Chicken is a 2001 Irish short film directed by Barry Dignam about the way adolescent males sometimes redirect their feelings of affection for each other into often violent or competitive activities such as games of chicken.
Mick (Darren Healy) and Kev (Niall O'Shea) spend a late afternoon near railroad tracks by the seaside where Mick teaches Kev how to "shotgun" beer for reasons then unknown to the viewer. He observes that Kev is "a bit of a wuss" after he fails to replicate the proper shotgunning technique and calls for Kev to come sit close to him for a test of courage, the knife game, which involves stabbing a knife between outstretched fingers at an ever-faster rate. The game is usually played with one person's hand at a time and as a gesture of what may be seen as self-sacrifice, Mick puts his hand over Kev's in order to shield Kev's hand from the brunt of an injury should it occur.
When a train speeds by them, Mick accidentally cuts Kev and himself very slightly with the knife. They clasp each other's hands tightly and Mick, who suddenly seems very insecure and in need of affection is lovingly embraced by Kev, who perhaps has known all along why Mick brought him here.
A single screen of credits appears, then the film ends with a brief shot of the two in silhouette, standing apart, watching the sun set over the ocean.
chicken, 2001, film, 2016, film, chicken, 2016, film, chicken, 2001, irish, short, film, directed, barry, dignam, about, adolescent, males, sometimes, redirect, their, feelings, affection, each, other, into, often, violent, competitive, activities, such, games. For the 2016 film see Chicken 2016 film Chicken is a 2001 Irish short film directed by Barry Dignam about the way adolescent males sometimes redirect their feelings of affection for each other into often violent or competitive activities such as games of chicken ChickenDirected byBarry DignamWritten byAudrey O ReillyProduced byBarry DignamStarringDarren HealyNiall O SheaCinematographyPeter RobertsonEdited byJames FinlanProductioncompaniesHit and Run ProductionsBord Scannan na hEireannRelease dates1 March 2001 2001 03 01 UK August 2002 2002 08 Ireland Running time3 minutesCountryIrelandLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Awards and accolades 4 References 5 External linksPlot editMick Darren Healy and Kev Niall O Shea spend a late afternoon near railroad tracks by the seaside where Mick teaches Kev how to shotgun beer for reasons then unknown to the viewer He observes that Kev is a bit of a wuss after he fails to replicate the proper shotgunning technique and calls for Kev to come sit close to him for a test of courage the knife game which involves stabbing a knife between outstretched fingers at an ever faster rate The game is usually played with one person s hand at a time and as a gesture of what may be seen as self sacrifice Mick puts his hand over Kev s in order to shield Kev s hand from the brunt of an injury should it occur When a train speeds by them Mick accidentally cuts Kev and himself very slightly with the knife They clasp each other s hands tightly and Mick who suddenly seems very insecure and in need of affection is lovingly embraced by Kev who perhaps has known all along why Mick brought him here A single screen of credits appears then the film ends with a brief shot of the two in silhouette standing apart watching the sun set over the ocean Production editChicken was shot over two days on 35 mm film with a Dolby Digital soundtrack The title of the short film is a double entendre since chicken is also a slang term for a young homosexual 1 Awards and accolades editFilm Festival Category Year Outcome 2001 Cannes Film Festival 2 Short Film Palme d Or 2001 Nominated Dublin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 3 Best Short Film 2001 Won Newport International Film Festival 3 Jury Award for Best Short Film 2001 Won Barcelona Gay amp Lesbian Film Festival 3 Special Jury Commendation 2001 Won BFI International London Lesbian amp Gay Film Festival Jury Commendation Film Four TX Short Film Prize 2002 Won Cabbagetown Film Festival Toronto 4 Best Short Film 2002 WonReferences edit Chicken Merriam Webster Retrieved 26 January 2012 Official Selection 2001 Short Films Cannes Film Festival Retrieved 27 January 2012 a b c Awards 2001 Irish Film Board Retrieved 27 January 2012 2002 Lineup Cabbagetown Short Film amp Video Festival Archived from the original on 19 February 2012 Retrieved 27 January 2012 External links editChicken information page on Barry Dignam s official website Chicken at IMDb nbsp Chicken on Vimeo the full short film in HD Chicken on YouTube the full short film in medium resolution nbsp This article related to an Irish film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This short film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chicken 2001 film amp oldid 1219928110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
