Cathal Fitzpatrick
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"Pooka" (2023) Crime Thriller [OFFICIAL TRAILER]
From the director of 'A HOLLOW TREE'
Available to watch on Amazon Prime.
www.amazon.co.uk/placeholder_title/dp/B0B8KW3YMG
A retired detective moves to a rural village in Ireland. He quickly comes to the realisation that everything is not as it seems.
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Відео

A Hollow Tree - Skinwalker movie (Proof-of-Concept)
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Starring Tom Kerrisk & Mathew O’Hare [In Development] This is a proof-of-concept independent short film for university dissertation studying techniques to create a post-apocalyptic environment. This was a low budget, student production. If you're interested in seeing this developed into a feature film let me know in the comments! Thanks for checking it out.

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  • @jonathanbojorquez8395
    @jonathanbojorquez8395 22 години тому

    The best part about this was the Skinwalker and for some reason we spent most of the time on nothing. All the interactions besides the skinwalker were utterly meaningless, we got like maybe a couple sentences of world building and that's it. I was completely uninterested in the basic post apocalyptic "blast" story. And the characters didn't add anything new to the concept. It's all just basic apocalypse world characters, the only never before seen exciting idea here was the skinwalker. The characters introduced had no reason to be introduced. I get it's a proof of concept but, it's terrible proof. It spent way too much time and probably money filming the ambience which didn't totally match the apocalyptic vibe it was trying to give. I know that's hard to do on a tight budget, so just don't do it. Focus on your strengths and hide your weaknesses. There are other more interesting ways of conveying a post apocalyptic world. After giving us a taste for the skinwalker in beautifully terrifying way, the rest of the film was a huge boring let down up until the end. Somehow they managed to scare us in broad daylight, that was amazing. I can do without everything else. There was no story to follow, so they shouldn't have pretended like there was one. Just too much fat around the meat of horror concept

  • @notmyname3883
    @notmyname3883 День тому

    Better than ANYTHING put out by Hollyweird in years! Please stay in the business!@

  • @seanmccuen6970
    @seanmccuen6970 День тому

    I'm a jaded c, but I actually thought this didn't suck.

  • @AnonUser-h3r
    @AnonUser-h3r День тому

    Was really getting into it, then it abruptly ends, such as life .

  • @timothyreaper8932
    @timothyreaper8932 День тому

    "Blue Fire?" More like "Blue Balls!"

  • @a.i5233
    @a.i5233 День тому

    There are Irish myths similar to Skinwalkers that I feel you could use instead. Great concept though.

  • @getthrowingbricks
    @getthrowingbricks 2 дні тому

    It’s the resident evil steps for me. This was rad. This deserves more. I don’t know what the next step would be but I would absolutely watch a full length project. There’s an awful lot to this story I want to know more about

  • @joelperez3159
    @joelperez3159 3 дні тому

    Caca💩💩💩💩movie

  • @aidenbarrina3500
    @aidenbarrina3500 3 дні тому

    Kind of boring. Cinematic shots that add no real value or story telling just drag it on, could be ten minutes shorter and deliver the same value, and maybe include some more skinwalker stuff since that’s the title of the video. All these comments are glazing 20 minutes of world building for 0 pay off.

  • @mikemike5190
    @mikemike5190 3 дні тому

    The piano piece at 13:30 anyone know what song that is ?

  • @shortstopanimations6143
    @shortstopanimations6143 6 днів тому

    Love this! One of the things that kind of me out believing it all is the condition of the clothes and props and all. it all looks like it was bought for the film and used right away. None of it was weathered. Like none of it was dirty, worn, or torn at all. But still, the story is awesome!

  • @flymachine
    @flymachine 6 днів тому

    Ewan McGreggor’s older brother was brilliant in this!

  • @TheDukeb08
    @TheDukeb08 6 днів тому

    This would be a awesome movie! Great detail, great acting an amazing plot

  • @kj_skullz2823
    @kj_skullz2823 7 днів тому

    The noise getting louder showing they're getting chased in the end was rlly cool

  • @cheasmoon8213
    @cheasmoon8213 8 днів тому

    Is this a movie yet

  • @musicfordepressives3852
    @musicfordepressives3852 9 днів тому

    What a nightmare to be stuck in that situation with a kid.

  • @Hickory_Dickory_Cock
    @Hickory_Dickory_Cock 10 днів тому

    Mf finish the concept this was rly intriguing!

  • @Micky-A.
    @Micky-A. 10 днів тому

    Kind of lacking if you ask me.

  • @Jbewell1991
    @Jbewell1991 10 днів тому

    I love the idea of the apocalypse happening and that's when skinwalkers become common knowledge. It's the ejd of the world and that's when humanity recognizes the deeper magic and threat's of the world.

  • @thenine5353
    @thenine5353 11 днів тому

    Crazy that this is a just a university dissertation would have wanted to see more.

  • @colbyhodges2617
    @colbyhodges2617 11 днів тому

    Why did the protagonists skin burn when exposed to the sun in the opening scene?

  • @vilela5160
    @vilela5160 12 днів тому

    faltou uma legenda😢

  • @jakemurphy9121
    @jakemurphy9121 12 днів тому

    Super cool! I think this is one concept where more interaction with the Skinwalker wouldn't detract from the fear. If anything it would amplify. Maybe a scene where it's raining heavily and the characters are hiding in a small cave, scent covered by the water running over the cave mouth, and they still hear it screaming, and maybe see flicks of it moving through the trees in the distance. And perhaps to add even more horror, the characters come across a legit human at some point and ultimately part ways, then later on in the movie, the Skinwalker alternates between this first scream, and the scream of that other human they met

  • @infectedgamer911
    @infectedgamer911 13 днів тому

    Where’s the rest of

  • @JulieCasper-e2p
    @JulieCasper-e2p 13 днів тому

    Wowsers that was suspenseful more please

  • @JP-ot1qx
    @JP-ot1qx 13 днів тому

    Sir we need more. PLEASE

  • @chanjackie2299
    @chanjackie2299 14 днів тому

    Maybe you should also have made an ending to the movie. I mean where was the action ?

