The Widow's Last

2016, 20 minutes

Set in the Great Hunger, an Irish peasant farmer is confronted with her humanity when she comes across an injured English Land Agent.

The Widow’s Last is a cinematic Historical Drama, set in Ireland during the third year of the Great Hunger. It tells the story of Kathryn Healy, a hardened peasant farmer who fights to keep her young son alive during one of the darkest times in human history. When an English Land Agent is shot and Kathryn discovers him in the woods, her encounter with the enemy sets her on an unexpected journey where she is forced to confront her own inhumanity. At its core this is a story of humanity, sacrifice and redemption.

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