Poster for The Final Fairytale: a father in shirt and tie reading from a big book in a wicker chair, in a child’s bedroom

Short film, 2016

The Final Fairytale

A 100-word fairytale, turned into a one-minute film.

Role
Writer & co-director
Cast
Marcus Lamb, Aoibheann McCann, Summer Lea
  • International One Minute Wonder, Cardiff Mini Film Festival, 2017
  • Best One Minute Film, Milan Film Festival, 2017
  • Official Selection, 3-Minute Film Festival Santa Barbara, 2017
  • Nominated, Best One Minute Film, Västerås Film Festival
  • Official Selection, Life Screenings One Minute Film Festival, 2017
  • Shown on Aer Lingus long-haul flights

Writing competitions are a great way to work on a different kind of brief. The Final Fairytale started life as an entry to a 100-words-or-less short story competition with the theme ‘fairytale’. I didn’t win, but I always liked the idea, so I turned it into a one-minute film, and then an extended cut that played festivals around the world and picked up some awards along the way.

Credits

Directors
Ken Williams and Denis Fitzpatrick
Writer
Ken Williams
Producer
Ingrid Goodwin
Director of photography
James Mather
Editor
John Murphy
Music
Brian Lane
Production designer
Jessica Timlin
Production
Stanley’s Deathpark