  • @lordkenwyn6432
    @lordkenwyn6432 14 днів тому

    Skinwalkers ONLY bother Native Smericans on the reservation

    • @a.i5233
      @a.i5233 День тому

      Could be a changeling or some type of Fae and he used Skinwalker as a buzzeword for engagement. Although Changelings are more like to steal and mimic a child than a man.

  • @SticksAandstonesBozo
    @SticksAandstonesBozo 14 днів тому

    Gotta make sure ya got a loud ass alarm on your watch when you’re hiding from monsters. 😂

  • @Botobek2
    @Botobek2 14 днів тому

    9:47 this scene kinda gives me the last of us vibes

  • @Dreamer_v_
    @Dreamer_v_ 14 днів тому

    The kid is not skinny💀🙏

  • @BillyWingrove-og2wn
    @BillyWingrove-og2wn 14 днів тому

    The Annihilation theme is so ominous

  • @ØLandonRicketsØ
    @ØLandonRicketsØ 14 днів тому

    You can hear/notice the skinwalker pause in the middle of saying help when the watch beeps

  • @graememcgowan4939
    @graememcgowan4939 15 днів тому

    Love the annihilation soundtrack

  • @slayers607
    @slayers607 16 днів тому

    Plz bring the skinwalker back

  • @kyle21843
    @kyle21843 16 днів тому

    Whoever made this clearly got inspiration from Gemini Home Entertainment. I like the inspiration

  • @rune.theocracy
    @rune.theocracy 18 днів тому

    A summary of what we know so far: - A blast of apocalyptic proportions happened recently and seem to be the root of all the problems - Scarcity of food, fuel, meds, crops don't grow and die - Everyone is sickly and malnourished, either due to the lack of food or perhaps the blast has something to do with it - A lot of people are dead, the protagonists are clearly shown looting a jacket off of a corpse and it seems to be a common sight to them now judging by the lack of a strong reaction - We know skinwalkers mimic human sounds to lure people closer, and that they can hear even the quietest sounds like a watch beeping from a mile away - They think up North is more promising, and that the city is dangerous, going off of what they said they suggest there's a lot more of those "people" near the cities and that's why it's dangerous - Cars are now a rarity and dangerous as the old man warns "you'll get that boy killed" likely due to the attention they will get with all that noise

  • @ODDZVC
    @ODDZVC 18 днів тому

    I dont understand why the sun burned him?!

  • @lynsimations6157
    @lynsimations6157 19 днів тому

    2:51 How to identify a skin walker 1. If it repeats the same words in the same monotone 2. If it doesn’t look like it’s sitting in its skin naturally, arms stretched out 3. If it gallops when approaching you If the creature you are seeing hits any of these 3 marks, then you should’ve already been running before reading the list

  • @zacharydavidson822
    @zacharydavidson822 19 днів тому

    ua-cam.com/users/shortsWnbQ4VMKrJw?si=NGy7iNoqQV7koQ3s Me in the same situation at 3:14

  • @tommysaville9427
    @tommysaville9427 19 днів тому

    If this was episode one for a tv show I would tune in next week

  • @thegratefulned
    @thegratefulned 21 день тому

    Right after he says it's been a long time since I've seen an animal you hear a bunch of birds chirp....

  • @MGTexan47
    @MGTexan47 24 дні тому

    I would love another one. This was great.

  • @ryanholloway5576
    @ryanholloway5576 25 днів тому

    Good lil film wish it was little longer really enjoyed it

  • @kh0g444
    @kh0g444 25 днів тому

    Need this in serie, omg! 👌

  • @lawrenceneil1
    @lawrenceneil1 25 днів тому

    is there a part 2 ?

  • @wagiqwq
    @wagiqwq 26 днів тому

    I don't know if people died because others though they were skinwalkers for screaming for help...

  • @brando.digitalnomad
    @brando.digitalnomad 28 днів тому

    It is funny, Americans have convinced themselves that a stranger asking for help is a monster you have to kill ... just... yeah

    • @rune.theocracy
      @rune.theocracy 18 днів тому

      their accents sound more English than anything but I get what you mean. though unfortunately there are those who prey on the kindness of strangers, regardless of their nationality. the stories are a warning to those good samaritan types. we wouldn't feel very safe offering a car ride to any hitchhiker, likewise I doubt many would help a person in distress especially in a rural area.

    • @a.i5233
      @a.i5233 День тому

      ​@@rune.theocracyThey sound Northern Irish, they keep slipping into southern irish/half american accents

    • @rune.theocracy
      @rune.theocracy День тому

      @@a.i5233 I believe you but it's probably the choice of cast, I don't know what ethnicity they are and I'm not sure where this film is supposed to take place at all. I suppose it is the US considering if it was the United Kingdom we'd hear more about crossing the channel

  • @Deadman1000
    @Deadman1000 28 днів тому

    I had an ex girlfriend who was navajo and I used to go to feast days and her family brought up the yenogoshi (hope I spelled that right) or skinwalkers and I asked how they came to be and what they were. The way they explained it was that they actually are human but some had made a deal with dark forces and transformed over time. It was fascinating and though I never did believe it, I always loved hearing the stories about their culture

  • @JimWiese-mm5tw
    @JimWiese-mm5tw 28 днів тому

    Reality alert: When someone closes an eye to fire a scoped gun... it is bogus. Two eyes open are the steadfast rule...