An Tarow

2020, 15 minutes

A contemporary drama that brings the Cornish language and its folk tales into a present day setting, exploring the theme of domestic abuse.

A dark shadow seems to follow the defiant youngster Peder wherever he goes. Whilst happiest in the open landscapes around the Quoit close to his home, he cannot shake the nightmarish presence of a bull – An Tarow – that threatens to overwhelm him. He knows his father is a violent drunk and he's certain something happens downstairs after he's gone to bed; yet his mother keeps him removed as much as she can through their shared love of folktales. Gradually his mother's stories of Bucca's, Piskies and Knockers give Peder an entirely new means of escape, and his journeys to school becomes a great hunt for any sign of their presence. Whilst still wary of the sounds that come from downstairs at night, he begins to imagine confronting these dark terrors.

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