A‘FRESH’FILM WIN FOR SEAN

A YOUNG movie producer from Ashford has tasted further success at the Fresh Film Festival held in Limerick, this time in the senior section.

Thirteen-year-old Sean Treacy, pictured, went head to head with film-makers aged up to 18 years yet managed to secure second place for his movie ‘Brother’, in which two kids become unlikely friends after they are forced to spend time together.

Seán also wrote the script for the production and picked local actors for all the roles.

The Fresh Film Festival is considered the première showcase for films made by and for young people in Ireland. Over 1,500 submissions were received this year, making it the biggest year yet for the festival since it began in 1999.

Seán attends St Gerard’s in Bray and considers the director Christopher Nolan, whose work includes Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Inception and Dunkirk, as one of his biggest inspirations.

This is not Sean’s first taste of success at the Fresh Film Festival – last year he took home the top prize in the junior section for his entry ‘Blood, Sweat and Tears’, which focused on a young teenager who sets out to improve in academics and sports by working harder than ever before.