All This Unreal Time

Director: Aoife McArdle | Producer: Fran Thompson

An immersive film installation by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Jon Hopkins, Cillian Murphy & Max Porter, directed by Aoife McArdle - created for Manchester International Festival 2021

‘I came out here to apologise. You know. I find myself, at the midpoint of my life, in a dark wood, and now I’m here, in the forest of my mind, and every tree is shame, every living thing is a reprimand, and I realise, I must speak freely now, before I lose you.’

5* review in The Guardian
5* review in Manchester Evening News
5* review in The New York Times
Nominated for Best Short Film at Tribeca 2022