Cast
OSCAR — EWAN MORRIS
Two For The Road is Ewan Morris’ screen acting debut. At the age of 13 Ewan found a love for drama through his theatre classes in his home town of Tralee, Co. Kerry.
HUGH — STEVE WALL
Steve Wall is a musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a founding member of the multi-platinum selling Irish band ‘The Stunning’ and also ‘The Walls’.
As an actor Steve is known for roles in the western mini TV series ‘The English’ (2022); Ridley Scott’s ‘Raised by Wolves’ (2020); ‘The Witcher’ (2020); ‘Vikings’; ‘Moone Boy’; ‘The South Westerlies’ (2020); and also ‘Rebellion’ (2016). He played the jazz musician Chet Baker in ‘My Foolish Heart’ (2018), a Dutch feature film about the trumpeter’s last days in Amsterdam.
Crew
WRITER/DIRECTOR — LOCHLAINN MCKENNA
Lochlainn McKenna is a director and writer from Cork City, Ireland. He is currently living and working out of London. McKenna has worked extensively in advertising and has directed TV ads for brands such as Specsavers, Tesco, Guinness and Sky amongst many others.
He has shot in several countries across the world including Ethiopia and Ukraine and has directed commercials for the US, UK and Irish markets. He’s also directed music videos for the bands such as Westlife and Keane. His music video work for Daithí was nominated for a UKMVA as well as winning him the ‘Best New Director’ Award at the prestigious Kinsale Shark Awards.
Narratively, he’s directed 3 short films. The last of which was a one shot break-up film called Boxed Up - told from the perspective of a box as it traded hands between a couple as they parted ways for the final time.
In 2020 McKenna wrote a short story entitled ‘Guinness & Coke’ which was nominated for the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story competition. The story was picked up by the Department of Education and placed on the Irish Junior Certificate Cirriculum as a comprehension, before now being converted into a film. The film, now entitled, Two For The Road, is his 3rd short film and is based on his own tumultuous weekends as a child with his alcoholic, vagabond father.
He’s currently working on developing that story into a book and, furthermore, a feature film.
PRODUCER — GRÁINNE DWYER
Steve Wall is a musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is a founding member of the multi-platinum selling Irish band ‘The Stunning’ and also ‘The Walls’.
As an actor Steve is known for roles in the western mini TV series ‘The English’ (2022); Ridley Scott’s ‘Raised by Wolves’ (2020); ‘The Witcher’ (2020); ‘Vikings’; ‘Moone Boy’; ‘The South Westerlies’ (2020); and also ‘Rebellion’ (2016). He played the jazz musician Chet Baker in ‘My Foolish Heart’ (2018), a Dutch feature film about the trumpeter’s last days in Amsterdam.
PRODUCER — NATALIE BRITTON
Lochlainn McKenna is a director and writer from Cork City, Ireland. He is currently living and working out of London. McKenna has worked extensively in advertising and has directed TV ads for brands such as Specsavers, Tesco, Guinness and Sky amongst many others.
He has shot in several countries across the world including Ethiopia and Ukraine and has directed commercials for the US, UK and Irish markets. He’s also directed music videos for the bands such as Westlife and Keane. His music video work for Daithí was nominated for a UKMVA as well as winning him the ‘Best New Director’ Award at the prestigious Kinsale Shark Awards.
Narratively, he’s directed 3 short films. The last of which was a one shot break-up film called Boxed Up - told from the perspective of a box as it traded hands between a couple as they parted ways for the final time.
In 2020 McKenna wrote a short story entitled ‘Guinness & Coke’ which was nominated for the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story competition. The story was picked up by the Department of Education and placed on the Irish Junior Certificate Cirriculum as a comprehension, before now being converted into a film. The film, now entitled, Two For The Road, is his 3rd short film and is based on his own tumultuous weekends as a child with his alcoholic, vagabond father.
He’s currently working on developing that story into a book and, furthermore, a feature film.
D.O.P — EOIN MCLOUGHLIN
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PRODUCTION DESIGNER — CIARA O’DONOVAN
Ciara is from West Cork, Ireland, she graduated with a BA in Media and French and currently studies Visual Arts Practice in the National College of Art and Design. In 2007 she became a partner in Circus Store, a progressive retail space that hosted art exhibitions, pop ups and collaborative projects.
Her art direction, prop styling and still life work concentrates on achieving the best composition of objects, products and people in both studio and location shoots.Her work draws inspiration from art, architecture, film and her fascination with the Irish landscape.
Ciara works primarily as an art director for TV commercials, photoshoots & events and as a stylist for stills and interior commissions.She works regularly as a stylist for Image Interiors & Living and The Design & Crafts Council of Ireland.
COSTUME — SARAH FLANAGAN
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