Ille Lacrimas
(2014)Synopsis
A man stranded, alone.
He searches for answers; in the water, in the woodland, in the hills. He finds none. As he wanders deeper into the darkness of the forest, he thinks back and reminisces over fragments of his life, and what has been lost. As time passes, the man finds a cabin. He feels uplifted at the thought of shelter from exposure to the elements that he has endured. Inside the shack he encounters a book that he had lost days before. He attempts to find solace in the book's pages; memories of days passed by. It consumes him. He accepts his spiritual end. It comes full circle.
Technical Information
20 minutes
16:9 aspect ratio
1080p resolution
5.1 surround sound
DV
Edited with Final Cut Pro X
Stream
Vimeo
A man stranded, alone.
He searches for answers; in the water, in the woodland, in the hills. He finds none. As he wanders deeper into the darkness of the forest, he thinks back and reminisces over fragments of his life, and what has been lost. As time passes, the man finds a cabin. He feels uplifted at the thought of shelter from exposure to the elements that he has endured. Inside the shack he encounters a book that he had lost days before. He attempts to find solace in the book's pages; memories of days passed by. It consumes him. He accepts his spiritual end. It comes full circle.
Technical Information
20 minutes
16:9 aspect ratio
1080p resolution
5.1 surround sound
DV
Edited with Final Cut Pro X
Stream
Vimeo















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Filmography
In Production
Completed
2025
2020
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Unreleased
In Production
- Within Without Horizon
- The Flesh
- The Sea Behind Her Head
Completed
2025
2020
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Unreleased
Work with other filmmakers & artists
Completed
Unreleased
Completed
- Silent Friend
Ildikó Enyedi, 2025
production consultant
-
The Occupant of the Room
Kier-La Janisse, 2025
colourist & visual artist
-
Standing at the Ruins
Saeed Taji Farouky, TBA)
cinematographer & visual artist - To the Moon
Tadhg O’Sullivan, 2020
cinematographer, visual artist, musician - Wind
Emmit Fenn, 2019
directior, cinematographer, editor - The Sadness of the Trees 2015
- collaboration with Mikel Guillen
Unreleased
- ‘The Speed of Dark’
collaboration with Phil Solomon