THE DRUMMER & THE KEEPER
John received a nomination for ‘Best Original Score’ at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) for his score to this film.
Winner of ‘Best First Feature’ at the 2017 Galway Film Fleadh and officially selected for the world renowned BFI London Film Festival, the critically acclaimed ‘The Drummer and the Keeper’ tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men; Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17 year old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story, shows the strength of the human bond, in the face of adversity.
Written and directed by Nick Kelly and distributed by Element Pictures (Oscar nominated ‘Room’, ‘The Lobster’ and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’), the film’s cast includes Dermot Murphy (Clean Break, Raw), Charlie Kelly (Secret Scripture, The Seige of Jadotville), Peter Coonan (What Richard Did, Love/Hate), Aoibhinn McGinnity (Moone Boy, Quirke, Love/Hate) and 2018 IFTA ‘Rising Star’ winner Jacob McCarthy.
THE DRUMMER & THE KEEPER
John received a nomination for ‘Best Original Score’ at the 2018 Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) for his score to this film.
Winner of ‘Best First Feature’ at the 2017 Galway Film Fleadh and officially selected for the world renowned BFI London Film Festival, the critically acclaimed ‘The Drummer and the Keeper’ tells the story of the unlikely friendship formed between two young men; Gabriel, a reckless young drummer who revels in rejecting society’s rules and Christopher, a 17 year old with Asperger’s Syndrome, who yearns to fit in. This heartwarming story, shows the strength of the human bond, in the face of adversity.
Written and directed by Nick Kelly and distributed by Element Pictures (Oscar nominated ‘Room’, ‘The Lobster’ and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’), the film’s cast includes Dermot Murphy (Clean Break, Raw), Charlie Kelly (Secret Scripture, The Seige of Jadotville), Peter Coonan (What Richard Did, Love/Hate), Aoibhinn McGinnity (Moone Boy, Quirke, Love/Hate) and 2018 IFTA ‘Rising Star’ winner Jacob McCarthy.
