Ciarán Hinds, the Oscar and BAFTA nominated Northern Irish actor and star of films including “Belfast” and “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” has joined Oscar-qualifying short film “Three Keenings” as executive producer.

The debut short from Oliver McGoldrick, “Three Keenings” is described as a “darkly lyrical exploration of grief, performance, and the forgotten rituals of mourning.” It premiered in the Orizzonti Short Film competition of the 2024 Venice Film Festival, and officially qualified for the 2026 Academy Awards after winning the Tiernan McBride Award for best short drama at the Galway Film Fleadh.

Hinds joins fellow exec producers Bill & Kumi Martin and IFTA-winning actor Barry Ward (“That They May Face The Rising Sun,” “Bad Sisters”).

Set across the rural funeral circuit of Norther

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