Grief and an unfinished to-do list bring two very different brothers back into the same kitchen in An Irish Goodbye, a 2022 short drama set in rural Northern Ireland.
What is An Irish Goodbye about?
After their mother dies suddenly, a young man with Down syndrome and the older brother who left home years earlier are forced back into each other's orbit. Sorting through her things, they stumble on a bucket list she never got the chance to complete, and what starts as an obligation turns into something closer to a shared project. Over the course of just over twenty minutes, the film uses that list as a way to let two brothers who have drifted apart, and who grieve very differently, find a way back to being family without either one having to explain himself. Its rural Northern Ireland setting stays quiet and unhurried, giving the two performances room to carry the weight.
About the cast
Seamus O'Hara and James Martin play the two brothers at the center of the film, with Paddy Jenkins and Michelle Fairley in support. Ross White and Tom Berkeley direct.
Context & significance
An Irish Goodbye runs a tight 23 minutes, the short-film format that lets it move quickly from loss to reconciliation without padding either. Its Irish and British co-production roots ground the film firmly in Northern Ireland, and the short earned a strong critical reception on the festival circuit for how much emotional ground it covers in so little time, balancing real sadness with unexpected warmth rather than settling for either alone.
Watching An Irish Goodbye on Ktime
An Irish Goodbye is available to watch on K-Time with a free account login, and its page can be read without signing in first. The short comes with Persian dub and Persian subtitle options, so Farsi-speaking viewers can follow the brothers' story in their own language, alongside the original English-language version for anyone who prefers it. K-Time's Farsi-first design makes finding a short like this one, tucked among longer features, straightforward.