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An Irish Farewell: How a Down Syndrome Actor Won an Oscar with a Touching Family Drama
On March 12, 2023 local time in the United States, at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony held in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the British short film “An Irish Goodbye, 2022″ won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. It has previously won a British Academy Film Award. ”Irish Farewell” is only 23 minutes long, and it is a black humorous drama full of strong Irish local flavor. The story is pretty simple: Set on a farm in Northern Ireland called Glenmornan, it tells the story of a family reunited after the death of their mother (Michelle Fairlie). London-based older brother Tello (Seamus O’Hara) has long been estranged from his younger…