qualifying Festival

CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL
San Jose, USA | West Coast Premiere
Academy-Award Qualifying Festival

INDIECORK FILM FESTIVAL
Cork, Ireland | Cork Premiere
BAFTA Qualifying Festival

NEW YORK SHORTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
New York, USA | New York Premiere
Largest Short Film Festival on the East Coast

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