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A short animated film commissioned by Screen Ireland and RTÉ, “RETIREMENT PLAN” tells the story of Ray (Domhnall Gleeson) as he fantasises about everything he’d love to do in retirement, once he finally has the “time.”

 
 

 Screenings

Galway Film Fleadh (World Premiere)
Ireland, July 2024

Dublin International Film Festival
Ireland, February 2025

South by Southwest
USA, March 2025 (International Premiere)
🏆 Grand Jury Award — Animated Short Competition
🏆 Audience Award — Animated Short Competition

Kaboom Animation Festival
The Netherlands, March 2025

Animation Dingle
Ireland, March 2025
🏆 Best Irish Professional Short

Irish Film Festa Rome
Italy, March 2025
🏆 Best Short Film
🏆 Student Jury Award

Aspen Shortsfest
USA, March 2025

Los Angeles Festival of Movies
USA, April 2025

Athens International Film + Video Festival
USA, April 2025
🏆 Special Jury Mention

RiverRun International Film Festival
USA, April 2025

San Francisco International Film Festival
USA, April 2025

Atlanta Film Festival
USA, April 2025

Pictoplasma
Germany 2025

Flatpack Festival
UK, May 2025

Fastnet Film Festival
Ireland, May 2025

Animafest Zagreb
Croatia, June 2025

Cast & Crew

Cast Domhnall Gleeson

Director / Co-writer John Kelly
Co-writer Tara Lawall

Animation Marah Curran and Eamonn O’Neill

Producer Julie Murnaghan
Associate Producer
 Andrew Freedman

Production Company Antidote

 

Music John Carroll Kirby
Supervising Sound Designer Jon Clarke
Sound Effects Editor Andy Isaias
Audio Executive Producer Deborah Whitfield
Audio Producer Emily Thomas

Colourist Gary Curran at Outer Limits
Finishing Editor Dominic Lord
Type Consultancy Wayne Daly
Image Research Mark McGuinness
Character Modelling By Lucas De Miguel
Design John Kelly

 

Executive Producer For Screen Ireland Emma Scott
Executive Producer For Rté Pauline MacNamara
Shorts Co-Ordinator For Screen Ireland Jill McGregor
Marketing Executive For Mags O’Sullivan
Digital Marketing & Communications Coordinator Callie Hardy