Over his shoulder, an older man in a pinstripe suit holds the younger man's face and straightens his collar in a dim bar.
01  ·  Short film  ·  Drama  ·  2024  ·  13:11

The Sitdown

Director · Writer · Producer · Editor — Merivelle

When a mother's passing brings together her lawyer son and mobster husband.

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Selected frames

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In a dim bar, an older man in a pinstripe suit cradles the face of a younger man in a dark suit.
In a dim bar, an older man in a pinstripe suit cradles the face of a younger man in a dark suit.
Two hands on a bar top, each holding a whiskey glass, beside a bottle of Redbreast Irish whiskey.
Two hands on a bar top, each holding a whiskey glass, beside a bottle of Redbreast Irish whiskey.
The older man leans in mid-shout, face to face with the younger man across the bar.
The older man leans in mid-shout, face to face with the younger man across the bar.
The older man holds a whiskey glass and looks levelly at the younger man.
The older man holds a whiskey glass and looks levelly at the younger man.
The younger man looks down with a faint smile while the older man watches from the foreground.
The younger man looks down with a faint smile while the older man watches from the foreground.
The two men clink glasses in the bar, both smiling, beneath a wall of flags and beer signs.
The two men clink glasses in the bar, both smiling, beneath a wall of flags and beer signs.

Credits

Cast
Robert Hallak, Sebastian Barba
Directed by
Merivelle
Written by
Merivelle
Edited by
Merivelle
Produced by
Mark Hannah, Merivelle Hannah
Executive Producer
Angelique Antoniou
Cinematography
Leo Gianfanga
Sound
Mark Hannah
Stills
Raoul Barba
Special thanks
Malachy's, Theresa Kelly McCarthy, Billy Raftery, Jon Friedman

Awards

3 entries
Beverly Hills Film FestivalWinner — Best Student Film2025
London International Filmmakers FestivalWinner — Best Student Film—
Independent Short AwardsFinalist — Best Student Short—
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