The Morse Collectors – David Cooke – England, 2008 – 16 mn
Synopsis :
Written by Pól Mag Uidhir THE MORSE COLLECTORS is set in 1942 and the world is at war. They have escaped the city for safety but as their mother retreats into despair with their father away fighting, two children feel far from safe.
The young boy, David, finds solace in his father’s old Morse code set, sending and receiving coded messages to imaginary friends. Soon however he hears patterns in the dripping of the tap, in the grandfather clock ticking, in the rustling of trees.
In fact all of nature seems to be sending him messages in Morse code, complicated messages, maybe asking for help. His older sister, Judy, tolerates his, at times, irritating hobby but soon she notices danger in these messages.
How can she possibly believe them yet they speak of things her little brother could not have known – of other children in other places, crying out for help.
She is torn between the child’s world of curiosity and the adult world of responsibility and the need to protect her little brother. She has to make a decision.
Director : David Cooke
Cast : Oisin O’Connell – Katie Boyle – Sandra O’Connell
Producer : Crawford Anderson-Dillon – Gary Sugarman
Script : Pol Mag Uidhir
Photography : Angus Mitchell
Sound : Ronan Hill – Joe Goudie
Editor : Andy Keil – Brian Philip Davis
Source : http://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk
Contact: crawford@hub-media.com
