Sinéad O’Loughlin’s short film Lamb has qualified for consideration for the 2024 Academy Awards®.

Written & directed by Cork filmmaker Sinéad O’Loughlin, is a tense psychological thriller about an ordinary day that takes a
sinister turn for a woman and her young child when a stranger walks into their isolated rural home.

The film stars Aoife Duffin and Éanna Hardwicke.

Speaking about the qualification, Sinéad O’Loughlin said:

“Lamb explores the psychological negotiation that women undertake in order to navigate through the world safely. In Lamb we meet a woman on a day when her worst nightmare walks into her home and how she responds in real time to try to protect her child. Lamb has been on an incredible journey so far and we are honoured to qualify for consideration for the 2024 Academy Awards®.”

Image – Éanna Hardwicke as Paul in Lamb, photo credit: Dan Keane