Room Taken
“When Isaac needs somewhere to sleep, he secretly moves into the home of an elderly blind woman, leading them to form a unique bond.”
A Screen Ireland funded Focus Short Written by Micheal Whelan, Directed by TJ O’Grady Peyton and Produced by Vico Films.
Winner of Best Live Action Short Film at Cleveland International Film Festival, longlisted for the Oscars 2025. Winner of Gold Medal at Manhattan Shorts Film Festival and Best Irish Short Film at Dublin International Film Festival.
Directed by TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Written by Michael Whelan
Produced by Colmán Mac Cionnaith
Fís Èireann / Screen Ireland presents
A Vico Films production
Starring Gabriel Adewusi and Bríd Brennan with Amy Conroy, Helen Norton, Jeff O’Toole, Walé Adebusuyi
Visual Impairment Consultant | Delores Cullen
DOP | Evan Barry
Editor | Derek Holland
Composer | Jamal Green
Sound Designer | James Latimer
Colourist | Leandro Arouca
Production Designer | Ellen Kirk
Art Director | Saoirse O'Shea
Hair & MU Designer | Aisling Quinn
Costume Design | Anne O'Shea
Casting Director | Dawn Mac Allister
Line Producer | Lynzi Doyle
Production Coordinator | Saoirse Griffin
1st AD | Stephen Fuller
2nd AD | Fodhla Russell
3rd AD | Emily Roche
2nd Unit Director of Photography | Albert Hooi
Unit Stills | Zoe Ardiff
Post-Production Supervisor | Chriona O’Sullivan
VFX | Stephen Bowen, Niamh Garvey
Post House | @element_postproduction
Re-recording Mixer | Dave Hughes
Executive Producer | Emma Scot
Shorts Coordinator | Jill McGreggor
Marketing Executive | Mags O’Sullivan
In loving memory of Joseph O’Grady and Brian Whelan
© Vico Films