17-year-old CHRISTY is at a crossroads. He’s just been thrown out of his pleasant suburban foster home and moved in with his estranged older brother Shane. As far as Shane is concerned this is a temporary arrangement, but Christy begins to feel at home on Cork’s working class north side.

As he makes friends and begins to let the community in, he also reconnects with his past through his seemingly more corrupting extended family, despite Shane’s efforts to steer him away from this crowd. Shane wants something better for Christy at any cost – even if it means he has to push him away. After so many years apart, the brothers need to now reconcile their turbulent past whilst deciding what the future looks like.

“Outstanding actors and Cork landmarks shine in a moving and funny Irish drama.” (www.theguardian.com)

Brendan Canty is an Irish director who gained international recognition with his music video for Hozier’s “Take Me to Church”. His award-winning short films include FOR YOU, starring Barry Keoghan, and ATALI’I O LE CREZENT (SONS OF THE CREZENT), which won the Audience Award and Best Director Award at the New Zealand Show Me Shorts Film Festival. His first feature-length film CHRISTY celebrated its world premiere at this year’s Berlinale in the “Generation 14plus” section.

Filmography: 2017 FOR YOU, 2019 CHRISTY, 2022 ATALI’I O LE CREZENT (SONS OF THE CREZENT; all short films), 2025 CHRISTY

Awards: International Jury Prize in the “Generation 14plus” section (Berlin International Film Festival, Germany 2025), Best Irish Film Award (Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland 2025)