Synopsis 　　Ian is a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner. As he tours the Northern Irish countryside, his practiced mask of apathy begins to slip amongst the humour and heartache of the local funeral circuit. 　　Director’s statement 　　Three Keenings is centered on the tradition of “keening”, a mostly forgotten form of vocal lament for the dead in Gaelic Celtic culture, where members of the community unrelated to the deceased would gather and create a tangibility to the abstract space often left by grief and express it on behalf of the family. As with many traditions and religious practices, taking a step back and looking at them through a different lens, we see the humour and at times the absurdity amongst the earnestness and ceremony. In my previous work, I have experienced how families deal with illness and death and I have witnessed how tragedy can oftentimes go hand in hand with grim humour and cynicism. I wanted to explore this feeling in making this short film.

Synopsis 　　Ian is a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner. As he tours the Northern Irish countryside, his practiced mask of apathy begins to slip amongst the humour and heartache of the local funeral circuit. 　　Director’s statement 　　Three Keenings is centered on the tradition of “keening”, a mostly forgotten form of vocal lament for the dead in Gaelic Celtic culture, where members of the community unrelated to the deceased would gather and create a tangibility to the abstract space often left by grief and express it on behalf of the family. As with many traditions and religious practices, taking a step back and looking at them through a different lens, we see the humour and at times the absurdity amongst the earnestness and ceremony. In my previous work, I have experienced how families deal with illness and death and I have witnessed how tragedy can oftentimes go hand in hand with grim humour and cynicism. I wanted to explore this feeling in making this short film.

已无法从地底采取化石燃料的世界，克鲁森大陆。人们为使万物移动所“选择”的动力能源，是寄宿在人们手中的“力量”。 从地底中所采取的“石英”，无论力量的强弱谁都可以对其下达命令，人们将这种力量称之为“魔力”。 这样的世界中“没有魔力”的稀有者莱卡特，在某一天，受到了昔日的朋友同时也是现任国王的荷之尔召见，向王都前去的莱卡特将在那里得知令人惊讶的事实…… 过去一同学习，并建立起坚毅的友情的莱卡特、杰斯、荷之尔、西宫4人，将被战乱的漩涡毫不留情的吞没。