Horseback
Ali, a 10-year-old non-verbal refugee boy seeking asylum in rural Ireland finds unexpected hope and healing when he forms a life-changing bond with a piebald pony.
Cast
Ali — Jeevan Basra
Osman — Mohammed Anabtawi
Abdul — Nassef Abdelmonem
Kitty — Hilda Fay
Cathy — Bairbre O’Toole
Ms Sweeney — Sheila Moylette
Mama — Souad Alahmad
Beyonce — Elizabeth O’Toole
Tom — Billy Brennan
Pony — River
Production
Executive Producers — Liam O’Toole and Bairbre O’Toole
Writer — Bairbre O’Toole
Director — Mark McAuley
Producers — Emer Durcan and Dorothy Whittaker
Director of Photography — Brian Durcan
1st AD — Craig Kenny
2nd AD — Alisha Mullen
Chaperone/3rd AD — Croia McDermot
Casting Director — Shauna Griffith
1st AC/Focus Puller — Laurent Murray
2nd AC — Sophie Fullam
Gaffer — Mike Cafferkey
Lighting Assistant — Nathan McGreal
Production Designer — Ani Davtyan
Art Director — Alice Turpin
Costume Designer — Dee Cafferkey
Hair and Makeup — Kathleen McGuire Jordan
Sound Recordist — Anthony Egan
Set Medic — Meabh Scully
Arabic Interpreter — Taher Anabtawi
Horse Handler — Shauna O’Malley
Stills Photographer — Ugnius Brazdziunas
Script Translator — Mohammed el Qassem
Script Editor — Katie Davies
Locations Assistants — Francis Ellison and Sile Gorman
Production Trainee — Kevin Nestor
Production Design Trainee — Martina O’Malley
Costume Assistant — Caoimhe Halligan
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