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Take Me Swimming (2017)
Short | 15 min | Short, Drama

Take Me Swimming (2017)

Short | 15 min | Short, Drama

Thady (40) comes home for the wake of his best friend's father. Out on the peninsula, Thady's parents have evolved together for decades in their beloved homestead by the sea. Marcus (70), a surfboard shaper, is now a full-time carer for ...See moreThady (40) comes home for the wake of his best friend's father. Out on the peninsula, Thady's parents have evolved together for decades in their beloved homestead by the sea. Marcus (70), a surfboard shaper, is now a full-time carer for Eileen (68), a well-known artist of immersive seascapes and a woman swimming against the tide of Alzheimer's. Although Thady is shocked by her decline, Marcus is unfazed until Eileen fails to recognise him. Later, Thady finds a signed contract in which Marcus promises to take Eileen 'swimming' the day she stops knowing who he is. Is this really a contract his father should keep? The day passes with this question ringing in Thady's ear; as he sadly watches his Mum dancing in the Alzheimers day centre, as he grimly registers the physical strain on his Dad. Escaping to the wake, Thady confesses to his best friend, Jimmy (40), that he'd rather see his mother put in a coffin with all his good memories than slip away bit by bit. Accosted by a neighbour on his walk home, Thady is forced to administer a mercy bullet to a dying horse. A shook Thady calls his girlfriend, but keeps the talk theoretical. If he was a distressed horse beyond hope, would she, could she, put a mercy bullet in his head. Thady's awoken. 'Your mother's gone' is all his father says as they navigate the dunes by moonlight. They nd Eileen walking into the sea. Marcus rushes to save her but Thady holds him back. There's a loaded wordless exchange before Marcus shakes himself free. In the sea, he realizes that Eileen is swimming, not drowning. Thady leaves only to return with two towels. And a new understanding. Written by Ailbhe Keogan See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Barry Ward Thady Thady See fewer	Extra Ordinary (II) (2019)
Olwen Fouéré Eileen Eileen See fewer	The Watchers (I) (2024)
B.J. Hogg Marcus Marcus See fewer	Hunger (2008)
Lorcan Cranitch Interviewer Interviewer See fewer	Cracker (1993)
Gus McDonagh Jimmy Crean Jimmy Crean See fewer	Locus of Control (2018)
Cáit Reen Mrs. Crean Mrs. Crean See fewer	Tarrac (2022)
Ally Ni Chiarain Trish Trish See fewer	Calm with Horses (2019)
Roseanna Purcell Abigail Abigail See fewer	Fair City (1989)