Winning Short Screenplay – Last Rites by Martin Keady

LAST RITES Written by Martin Keady CAST LIST: NARRATOR – Peter Nelson WOMAN/NUN – Laura Kyswaty CHRIS – Gabriel Darku

SYNOPSIS:

Comedy

‘Last Rites’ is based on the true story of my own mad dash, from Ireland to London, to see my grandmother when I was told that she was dying. And it is a reminder that love, by definition, is always about the unexpected.

Get to know the winning writer:

What is your screenplay about?

‘Last Rites’ is based on the true story of my own mad dash, from Ireland to London, to see my grandmother when I was told that she was dying. And it is a reminder that love, by definition, is always about the unexpected.

What genres does your screenplay under?

Comedy. More specifically it is what I like to call a “feel alive movie”. Forget “feelgood movies” – the finest films make you feel ALIVE…