Short film written and directed by Thomas Arkins Walsh
Robbie is suffering; broken by a pain nobody ever saw… and he’s ready to give up.
A Broken Light is Thomas’s third short film produced for exhibition and online publication. Through his current and recent work, Prisoner, released on YouTube 18 months ago, Thomas is interested in exploring mental health experiences of young men, in particular the invisibility of struggles being privately dealt with, often with devastating results.
A Broken Light was produced through the collaborative arts programme What’s Your Issue?, a partnership between Swan Youth Service, Lourdes Youth and Community Services and Ballybough Youth Project. The programme was funded through the NYCI Artist in Residency Scheme, Dublin City Council Arts Office, Croke Park Community Fund, The Ireland Funds and Forsa, and supported by D-Light Studios. See whatsyourissue.ie or facebook.com/whatsyourissueneic for more.
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