WATCH: Emmet Kirwan’s latest short film is simply stunning

Renowned local actor Emmet Kirwan and fellow Tallaght native Jordanne Jones star in a new short film called ‘Heartbreak’, which was written by Kirwan about the life of a teenage mother.

Kirwan, who is originally from Springfield, performed the spoken-word piece at the mental health conference, Tallaght Talks back in December, and the powerful depiction of a young girl trying to find her way in life was striking, poignant and powerful.

Those who were lucky enough to see and hear Kirwan at Tallaght Talks will know how emotive the spoken-word piece is, and today it has been released as a short film, with direction from Dave Tynan.

‘Heartbreak’ is a spoken-word piece originally commissioned by the Irish Theatre Company “ThisisPopBaby” for their award winning stage show ‘Riot’. 

Speaking about seeing it for the first time, Director Dave Tynan said: “I’d worked with Emmet previously but was blown away by his writing and performance of ‘Heartbreak’ in the play Riot! during the Fringe Festival.

“Everyone in that tent felt the power of it and it’s been a privilege to turn it into a film and bring it to a wider audience.”

Dave and Emmet previously worked together on the viral sensation ‘Just Saying’ written by Dave and performed by Emmet.

This time around the dynamic was shifted as Dave was working with Emmet’s words but building a world around them.

For the short film adaptation Dave cast actor Jordanne Jones (Rebellion, I Used To Live Here) from Tallaght to embody the lead role from the poem.

Jordanne was joined by a cast including Deirdre Molloy (Adam and Paul, Happy Ever Afters) and others on a three day shoot in Dublin just before Christmas.

Emmet Kirwan’s play ‘Dublin Oldschool’, which he wrote and performs with Ian Lloyd Anderson, goes on tour in the next week, including The National in London before returning to Dublin for dates in The Project and The Civic Theatre.

Emmet and Dave are currently developing the play into a feature film they hope to shoot before the end of the year.