DEAD MAN'S MONEY
Saturday, March 1 • 6:30 PM • T1
Q&A with director and writer Paul Kennedy and actor Ciarán McMenamin, moderated by Rex Daugherty, Solas Nua Artistic Director of Theatre.
Dramatic Feature | East Coast Premiere
Screening generously sponsored by Andrew Clarke & Chip Sherrill
When Young Henry’s (Ciarán McMenamin, HOPE STREET, RIG 45) wealthy uncle starts courting “the Widow” Maureen Tweed (Kathy Kiera Clarke, DERRY GIRLS, BLOODLANDS), he starts to fear that he will be written out of Old Henry’s (Pat Shortt, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, THE GUARD) will. Conspiring with his wife, Pauline (Judith Roddy, DARKLANDS, DERRY GIRLS), and a chauffeur with a checkered past, known as Gerry the Wheels (Gerard Jordan, BLUE LIGHTS, GAME OF THRONES), Young Henry puts a plan in motion to make sure that the Widow Tweed never sees a penny of the inheritance he thinks is rightfully his. But when Pauline’s guilt threatens to expose them, fear and distrust starts to seed within the trio. Not knowing who can trust whom, their dirty deed leads to a series of events that there is no coming back from, for any of them.
DIR/SCR Paul Kennedy; PROD Aideen Hand. UK, 2024, color, 82 min. NOT RATED
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Paul Kennedy’s short films include Noobs and Parting Gift which was picked up by Disney+ in 2024. His debut feature Made in Belfast won numerous awards and was picked up by Acorn and Amazon - and played Capital Irish Film Festival in 2013! Also a prolific film producer, Paul was nominated for a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for his work on Nightride, and produced Lynne Davison's debut feature Mandrake, which was picked up by Shudder/AMC+. As an actor, Paul appeared on the London stage in Gerry Moynihan’s one-man show Continuity in what the New York Times called ‘a virtuoso performance’, and has appeared in House of the Dragon (HBO), The Fall (BBC), Marcella (Netflix), Outlander (Starz) and many more.
Ciarán McMenamin is an actor and critically acclaimed author, from Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. He graduated from the Royal Scottish academy in 1999 with a BA honours degree and has worked extensively for 25 years in theatre, television and film. He has performed Shakespeare at both the national theatres of Ireland and England and played leads in numerous British television shows, including Primeval, David Copperfield and most recently Hope Street for the BBC. His film credits include To End All Wars, Jump, The Trench, Titanic Town and now Dead Man’s Money. Ciaran’s first novel Skintown will be filmed in Ireland in September 2025, with his own adapted screenplay.
Rex Daugherty has served as AD of Theater at Solas Nua since 2015. During his tenure he has garnered international acclaim for Solas Nua productions, earned multiple Helen Hayes Awards and nominations, and provided the company with steady artistic and financial growth. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, on the cover of American Theatre Magazine, The Irish Times and aired on RTÉ. His one-man performance of The Smuggler was listed by The New York Times as one of the best theatre productions of 2019, nationwide. Rex’s work has also been seen at The Kennedy Center, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, The National Theatre, The Warner Theatre, Ford's Theatre, Signature Theatre, Round House Theatre, Folger Theatre, Rep Stage, Imagination Stage, Arts on the Horizon, The OKC Civic Center, and Off Broadway at 59E59.
The Capital Irish Film Festival is supported by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, Culture Ireland, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Embassy of Ireland, Northern Ireland Bureau, Northern Ireland Screen, and the Irish Film Institute’s IFI International Programme supported by Culture Ireland. Solas Nua is supported by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
