Everything Looks Simple from a Distance

Everything Looks Simple from a Distance

12 mins | Nov. 4, 2023

It's 1969. The American's have not landed on the moon yet and in Northern Ireland, political tensions are mounting. Noah, an idealistic inventor, has a unique yet naïve idea. He believes it will unite the country's battling factions in a shared dream of progress, putting an end to the growing violence. His plan is to convince politicians, money men, religious figureheads and paramilitaries to help him get Northern Ireland to the moon.

Everything Looks Simple from a Distance

12 mins | Nov. 4, 2023

Everything Looks Simple from a Distance
It's 1969. The American's have not landed on the moon yet and in Northern Ireland, political tensions are mounting. Noah, an idealistic inventor, has a unique yet naïve idea. He believes it will unite the country's battling factions in a shared dream of progress, putting an end to the growing violence. His plan is to convince politicians, money men, religious figureheads and paramilitaries to help him get Northern Ireland to the moon.
Producers
Original title Everything Looks Simple from a Distance
Directors Conor Toner
Writers Conor Toner

Cast

Rían Early

as Niall

Ciaran Toner

as Paramilitary Senior

Virginia Pepper

as Bank Woman

Elma McEneaney

as Government Woman

Matthew Toner

as Government Man

Felim Rafferty

as Priest

Rory Toner

as Paramilitary Junior

Patrick McKenna

as Dead Man's Shoes