Darn Skippy Productions

A glimpse of our R&D week for The Haunted Doll’s House, and Other Ghostly Tales…. 🌙

A collaboration with .mcguire of , combining Object Theatre with live filming. Co-directed by Cathal McGuire and Darn Skippy’s .lennon, with actors/devisors Finbarr Doyle, Tierra Porter and Roseanne Lynch (of Darn Skippy) We had a marvellous and very spooky few days with these brilliant collaborators at thanks to Cathal’s participation in Axis Assemble, as well as support from and

Thank you to all who attended our Work-in-Progress sharings at the Pavilion and Axis. We are very excited for the next steps!

Wow, what an honor! Our very own .lennon was presented—by the legendary producer David Puttnam!—with the award for Best Cork Short at the for our film .
Thanks so kindly to the judges and all at the festival !

Jury comments:
“With sly wit and affecting warmth between father and son, this film embodies the best of Cork. We commend its charming direction and performances that eschew sentimentality. Great last line, and pitch-perfect performance from Daisy! The Best Cork Award goes to Culchie.”

Thanks also to for Redbreast UNHIDDEN Short Award nomination for .lennon and his work on CULCHIE. A lovely honor.

Thanks to our entire cast and crew for their amazing work! Thanks to the generosity of our GoFundMe funders! And, thank you to for awarding us the Short Grass Award for post-production funding!

Lastly, thanks to our family members (children, partners, parents) for always being there for us and providing the whole team with constant inspiration. Love to you all!

direction/cinematography/musical score/editor/sound design & mix by Richard Lennon .lennon
writer/producer/starring Brian McCarthy
featuring Pat McCarthy
with .l.lynch
and introducing Daisy the Cow
1st AC/location sound/visual effects/additional sound and foley by
1st AD
camera operator
boom op
script supervisor
camera dept. assistant
color grading

funded by the Short Grass Film Bursary and our GoFundMe supporters.

a byminute and darn skippy production.

darnskippy.com/culchie

CULCHIE - a new short comedy/drama set on a rural West Cork dairy farm. Meet Luke ( played by Brian McCarthy )—When Luke and his girlfriend get some big news about their future, he faces the ultimate challenge: can he tell his rugged farmer dad that he’s ditching the cows, leaving West Cork for good, and never taking over the family farm?

Official Selection at the 70th . A and production. Premiering Sunday, November 9th, 2025 as part of the Irish Shorts 3: program.

Redbreast UNHIDDEN Short Award nominee 2025.


a film by .lennon
written by

Funded by the Short Grass Film Bursary and our GoFundMe supporters.

a byminute and darn skippy production.

darnskippy.com/culchie

Here is the teaser trailer for our new short film "Culchie" -- official selection at the 70th Cork International Film Festival . A ByMinute and Darn Skippy production. Premiering November 9th, 2025 as part of the Irish Shorts 3: Pure Cork program.

direction/cinematography/musical score/editor/sound design & mix by Richard Lennon
writer/producer/starring Brian Denis Matthew
featuring Pat McCarthy
with Roseanne Lynch
and introducing Daisy the Cow
1st AC/location sound/visual effects/additional sound and foley by Brendan Farrell
1st AD king
camera operator
boom op
script supervisor Lianne O'Shea
camera dept. assistant
color grading

funded by the Arts in Co Kildare Short Grass Film Bursary and our GoFundMe supporters.

a byminute and darn skippy production.

darnskippy.com/culchie

https://vimeo.com/1128159170

CULCHIE - Teaser Trailer Premiering at the 70th Cork International Film Festival - November 9th, 2025! Culchie, a new Short Film from the filmmakers behind SWAN, UNMUTED & The…

Looking forward to this! Many thanks to DLR Arts Office and dlr Mill Theatre for making it possible!

https://www.milltheatre.ie/events/waterbirth-a-work-in-progress-sharing/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLwnVxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgX5so_e0Vtpe9PhCdnWY0hcYLdc_F6lErAH9Fzpor1UNQ6w2PWnyqZX5dLy_aem_oXPBOqNnI0ZIfLe--bIpyw

Waterbirth – a Work-in-Progress sharing - dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum South Dublin 31st Jul 2025 @ - Waterbirth is a new play by Roseanne Lynch, exploring pregnancy, climate grief and the transition into motherhood. This work-in-progress sharing will take the form of an open workshop - offering glimpse, not only of extracts from the play’s text, music and movement, but also of t...

Wonderful news! SWAN, UNMUTED, has been nominated for 7 Awards at the 2025 Naas Film Festival ahead of its premiere screening this weekend-- Best Film, Director, Actress, Cinematography, Score, Editing, and Sound! We are completely honored by this news.
Thanks to Kildare County Council and Arts in Co Kildare's Short Grass Film Bursary for post-production funding, CreativeIrl and dlr Libraries for production funds…and to Celine Garvey and The Moat Theatre for their support in pre-production.

This film was a labor of love by a ridiculously small team during the pandemic lockdowns: Roseanne Lynch who created the story and, co-wrote the screen play, and performed her ‘webbed-feet’ off as the lead actor; with direction, cinematography, screenplay co-written, original music, and editing by Richard Lennon; EP Moriarty acting and assistant camera-ing; Brendan Farrell as sound recordist, drone operator and voice actor; Lianne O'Shea as executive producer and costume designer.

Come and join us in releasing our feathery film into the wild this April 20th! Short Screening Program at 2pm in the Ballroom at Lawlor's of Naas.