Watch Christy (2019), the short film by Brendan Canty, free on Curated Shorts. Brendan Canty is an Irish director who broke through with his video for Hozier's 'Take Me to Church', which has passed a billion views on YouTube and earned two MTV VMA nominations. He has since directed music videos for artists around the world. His short For You (2017, starring Barry Keoghan) won a Kinsale Shark and was nominated for an IFTA. His second short, Christy (2019), was funded through Screen Ireland and became the basis for his feature Christy, developed with BBC Films and Screen Ireland, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2025. He also won Best Director at Show Me Shorts for Atali'i O Le Crezent (Sons of the Crezent).
Sixteen, restless, and already let down by everyone. One day in Cork that doesn't forgive.
