Everything Looks Simple from a Distance

Everything Looks Simple from a Distance

With tensions rising in 1969 Northern Ireland, Noah looks for a higher purpose. Roughly 238,855 miles higher.

2023 · 12 min · Comedy

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.

Directed by Conor Toner · Written by Conor Toner

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Cailum Carragher Noah
Rían Early Niall
Ciaran Toner Paramilitary Senior
Virginia Pepper Bank Woman
Elma McEneaney Government Woman
Matthew Toner Government Man
Felim Rafferty Priest
Rory Toner Paramilitary Junior
Patrick McKenna Dead Man's Shoes

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