"Forever Hold Your Peace" named 1st Runner Up at Oscar-qualifying Light in Motion Competition 2022

"Forever Hold Your Peace" (Dir. Jason Branagan) has been named the 1st Runner Up at the Light In Motion Awards Competition as part of the prestigious Foyle Film Festival 2022.

Emer recently received a nomination for Best Score at the 13th Underground Cinema Awards 2022 for her work in this film, and it was also nominated in a five additional categories (Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design). She recently spoke about her experience as part of a panel on “Composing for Short Film” with the Screen Composers Guild of Ireland at the IndieCork Festival 2022.

Sixteen Irish short films screened in competition this year. Recipients of the Light In Motion (LIM) Awards qualify for consideration in the Live Action Short Film Category and Animated Short Category of the Annual Academy® Awards without the standard theatrical run. British short films and animations which screen as part of the Light in Motion Awards are eligible for consideration in the Short Film Awards at BAFTA.

Themes in the Irish Shorts programme reflect the everyday challenges and inner struggles faced around mental health, parenting, loss, domestic violence, revenge, reinvention and escapism.