Ken Williams
Poster for Blanket

Short film, 2019

Blanket

Role
Writer and co-director
  • The Shiny List, 2025
  • Official Selection, St Patrick’s Film Festival London, 2020
  • Official Selection, IndieCork Film Festival, 2019
  • Back to Front, Stella Theatre, Dublin, 2020
  • Shortlisted, Kinsale Shark Awards, 2019
Three girls from behind, hair blowing: still from Blanket
The Blanket clapperboard on the last day of the shoot, 19 April 2019
The last day of the shoot, Easter 2019
A girl smiling by the sea, beside a quote about Blanket from Mick Hannigan of IndieCork Film Festival
Mick Hannigan, IndieCork Film Festival
Newspaper article headlined “Hannigan: Show Irish films on TV”, in which IndieCork’s Mick Hannigan recommends Blanket by Ken Williams and Denis Fitzpatrick
“Hannigan: Show Irish films on TV”, by Róisín Burke, 2020

Music was key in this project, and we worked closely with the composer Chris O’Shaughnessy to find the right balance. Blanket was shortlisted for a 2019 Kinsale Shark Award and played festivals around the world.

“It does something that can only be achieved by short film. In an imaginative and poetic way, it serves as a powerful commentary on human trafficking, showing the power and economy of the short form.” — Mick Hannigan, IndieCork Film Festival

Credits

Directors
Ken Williams and Denis Fitzpatrick
Writer
Ken Williams
DOP
Joseph Ingersoll
Editor
Shane Callan
Producer
Liam O’Neill
Production
Stanley’s Deathpark and Paradox Pictures
Sound
Caimin Agnew
Make-up
Deirdre Fitzgerald
Casting
Gillian Reynolds
Poster design
Richard Hughes
Music composed and arranged by
Chris O’Shaughnessy