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Everything in This Country Must

Northern Ireland, 1985. A teenage girl must choose between allegiance to her Catholic father and gratitude to the British soldiers who saved the family horse. This is a story of ordinary people caught up under the crushing weight of history.

  • Ireland
  • 2004, 20 min
  • Director: Gary McKendry
  • Director of photography: James Whitaker
  • Editor: Paul Martinez
  • Screenplay: Colum McCann & Gary McKendry
  • Music: Paul Kelly
  • Cast: Sam Spruell, Gerry Doherty, Karly Greene, James Doran, Alan Heyburn, Mark O'Shea
  • Contacts: Six Mile Production
  • Producer: Larry Gold
  • Production: Six Mile Productions


Gary McKendry

Gary McKendry was born and grew up in Northern Ireland, studied art in London and worked in advertising in Australia. Then he moved to New York and became a successful commercials director. Everything in This Country Must (2004) is his first short film.