Olive
Deirdre is 15, lonely and has an unfashionable interest in 70’s punk bands until her classmate Olive teaches her how to smoke, shoplift and drink vodka in the park. But when they sneak into a nightclub, Deirdre’s journey into adulthood takes a left turn.
- Ireland
- 2003, 10 min
- Director: Neasa Hardiman
- Director of photography: Breffni Byrne
- Editor: Nathan Nugent
- Screenplay: Neasa Hardiman
- Music: Ronan Hardiman
- Cast: Isabel Claffey, Lisa Lambe
- Contacts: Language
- Producer: Neasa Hardiman, Edel Kavanagh
- Production: Language
Neasa Hardiman
Neasa Hardiman is an award-winning writer and director who has worked in film and theatre. She has also written and directed documentaries and drama for television. She is now developing a number of feature films. Olive is her third short film.