The Party
Belfast 1972. Laurence invites his cousin and man-on-the-run Mickey to a party of drinking, dancing and young love. By morning, reality catches up with them.
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- 2016, 15 min
- Director: Andrea Harkin
- Director of photography: Piers McGrail
- Editor: Catherine Creed
- Screenplay: Conor MacNeill
- Music: Gareth Averill
- Cast: Anthony Boyle, Niall McNamee, Eileen Higgins, Tara Cush
- Contacts: Emmet Fleming
- Art Director: Damian Byrne
- Producer: Emmet Fleming, Farah Abushwesha
- Production: Fleming Creative
Andrea Harkin
Andrea studied Directing at the NFTS and graduated in 2011. She was selected for Channel 4’s 2013 Coming Up scheme, gaining her first broadcast credit with the single drama Sammy's War. She was also selected for Northern Ireland Screen’s 2014 Emerging Auteurs scheme to support the development of her first feature film The Rain Days, and she took part in the EIFF talent lab in 2016. She has recently directed 3 episodes of brand new BBC thriller Clique, starring Aisling Franciosi (The Fall) and Louise Brealey (Sherlock). Her most recent short film The Party has been nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Short 2017 and has screened at festivals internationally, also winning the nomination for the European Film Academy Award at the Cork Film Festival. Andrea is represented by Sam Greenwood and Nish Panchal at Curtis Brown.