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Title Wren Boys.

Publication Info. Salaud Morisset, 2017.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (11 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
digital
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Note Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Performer Billy Clark, Carrie Baxter, Diarmuid Noyes, Fionn Walton, Lalor Roddy
Event Originally produced by Salaud Morisset in 2017.
Summary In his sermon on St Stephen's Day, a priest from County Cork recalls the now-outdated wren hunting tradition. Boys on the cusp of manhood would be sent out to kill a wren, and later the parish would gather for the burial of the bird. The tradition symbolized the burial of the past, promising a fresh start in the new year. But it was cruel, and tradition, Father Conor concludes, does not legitimize cruelty. Later that day, Conor drives his nephew to prison to visit a battle-worn inmate. Their visit is one born of a new 21st Century Ireland, which casts a critical eye on tradition. But within the prison walls, progress operates at a different pace; and runs alongside the threat of violence. Nominated for a **BAFTA Award** for Best Short Film. Nominated for Best Short Film at the **Sundance Film Festival** and **SXSW Film Festival.** 
System Details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject Motion pictures, Great Britain.
Independent films.
Drama.
Motion pictures.
Short films.
Genre/Form Feature films.
Added Author Lighton, Harry, film director.
Clark, Billy, actor.
Baxter, Carrie, actor.
Noyes, Diarmuid, actor.
Walton, Fionn, actor.
Roddy, Lalor, actor.
Salaud Morisset (Firm), Distributor.
Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
Music No. 6608289 Kanopy